Field Application Engineer – Strategic SiC Power Platforms

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Serve as the global technical lead for designated West Coast clients supporting Wolfspeed SiC initiatives.

• Facilitate collaboration among cross-regional FAE, sales, and engineering teams to ensure uniform messaging and execution.

• Assist in the adoption of scalable platforms across various regions and manufacturing locations.

• Foster alignment between customer design teams and Wolfspeed's product, quality, and operations teams.

• Offer system-level guidance on: SiC MOSFET and module integration, switching optimization and gate drive design, thermal performance and power density enhancement, and EMI mitigation along with layout best practices.

• Influence early architectural decisions to leverage SiC performance benefits.

• Identify and promote platform-level opportunities across a diverse customer base.

• Advocate for design reuse and scalable architectures across Automotive, Energy, and AI infrastructure initiatives.

• Aid AI data center power transitions towards enhanced efficiency and elevated switching frequencies enabled by SiC technology.

• Work closely with Device Engineering, Product Marketing, Quality & Reliability, Operations, Supply Chain, and Capacity Planning teams.

• Take a proactive approach in managing escalations, risk mitigation, and design validation processes.

• Provide structured insights to Wolfspeed’s product roadmap based on market trends.

• Lead technical design reviews, workshops, and discussions on failure analysis.

• Support customer audits and high-level technical engagements.

• Travel internationally as required to assist in achieving key customer milestones and strategic initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

• Over 5 years of experience in power electronics applications, FAE, or system design positions.

• Strong knowledge of: SiC MOSFETs and power modules.

• Expertise in high-voltage power conversion (400V–1200V+).

• Proficiency in thermal and switching performance optimization.

• Experience in supporting Automotive, Industrial Power, or Data Center applications.

• Proven ability to coordinate across global regions and influence large EMS organizations.

• Excellent communication skills adept at engaging both technical engineers and executive stakeholders.

• Familiarity with automotive qualification processes (AEC-Q, ISO 26262) is preferred.

• Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing ramp and capacity-constrained environments is preferred.

• Experience with AI data center power supply architectures is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• 401(k) matching

• Flexible work hours

• Paid time off