Senior Staff Application Engineer - Catania, it, Italy
$71,000 - $95,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day.
About the role
This role involves defining power delivery solutions for AI and high-performance computing, spanning from architecture exploration to silicon product definition and laboratory validation. You will operate at the intersection of power system architecture, converter design, and semiconductor product definition for DC/DC converter topologies.
What you'll do
- Define and evaluate power conversion architectures for AI and high-performance computing platforms.
- Lead technology pathfinding, topology studies, and proof-of-concept development for high-performance DC/DC converters.
- Develop detailed electrical and system-level models using SIMPLIS and other simulation environments.
- Translate system-level and customer requirements into device-level specifications for new silicon product definition.
- Plan and execute converter characterization, including data collection, analysis, and correlation between simulation and bench measurements.
- Guide schematic and PCB implementation, focusing on component placement, power-stage layout, signal integrity, thermal performance, and manufacturability.
What you'll need
- 10+ years of relevant experience in power conversion, power management, semiconductor applications, or related system design.
- Strong experience in the design, modeling, development, and laboratory validation of high-performance power converters across low-voltage and high-voltage domains.
- Deep understanding of control-loop design, stability analysis, transient response, and implementation constraints.
- Solid knowledge of resonant and non-resonant power conversion topologies.
- Experience with magnetic component selection or design and understanding of the relationship between magnetics, switching frequency, efficiency, thermal performance, and power density.
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a closely related discipline.
Nice to have
- Power delivery architectures for AI accelerators, high-performance computing, data-center platforms, or other high-current digital loads.
- Multiphase buck converters, point-of-load regulation, voltage regulator architectures, or high-current power stages.
- SIMPLIS or equivalent power electronics simulation tools.
- Python or similar languages for measurement automation, data processing, and visualization.
- Semiconductor product definition, customer-facing technical support, or cross-functional technology development.
Skills: power conversion architectures, DC/DC converters, control-loop design, SIMPLIS, power-stage layout
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 52-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Power Conversion
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Open roles in category
35
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
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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 (35 roles · 10 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 35 |
| Median days open | 7 d | 52 d (−45 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: power conversion architectures, DC/DC converters, control-loop design, SIMPLIS, power-stage layout
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 9 open roles · median 39 d
- Monolithic Power Systems · 7 open roles · median 183 d
- Wolfspeed · 5 open roles · median 36 d
- onsemi · 4 open roles · median 113 d
- Power Integrations · 3 open roles · median 54 d
- Microchip Technology · 2 open roles · median 37 d
How we counted: 35 open Applications FAE (Power Conversion) roles from 10 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Sept 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.