Navitas Semiconductor

Staff Applications Engineer

Posted 6 Days Ago

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Pune, Mahārāshtra, IND

In-Office

Senior level

Hardware

The Role

Design, build, and test high-voltage power electronics and SiC MOSFET devices and evaluation boards up to 10 kV. Perform semiconductor characterization (DPT, SOA, short-circuit), gate-drive design, simulations (SIMetrix, PLECS), LabVIEW automation, PCB/layout work, and create application notes while supporting FAEs, sales, R&D, and product teams for AI data center power architectures.

Summary Generated by Built In

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Perform direct high-voltage semiconductor testing and characterization, including double pulse testing (DPT), short-circuit testing, SOA, ruggedness, and device performance evaluation of SiC MOSFET devices.
Design power electronics schematics and associated PCB layouts for reference designs and high-voltage semiconductor test hardware supporting device testing up to 10 kV, with appropriate isolation, creepage/clearance, protection, and measurement integrity.

Define and optimize gate-drive solutions, including gate resistance selection, protection features, and isolation strategies.
Design, build, and validate Evaluation (EVAL) boards for customer enablement and internal demonstration.
Develop high-quality Application Notes, design guides, and technical documentation for customers and internal teams.
Apply strong understanding of AI data center power architectures, including front-end AC/DC and back-end DC/DC stages and high-voltage DC distribution.
Work with advanced power topologies such as totem-pole and interleaved PFC, LLC resonant converters, Dual Active Bridge (DAB), and solid-state transformer concepts.
Perform current-sharing and transient simulations of SiC power modules, accounting for parasitic, gate-drive interactions, and layout-dependent effects using SIMetrix and PLECS.
Perform device- and system-level simulations using PLECS.
Conduct hands-on lab work using oscilloscopes, high-voltage probes, power analyzers, electronic loads, and other high-voltage test equipment.
Develop and maintain LabVIEW-based automation for semiconductor characterization, validation, and data analysis.
Provide technical enablement to FAEs and sales teams.
Collaborate with R&D, product marketing, quality, and operations teams to support customer programs and product development.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics (KSAO’s)

7+ years of hands-on experience in power electronics design and applications.
Direct experience in high-voltage semiconductor testing and characterization is preferred.
Experience with power electronics schematic capture and PCB design.
Strong knowledge of SiC MOSFETs and/or high-voltage IGBT devices, gate drivers, and isolation technologies.
Experience with AI data center power systems is a plus.
Proficiency with SIMetrix and PLECS, MATLAB, and PCB design tools such as Altium or Cadence.
Hands-on experience in high-voltage lab environments and with LabVIEW automation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with good attention to detail.

Required Qualifications

Basic

Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Hands-on experience in high-voltage power electronics and semiconductor applications

Preferred

Proven experience in high-voltage semiconductor testing and characterization
Strong knowledge of power electronics topologies used in server and AI data center power systems.

Skills Required

7+ years of hands-on experience in power electronics design and applications.
Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Hands-on experience in high-voltage power electronics and semiconductor applications.
Proficiency with SIMetrix and PLECS.
Proficiency with MATLAB.
Experience with PCB schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium or Cadence).
Hands-on experience in high-voltage lab environments and LabVIEW-based automation.
Strong knowledge of SiC MOSFETs and/or high-voltage IGBT devices, gate drivers, and isolation technologies.
Experience designing and validating evaluation boards and high-voltage test hardware (up to 10 kV) with proper isolation, creepage/clearance, and protection.
Experience performing double pulse testing (DPT), short-circuit testing, SOA, ruggedness, and device performance evaluation.
Experience with power electronics topologies used in server and AI data center power systems (totem-pole PFC, interleaved PFC, LLC, DAB, SST concepts).