Application Engineer - Austin, United States
Originally posted 13 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 28 September 2026.
Support high-performance DC-DC power converter products for server and infrastructure processor/SOC/ASIC applications.
About the role
As an Application Engineer, you will support the evaluation, design-in, and qualification of high-performance DC-DC power converter products. This role focuses on advanced digital multi-phase control architectures for server and infrastructure processor/SOC/ASIC applications.
What you'll do
- Perform product validation and characterization in the lab, and debug power delivery systems.
- Set up and execute power delivery network (PDN) simulations.
- Set up and execute simulations of power converter circuits and systems for development and issue resolution.
- Create technical documentation, such as application notes and design guidelines, for customers.
- Review schematic capture and PCB layout of evaluation boards and customer board designs.
What you'll need
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 0-2 years of cumulative work experience in power management or MSEE with no full-time experience.
- Educational background with a power electronics focus.
- Experience with multi-phase Buck regulators and digitally enabled/controlled power management products.
- Proficiency with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, electronic loads, and function generators.
- Experience with analog circuit modeling and simulation tools (e.g., Simplis, PSpice).
- Working knowledge of DC/DC converter topologies including buck, boost, buck-boost, charge pump converters, and LDOs.
- Working knowledge of control theory, closed loop compensation, stability margin, and analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience with Python or C.
- Expertise in schematic capture and PCB design tools such as OrCAD, Allegro, and Cadence.
Skills: evaluate new algorithms, behavioral modeling, DC-DC converters, application notes, control loop theory
This role has been open 65 days — below the 68-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Power Management
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Open roles in category
208
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Median days open
68 d
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Median salary
$158k
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| Metric | Renesas Electronics | All employers we track in this specialty (208 roles · 26 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 208 |
| Median days open | 20 d | 68 d (−48 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: evaluate new algorithms, behavioral modeling, DC-DC converters, application notes, control loop theory
Who's hiring in this category
- Monolithic Power Systems · 52 open roles · median 116 d
- Infineon Technologies · 34 open roles · median 71 d
- Texas Instruments · 26 open roles · median 32 d
- Renesas Electronics (this employer) · 21 open roles · median 21 d
- Analog Devices · 19 open roles · median 44 d
- Nexperia · 11 open roles · median 60 d
How we counted: 208 open Applications FAE (Power Management) roles from 26 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.