Staff Field Applications Engineer

Overview

Staff Field Applications Engineer – Automotive Sales Team, Germany (m/f/d) at Wolfspeed

Join to apply for the Staff Field Applications Engineer role at Wolfspeed. We are looking for a Staff Field Applications Engineer who will join the Automotive Sales Team and help us make the world a better place through innovation, taking risks and questioning conventional thinking, and developing new technologies and ways of doing business – leading the way, every single day.

This is a full-time position with an aim to hire before the start of the next calendar year.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to key automotive customers
• Qualify opportunities and determine technical roadblocks
• Support customers through the design cycle, from sample and prototype to pilot, pre-production, and production stages including hardware debugging and system-level knowledge
• Work proactively with Sales Account Managers to secure designs and grow revenue
• Identify technological trends to drive new product and technology introductions
• Collaborate with customers on quality claims in partnership with CQE team
• Manage and train distribution FAEs
• Communicate effectively with the factory regarding technical requests
• Leverage the local laboratory to determine best practices for using SiC components and generate new knowledge

Qualifications

Your Profile – Ready to join the Pack?

• Educational & Experience
• MSc. in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
• 3-5 years experience in one of the following roles: Power Semiconductor FAE, Application Engineer or R&D in Power Electronics for Powertrain

• Technical Skills
• Strong technical communication skills with the ability to interact with customers’ engineers at both system and component level
• Comfortable working with and operating high-voltage semiconductors
• Experience in circuit design, component selection, loss calculation, layout, and magnetic design for automotive applications
• Fundamental knowledge of various semiconductor devices, including Diodes, BJTs, JFETs, MOSFETs, IGBTs, etc.
• Proficient in using MS Office and knowledgeable in LTspice and PLECS

• Soft Skills
• Analytical thinker and a team player
• Familiar with industrial standards and compliances (JEDEC, AEC-Q, UL, EMI/EMC, etc.)
• Ability to travel frequently to provide onsite customer support
• Fluent in English and German
• Capable of achieving goals with minimal supervision and strong proactivity

• Other: This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

Benefits

• Performance-based compensation, including annual bonus
• 30 days of paid annual leave
• Work from home allowance if remote option is determined
• Modern equipment including a laptop, additional screens, wireless headphones, and more
• Monthly Edenred card allowance for local purchases
• Corporate pension plans and additional insurance packages sponsored by Wolfspeed
• And more

About Wolfspeed

Wolfspeed is a global powerhouse semiconductor company leading the transformation from Silicon to Silicon Carbide technologies, providing solutions for efficient energy consumption and a sustainable future. We make systems more efficient while reducing cost and increasing performance. Our product families include Silicon Carbide materials and power-switching devices for applications such as electric vehicles, fast charging, renewable energy and storage.

Equal Opportunity

Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other protected statuses as required by law.

Apply now and you will hear from us within the coming days!

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