Field Application Engineer - GaN RF Power Amp

With offices in Irvine, CA and Sunnyvale, CA, and HQ in China, we are a leading semiconductor manufacturer that specializes in the large-scale production of high-quality, compound semiconductor chips and devices. We are seeking GaN RF Field Applications Engineers for our Power Electronics division. This position will assist Sales & Marketing in serving the key power electronics market segments: automotive/EV, charging stations, power supplies, solar inverters, energy storage, and motor drive.

Are you a Field Applications Engineer with GaN RF Power Amplifier experience? Please keep reading...

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package
• PTO, sick time, vacation
• 401k
• Opportunity to help develop relationships with world renowned customers
• Leverage our corporate Application Engineering team with their latest high power equipment to solve customer problems
• Be part of a growing global FAE team of highly technical industrial experts
• Opportunity to have direct impact on business, and lead company direction to achieve success/maximize results

Is your background a fit? Please apply if you meet the following criteria:

Qualifications:

• At least 3+ years of industry experience in wide bandgap Power Electronics, BSEE, or MSEE with practical experience with power electronics
• PhD is a plus
• Experience in schematic capture and PCB layout for minimal stray inductance and capacitance, placement strategies for high switching speed and high power applications
• Good understanding of power electronics circuit topologies (AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC).
• Experience with high-frequency magnetics and switching power circuit designs.
• Experience in mitigation of EMI/EMC in switching power supply.
• Experience in developing thermal management approaches for power electronics.
• Experience in simulation tools (Spice, PLECS, etc) for power conversion.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Willing to travel across the Americas and to occasional visits to Sanan's China HQ in Xiamen
• MSEE or PhD degree in Electrical engineering.
• Prior experience in leading a power electronics design team.
• Prior experience in GaN RF high-power applications
• Experience in automotive/EV, on-board charger (OBC), AC/DC, DC/DC, charging station, solar micro-inverter/string inverter, PFC power supply, motor drive, and/or energy storage power electronics applications.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development of GaN RF power amplifier application notes, evaluation boards, collateral support documents, such as asymmetric Doherty for base station and MMIC design
• Evaluate and benchmark RF performance with current process versus competitor’s process
• Provide pre-sales and post-sales support for GaN RF power amplifier and wafer foundry customers.