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# Sr. Applications Engineer

- **Company:** Monolithic Power Systems
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Notes, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging
- **Published:** July 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9ca51b13-7270-47dd-bde7-6741a30a3dcb

## About the Role

* 5+ years work experience in power management IC product development or hardware engineering
 * Strong understanding of analog/mixed-signal IC's
 * Experience promoting/marketing ICs and driving design wins by providing system solutions
 * Automotive application experience a plus
 * ISO26262 functional safety experience a plus
 * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, for both technical and executive audience
 * Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions and across regions
 * Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
 * Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
 * Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
 * Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
 * Strong understanding of the IC product development process, from concept to volume production

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

 * BS or MS in electrical engineering or a related field

## Description

* Define automotive power management products that offer compelling and differentiated system-level advantages
 * Communicate with customer engineers and field application engineers and sales to understand market requirements, competitor landscape, industry trends and more
 * Develop and maintain deep understanding of automotive applications including ADAS, infotainment, telematics, lighting and more
 * Work closely with engineering team including design, product, test and application engineers throughout product development process to ensure strong execution to plan
 * Develop customized solutions and reference designs as needed
 * Author articles for publication in trade magazines and journals, application notes and whitepapers
 * Assist design and application engineers in evaluating and debugging the operation of new ICs
 * Provide occasional lab characterization assistance to help test and analyze customer failures, provide system-level assessments, and report on root cause
 * Use experience gained from customer support to influence definition of new products and applications
 * Provide technical training to field team and customers
 * Occasional domestic and international travel (10-20% of the time)


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