Stellenangebot: (Sr.) Product Application Engineer (m/f/d) - GaN bei Nexperia Germany GmbH

About the Role

As a Principal Product Application Engineer (m/f/d), you will play a critical role within TeamNexperia, driving the adoption of GaN technology through deep, hands-on application engineering.

This role focuses on in-application validation, evaluation platform development, and system-level optimization, with full ownership from concept to deployment. You will bridge device, application, and system perspectives to ensure our solutions deliver measurable value in real-world environments.

What You Will Do

• Own application projects end-to-end: specification, design, development, validation, and deployment
• Develop hardware and software evaluation platforms to demonstrate GaN performance in real conditions
• Perform in-application validation and characterization, aligned with system requirements
• Conduct benchmarking (Si, SiC, GaN) across efficiency, power density, thermal behavior, and system performance
• Drive system-level analysis and optimization, translating use cases into actionable insights
• Drive product definition with Marketing and GaN R&D using application-driven insights
• Act as the central technical authority for customers, supporting deep-dive technical discussions, design reviews, and in-depth application analysis
• Generate data-driven technical content (application notes, reference designs, documentation)
• Collaborate with leading research institutes and universities on advanced application R&D projects, and represent the company at academic and industry technical GaN events

What You Will Bring

• University degree in Electrical Engineering or other related technical discipline
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in the semiconductor industry
• Strong power electronics background (LV to 1200V)
• Proven hands-on hardware development experience (design, bring-up, debug, validation)
• Experience with GaN or SiC preferred
• Strong system-level mindset linking application and device behavior
• Experience in benchmarking and performance analysis
• Understanding of AI/data center power is a plus
• Understanding of motor control, including humanoid robotics, is a plus
• Ability to manage HW & SW development end-to-end
• Practical, lab-oriented, problem-solving approach
• Strong communication skills and global customer engagement capability