Senior Application Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Application Engineer who is passionate about - and ideally experienced working on - AI infrastructure or Data Centre power systems. In return, we can offer you a place in a growing team, travel opportunities, huge scope to continue your development and make a real impact on a global semiconductor manufacturer producing over 100 billion devices every year.

What you will do

As a Senior Application Engineer, you will be jointly responsible for the development of high-reliability power protection solutions for AI and data centre server racks. You will build a solid understanding of next generation 48V power distribution architectures and partner with the data centre team to support new business development in the hyperscale computing market.

Duties will include:

• Designing, debugging, and validating hot-swap protection and eFuse implementations for high-density rack systems
• Performing detailed MOSFET Safe Operating Area (SOA) characterisation and thermal validation
• Creating technical literature, demo boards, and reference models for 48V power distribution systems
• Defining new product specifications based on customer inputs and market trends
• Providing expert technical support to global sales teams and customers to resolve complex power delivery challenges

• A Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering, Physics, or a relevant discipline
• Passion and experience working on AI infrastructure or Data Centre power systems
• Proven expertise in circuit simulation (e.g. SIMPLIS, LTspice, PSpice etc) and PCB design
• The legal right and willingness to travel globally, occasionally on short notice to key technology hubs (e.g. USA/Asia) without significant visa processing delays

Experience of the following would be beneficial

• Power electronics: 48V distribution, OR-ing FETs, Hot-Swap controllers, and high-current MOSFET switching
• Applications: Server Power Supplies (CRPS), AI Accelerators, and high-reliability rack protection
• Advanced Simulation: FEA, SPICE modelling (device level), and thermal analysis

Remuneration & Reward - Excellent salary DOE, Bonus up to 10% (stretch up to 20%), excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, recognition rewards scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection, 12 x salary life assurance policy.

Health & Wellbeing - 33 days annual leave, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave, on-site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail & entertainment discounts, a variety of sports & social clubs.

Professional Development - Possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, via both management and technical pathways.

Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability - A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, paid time off for every employee to support charitable work up to 4 times per year.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030.