Principal Application Engineer

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Piešťany, SVK
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Automotive • Cloud • Energy
The Role
This role involves leading the development of GaN applications, validating power electronic hardware, engaging customers, and mentoring engineers while driving product innovation and market presence.
Summary Generated by Built In
  •  As part of the onsemi GaN division, you will contribute to the development and proliferation of 40V to 1200V GaN in various key applications, with products such as transistor, bidirectional switch, integrated power stage, and smart Power IC.
  • Provides technical leadership, drives architecture decisions, and collaborates closely with device, package, and reliability teams.
  • Create ‘customer ready’ material to support product promotion and engagement at customers, including evaluation board, demo board, datasheet, application notes, white papers, and other collaterals
  • Optimize onsemi content in customer systems
  • Showcase onsemi technology and breadth of portfolio
  • Demonstrate how customers can benefit from integration of onsemi technology
  • Drive cross-selling/solution-selling across the onsemi portfolio

Key Responsibilities:

  • Execute comprehensive product validation based on benchmark analysis
  • Identify the real system needs through deeper engagement with customers
  • Design, bring up, and validate power electronic hardware prototypes
  • Drive electrical, thermal, EMI, and reliability debugging and root‑cause analysis
  • Promote, design-in and validate GaN solutions into customer’s systems
  • Support marketing with roadmap creation and product definitions
  • Drive schematics and layouts for reference designs and customer specific solutions
  • Create documentation and collateral such as analysis & measurement reports, application notes, white papers user manuals and datasheets
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across projects

We offer:

  • Guaranteed annual bonus 50% from monthly base salary
  • Annual corporate bonus paid based on the company's results
  • Benefit Plus (Cafeteria) credit up to 480 € per year
  • Financial contribution in the amount of 8.85€ (employee contribution 1.85€)
  • Travel allowance 
  • Contribution to the third pillar of the pension plan up to 3% of the gross salary
  • Sick leave contribution
  • Regular annual salary review
  • Financial reward for reffering a new employee
  • Extra days off – Bridge days
  • Sick days
  • Volunteering day off
  • MultiSport card
  • Individual education and employee development plan
  • Teambuilding and company’s events
  • Mental health support program

What we are looking for:

  • Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics 
  • 10+ years of experience in power electronics and/or wide‑bandgap semiconductor applications
  • Ability to setup and run simulations including Spice, Plecs, Simplis, etc
  • Strong hands-on experience
  • Strong ‘PCB level’ design and debugging skills
  • Experience in product definition is a strong plus
  • Experience and know-how in specific applications: ACDC power supplies, DCDC stages, AI server, motordrive, renewable energy systems
  • Willingness to travel - 30%
  • Self-esteem, self-motivated with initiative and ability to work in a global team environment
  • Ability to manage and motivate cross functional teams without direct report responsibility
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
About Us
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

More details about our company benefits can be found here:

https://www.onsemi.com/careers/career-benefits

About the Team
We are committed to sourcing, attracting, and hiring high-performance innovators, while providing all candidates a positive recruitment experience that builds our brand as a great place to work.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics
  • 10+ years of experience in power electronics and/or wide-bandgap semiconductor applications
  • Ability to setup and run simulations including Spice, Plecs, Simplis, etc.
  • Strong hands-on experience in PCB level design and debugging
  • Experience in product definition
  • Experience with applications like ACDC power supplies, DCDC stages, AI server, motor drives, renewable energy systems
  • Willingness to travel - 30%

onsemi Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about onsemi and has not been reviewed or approved by onsemi.

  • Retirement Support Retirement programs are highlighted by a U.S. 401(k) with a 100% match on the first 4% and immediate vesting. International plans such as Ireland’s defined contribution scheme and Germany’s company-funded pension elements reinforce long-term savings.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off policies include ten paid holidays, flexible vacation for exempt employees, and three to five weeks of vacation for non-exempt staff as tenure grows, alongside sick time accrual. Paid leaves span parental, bereavement, jury duty, and military service, with Europe locations offering additional statutory and seniority-based days.
  • Parental & Family Support Family supports include eight weeks of paid parental leave, company-sponsored backup care for children, adults, and pets, and up to $15,000 in adoption assistance. Regional provisions such as Switzerland’s child allowance and accessible EAP counseling show added attention to household needs.

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The Company
HQ: Phoenix, AZ
11,712 Employees

What We Do

We are building a better future through intelligent technology. For over 60 years, onsemi and its ancestors have been leading the world’s greatest technology advancements. onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

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