ON Semiconductor

Sr. Director, Applications

ON Semiconductor • $150K — $200K *
San Jose, CA 95123In-Person
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Qualifications

  • BSEE + 18 years of related experience or equivalent education and experience.
  • At least 8 years of experience in leading engineering teams.
  • Proven background in designing high-power solutions for data centers, automotive, solar, or industrial applications.
  • Keen skills in addressing multidisciplinary problems.
  • Deep understanding of high power and high-voltage power electronics, devices, and modules.
  • Familiar with the complete product development lifecycle from definition to launch.
  • In-depth knowledge of high power converter topologies and SiC device behaviors.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing applications engineering team.
  • Build long-term technical relationships by collaborating with customers on power semiconductor challenges.
  • Embed customer applications and use cases into product architecture and requirements.
  • Collaborate with Product Management on product roadmaps, specifications, and value propositions.
  • Oversee the creation of reference designs and validation environments.
  • Make key technical decisions and manage risks to meet performance, quality, and cost targets.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive company benefits as listed on the careers website.
  • Potential for international travel to support global customers.
  • Opportunity to influence future product roadmaps and strategies.
  • Access to a culture that values technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Sr. Director, Applications Engineering, you will lead a fast-paced team that evaluates new Silicon Carbide (SiC) technologies, validates next-generation SiC discrete devices for data center, industrial and automotive markets, and supports release to production. Your job is to lead the team, interact with leading global customers and collaborate with teams across onsemi and have a direct influence on future product roadmaps.

This is a highly visible role and includes up to 10 percent travel to support customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
  • Lead a team of experienced application engineers: build and develop the team, set processes and standards, foster a culture of technical excellence, and drive continuous improvement activities.
  • Collaborate with customers on complex power semiconductor challenges and build long-term technical relationships.
  • Ensure customer applications and real-world use cases are embedded into product architecture and requirements.
  • Collaborate with Product Management on roadmap, specifications, and value proposition quantification.
  • Oversee the creation of reference designs, validation environments, and application examples.
  • Make key technical decisions, manage risks, and ensure performance, quality, cost, and timeline targets are achieved.


Qualifications

  • BSEE + minimum 18 yrs of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimum 8 years leading engineering teams.
  • Experience in design and development of high-power solutions for data centers, automotive, solar or industrial applications
  • Experience with understanding and solving multidiscipline problems and limitations
  • Excellent working knowledge of high power and hig voltage power electronics, power devices, power modules, packaging and solutions
  • Strong understanding of the full product development cycle (definition, design, validation, launch).
  • Strong understanding of high power power converter topologies and solid knowledge of SiC device behavior and key tradeoffs.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Great coaching, leadership, and mentoring skills to help the team develop.


More details about our company benefits can be found here:

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

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Learn more about ON Semiconductor
Size
30,000 employees
Market Cap
$26.4 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$234.2 million
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$5.2 billion
NASDAQ
ON
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