Sr. Manager, Technical Marketing & Applications (DC-DC Power Modules) - San Jose, CA, United States
$220,000 - $270,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading market-facing strategy and customer engagement for DC-DC power modules. You will play a critical role in shaping product direction, winning key customers, and accelerating growth in high-impact markets such as data center, AI infrastructure, and industrial systems.
What you'll do
- Define and execute technical marketing strategy for DC-DC power module portfolios.
- Act as the voice of the customer, translating system-level requirements into clear product definitions and actionable roadmaps.
- Lead and work closely with R&D teams to influence architecture, feature prioritization, and performance targets.
- Drive design-in and design-win activities with key customers by providing deep technical engagement and system-level guidance.
- Deliver hands-on application support, including converter design guidance, simulation, lab validation, and debugging.
- Represent the company at customer meetings, industry conferences, and technical forums.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree or Ph.D in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in power electronics with strong hands-on expertise in switching converter design (buck, boost, multiphase, resonant/LLC, etc.).
- Expertise in DC-DC power modules, POL converters, or power management ICs.
- Experience in control loop design, magnetics, and system-level power architecture.
- Demonstrated ability to design, build, and debug hardware in the lab.
- Strong understanding of end systems (data center/AI, networking, industrial, or automotive power architectures).
- Proven track record of customer engagement and influencing technical decisions.
Nice to have
- Experience in applications engineering within a semiconductor company or power converter, power module design in system/power Company.
- Familiarity with high-density power module integration, advanced packaging, and thermal design.
- Knowledge of industry standards (e.g., PMBus, VR specifications, OCP, automotive AEC-Q standards).
- Experience supporting hyperscale or Tier-1 customers.
Skills: DC-DC power modules, technical marketing strategy, customer engagement, design-in/design-win, application support
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 64-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Power Management
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Open roles in category
203
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Median days open
64 d
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Median salary
$163k
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| Metric | Monolithic Power Systems | All employers we track in this specialty (203 roles · 26 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 48 | 203 |
| Median days open | 102 d | 64 d (+38 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $163k |
Skills observed across this category: DC-DC power modules, technical marketing strategy, customer engagement, design-in/design-win, application support
Who's hiring in this category
- Monolithic Power Systems (this employer) · 47 open roles · median 102 d
- Infineon Technologies · 35 open roles · median 57 d
- Texas Instruments · 23 open roles · median 25 d
- Renesas Electronics · 22 open roles · median 21 d
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 24 d
- onsemi · 11 open roles · median 72 d
How we counted: 203 open Applications FAE (Power Management) roles from 26 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 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.