Sr. Staff System & Application Engineer – Power Electronics - Plano, United States
Originally posted 11 May 2026 by the employer — open 133 days. Relisted by the employer on 12 May 2026.
About the role
This role involves defining and validating system-level solutions for server power products in the AI server market.
What you'll do
- Conduct market survey and define power products and specifications for the server power market.
- Design and develop proof-of-concepts and reference designs of power solutions for the server market.
- Perform system-level analysis for power integrity, thermal performance, and fault response.
- Create application notes and reference designs demonstrating new products.
- Support customers and internal teams with design reviews and debugging for product adoption.
- Develop calculators, simulation models, and datasheets for new product releases.
What you'll need
- Master's or PhD in Electrical or Electronics engineering with 10+ years experience.
- Strong expertise in power electronics, including DC-DC converters.
- Hands-on experience with PCB schematics/layout and CAD tools.
- Expertise in control theory and feedback loop analysis.
- Familiarity with power integrity analysis and simulation tools (PSpice, Simplis, MATLAB).
- Skilled in lab debugging and validation techniques.
- Experience with generating collateral like datasheets, user guides, and training & promotion materials.
Nice to have
- Experience with server/telecom power architectures.
- Experience with digital communications protocols like I2C, PMBus.
- Ability to write clear technical documentation and application notes.
Skills: power products, DC-DC converters, PCB schematics/layout, control theory, power integrity analysis, lab debugging
This role has been open 172 days — well above the 73-day median for Power Electronics roles.
Power Electronics · Power Management
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Open roles in category
70
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Median days open
73 d
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Median salary
$158k
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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 (70 roles · 24 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 15 | 70 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 83 | 1344 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 77 d | 73 d (+4 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: power products, DC-DC converters, PCB schematics/layout, control theory, power integrity analysis, lab debugging
Who's hiring in this category
- Renesas Electronics (this employer) · 15 open roles · median 77 d
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 40 d
- Analog Devices · 6 open roles · median 83 d
- Monolithic Power Systems · 6 open roles · median 186 d
- AMD · 5 open roles · median 91 d
- Infineon Technologies · 5 open roles · median 74 d
How we counted: 70 open Power Electronics (Power Management) roles from 24 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 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 — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.