Sr. Applications Engineer
onsemi.com
86k - 136k USD/year
Office
East Greenwich, RI, United States
Full Time
Job Summary:
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.
If you enjoy power electronics and want to be part of a winning research and development engineering team then onsemi’s Power Management Division has a great opportunity for you. We’re a major supplier of Smart Power Switches and fuse replacement solutions working with all Tier 1’s and OEMs to power medium and high-power electronic loads, sensors and actuators in domain and zonal power distribution applications. As a Smart Switch & eFuse Applications Engineer, you will be involved in all aspects of new product development for these markets and provide technical engineering support for our team’s FAEs and customers.
- Develop applications evaluation solutions for 12V and 48V Smart Switches and eFuses during New Product Development cycle with focus on bench automation.
- Create circuit simulation models for the product line and support other technical collateral in the form of product datasheets, white papers, application notes and evaluation board user guides.
- Collaborate with customers, marketing and regional onsemi teams in product definition, promotion and in addressing customer concerns.
- Drive schematics and layouts for internal evaluation boards, reference designs and customer specific solutions.
- Interface with cross-functional teams including Design, Product Engineering, Technology Development and Marketing, and execute product development in accordance with onsemi defined processes and standards.
- Support strategic marketing in competitive analysis with benchmarking, product roadmap creation and in generating new product ideas.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering- Required. Masters In Electrical Engineering preferred.
- 5~7 years of professional experience in applications engineering , or other roles associated with automotive/power IC's. Power switching experience is a plus.
- Solid understanding in fundamentals of power electronics and semiconductors.
- Strong design skills in simulation and device modelling tools such as SPICE, Simulink and MATLAB is a must.
- Knowledge of automotive application requirements. Understanding of 48V systems and EV's is a plus.
- Expertise in working with lab equipments - high voltage & high power supplies, oscilloscopes, source meters, waveform generators and electronic loads.
- Knowledge of Software scripting languages such as Python, VB and LabVIEW for interfacing bench equipments and enabling lab automation.
- Familiarity with automotive communication protocols- SPI, I2C etc. is a plus.
- Fluent in MS Office, presentations and excel.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in driving customer-centric interactions.
- 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
- Willingness to travel - 10%
More details about our company benefits can be found here:
Sr. Applications Engineer
Office
East Greenwich, RI, United States
Full Time
86k - 136k USD/year
September 19, 2025