Sr/ Principal Application Engineer (Ind & Power)

As a Sr/ Principal Application Engineer, you will drive the development of innovative reference designs and application boards that showcase Nexperia's portfolio, with a strong focus on Switched-Mode Power Supplies (SMPS).
You will play a key role in bridging product development and customer requirements by transforming device capabilities into practical, production-ready hardware solutions.

This position is critical to enabling customer adoption, accelerating time-to-market, and delivering high-quality technical solutions through hands-on validation, technical expertise, and customer engagement.

What You Will Do

Design, develop, and validate reference designs and application boards utilizing Nexperia's discrete, analog, and power IC solutions.
Create schematics, select components, and collaborate on PCB layout to optimize performance, efficiency, thermal management, reliability, and cost.
Perform electrical, thermal, and system-level validation, including efficiency analysis, switching characterization, transient response testing, thermal profiling, and EMI/EMC pre-compliance evaluation.
Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges related to hardware designs and applications.
Support customers and sales teams through design-in activities, technical consultations, and application-focused problem solving.
Represent Nexperia at customer meetings, workshops, conferences, and industry exhibitions.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, including application notes, design guides, simulation models, user manuals, and web-based application content.
Collaborate with Marketing, R&D, and System Architects to translate customer insights into future product opportunities and product roadmap requirements.
Build deep expertise in power electronics applications and contribute to the continuous improvement of Nexperia's solutions.

What You Will Need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE); Master's degree (MSEE) preferred.
5–8 years of experience in application engineering, hardware design, or power electronics.
Proven experience developing reference designs, evaluation boards, or power electronics hardware solutions.
Strong knowledge of SMPS topologies, including buck, boost, flyback, LLC, multilevel converters, paralleling systems, and high/low voltage architectures.
Experience working with wide-bandgap technologies and power conversion systems.
Solid understanding of switching behavior, power losses, and efficiency optimization.
Hands-on experience with PCB design and layout tools such as Altium Designer or KiCad.
Familiarity with simulation and analysis tools including MATLAB/Simulink, LTspice, PLECS, thermal analysis, and EMC compliance methodologies.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and system-level problem-solving skills.
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and global teams.
Customer-focused mindset with strong ownership and accountability.
Excellent presentation, communication, and technical writing skills.
Business-fluent English, both written and spoken.
Experience in datacenter power applications is a strong advantage.

D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.