Principal Product Application Engineer (m/f/d) - GaN

About the Role

As a Principal Product Application Engineer (m/f/d), you will play a critical role within TeamNexperia, driving the adoption of GaN technology through deep, hands-on application engineering.

This role focuses on in-application validation, evaluation platform development, and system-level optimization, with full ownership from concept to deployment. You will bridge device, application, and system perspectives to ensure our solutions deliver measurable value in real-world environments.

What You Will Do

• Own application projects end-to-end: specification, design, development, validation, and deployment


• Develop hardware and software evaluation platforms to demonstrate GaN performance in real conditions


• Perform in-application validation and characterization, aligned with system requirements


• Conduct benchmarking (Si, SiC, GaN) across efficiency, power density, thermal behavior, and system performance


• Drive system-level analysis and optimization, translating use cases into actionable insights


• Drive product definition with Marketing and GaN R&D using application-driven insights


• Act as the central technical authority for customers, supporting deep-dive technical discussions, design reviews, and in-depth application analysis


• Generate data-driven technical content (application notes, reference designs, documentation)


• Collaborate with leading research institutes and universities on advanced application R&D projects, and represent the company at academic and industry technical GaN events

What You Will Bring

• University degree in Electrical Engineering or other related technical discipline


• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in the semiconductor industry


• Strong power electronics background (LV to 1200V)


• Proven hands-on hardware development experience (design, bring-up, debug, validation)


• Experience with GaN or SiC preferred


• Strong system-level mindset linking application and device behavior


• Experience in benchmarking and performance analysis


• Understanding of AI/data center power is a plus


• Understanding of motor control, including humanoid robotics, is a plus


• Ability to manage HW & SW development end-to-end


• Practical, lab-oriented, problem-solving approach


• Strong communication skills and global customer engagement capability