Associate Field Applications Engineer (FAE)
$75,000 - $89,500 USD yearly
Digital multiphase power solutions for AI, cloud, and datacenter systems.
Originally posted 29 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an Associate Field Applications Engineer (FAE), you will support strategic AI, datacenter, server, networking, and high-performance computing customer programs from concept through production. You will focus on the validation, characterization, and optimization of digital multiphase power solutions and power conversion designs.
What you'll do
- Assist with validation, characterization, and optimization of digital multiphase power solutions used in AI, cloud, server, and networking systems.
- Perform hands-on laboratory testing including efficiency characterization, load transient testing, power sequencing validation, telemetry verification, and fault analysis.
- Support customer board bring-up, power supply debug, and system-level validation activities.
- Participate in schematic reviews, component selection, and PCB layout reviews for high-current power delivery systems.
- Utilize test equipment including oscilloscopes, electronic loads, network analyzers, power analyzers, and source measure instruments.
- Develop technical reports, characterization summaries, validation documentation, and customer-facing presentations.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering with Power Electronics specialization.
- Recent graduate status or expected graduation within the current academic year.
- Academic background in Power Electronics, Analog Circuit Design, Control Systems, Electronic Circuits, and Embedded Systems.
- Fundamental understanding of DC-DC converters, switching power supplies, feedback control loops, analog and mixed-signal circuits, and circuit analysis techniques.
- Willingness to travel periodically to customer sites and work in a laboratory environment.
- Location in or willingness to relocate to San Jose, CA.
Nice to have
- Internship, co-op, undergraduate research, or industry experience in power electronics, power supply design, hardware engineering, or validation engineering.
- Experience designing, building, or debugging switching power supplies.
- Experience with simulation tools such as LTspice, PSpice, SIMPLIS, MATLAB/Simulink, or Cadence extraction tools.
- Experience with laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, electronic loads, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and digital multimeters.
- Experience with scripting or automation using Python, MATLAB, or similar tools.
- Design project, thesis, or research related to power conversion, voltage regulator design, battery management systems, motor control, or power integrity.
- Familiarity with PCB design, layout considerations, and power delivery networks.
Skills: multiphase power, DC-DC, board bring-up, oscilloscope, power delivery
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 77-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
77 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$160k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Renesas Electronics | All employers we track in this specialty (208 roles · 30 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 208 |
| Median days open | 29 d | 77 d (−48 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $160k |
Skills observed across this category: multiphase power, DC-DC, board bring-up, oscilloscope, power delivery
Who's hiring in this category
- Monolithic Power Systems · 50 open roles · median 128 d
- Infineon Technologies · 37 open roles · median 83 d
- Texas Instruments · 27 open roles · median 44 d
- Renesas Electronics (this employer) · 18 open roles · median 28 d
- Analog Devices · 17 open roles · median 44 d
- Nexperia · 10 open roles · median 72 d
How we counted: 208 open Applications FAE (Power Management) roles from 30 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 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.