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Sr Principal Electrical Engineer

San Jose, CALIFORNIA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the development of test vehicles supporting high-current BCD and low-voltage GaN power process and product portfolios.

Role type

Sr Principal Electrical Engineer (Powertrain Design)

Builds

Test vehicles, device test structures, scaled power stages, and full-function demonstration circuits for BCD and LV GaN technologies.

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing, power electronics, BCD process, GaN HEMTs

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Power semiconductor device design, analog/power IC design, power conversion topologies, device physics (RDS(ON), switching loss, gate charge, breakdown), IC-level layout, module/package co-design, circuit simulation (SPICE), lab characterization, silicon bring-up and debug

Preferred skills

Experience with LDMOS, trench MOSFETs, LV GaN HEMTs, Schottky/sync rectifiers, parasitic-aware layout, thermal/electrical co-design

Technologies

SPICE, TCAD, oscilloscopes, curve tracers, power analyzers, thermal imaging

Responsibilities

Define and design test vehicles for BCD and LV GaN technologies; translate process capability targets into test vehicle architecture; design and simulate power stage circuits; select and characterize power devices; perform IC-level layout for test structures; extend designs to module/package/board level; develop test and characterization plans; lead silicon bring-up and debug; collaborate cross-functionally to close the loop from process data to product specs; document design methodology and results.

Seniority

Sr Principal, hands-on IC and module-level design leadership

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