Staff Applications Engineer
Navitas Semiconductor
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Job Type
full time
Description
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.
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Skills
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About Navitas Semiconductor
Navitas Semiconductor manufactures semiconductor devices. Founded in 2014, the company's goal is to "Electrify Our World" using next-generation power electronics and to enable and accelerate the transition to fast, efficient and clean forms of sustainable energy.
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