Applications Engineer
Team: Applications Engineering
Location: Cambridge, UK
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
About CGD
Making Sustainable Power Electronics Possible
A spin-out of the Cambridge University, Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) is a fabless semiconductor company that develops a range of energy-efficient GaN-based power devices to make greener electronics possible.
The global power semiconductor market is expected to exceed $50BN. CGD has successfully secured four projects funded by iUK, BEIS and EU (Penta). The technical and commercial expertise of the CGD team combined with an extensive track record in the power electronics market has been fundamental in early market traction of our proprietary technology.
The Opportunity
This is an amazing opportunity to join CGD at an early stage and work within the applications engineering team as they grow in both size and capability. The applications engineering team is responsible for the introduction of leading edge GaN products into various sectors including power supplies, mobile chargers and adapters, and many other consumer, industrial and automotive applications.
Main Responsibilities
* Support the development of state of the art, high efficiency power converter demonstrators and reference designs using our GaN products for consumer, industrial and automotive applications.
* Work with our customers to understand their platforms, trends and how our GaN devices will help them deliver a performance step change.
* Understand the strengths & weaknesses of competitor solutions and work with our world-class device designers to maintain our advantage.
* Support technical applications training to internal teams, external partners and customers.
* Create high quality application notes, whitepapers, design guides and other technical documents.
* Contribute to our product development strategy & roadmap, exploring & identifying tomorrow's super high efficiency products.
Skills and Experience
The suitable applicant will complete their role with real passion and proactiveness, driving engagement with the wider group and with other members of the applications engineering team.
Essential
* A degree or above in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or similar.
* Solid switching power supply experience for consumer or industrial products.
* Familiar with commonly used switching power supply topology structures – Flyback, PFC/LLC, etc., including power and control circuit design.
* Solid analogue, digital and power electronics design expertise, strong hands-on skills and familiarity with various electronic components.
* Good power debugging capabilities and familiarity with power supply performance test specifications, reliability test specifications, and EMI related knowledge.
* Good logical thinking, strong communication skills and good team player.
* Fluent in English.
Desirable
* Experience of GaN-based applications.
* Demonstrable switching power supply development experience as factory/agent FAE or Application Engineer in adapter/charger related business/industry.
* Track record providing technical solutions for customers, working with them to develop/improve products.
* Able to troubleshoot EMI issues independently and have a good understanding of EMI theory.
* Capable of using ECAD SW Altium, PSPICE circuit simulation and Mathcad.
* R&D background in mobile phone charger, laptop adapter, Gaming power supply, PC power supply, TV power, LED drive or Solar inverter.
* Fluent in Mandarin or Cantonese.
Benefits
* Excellent salary.
* Share options scheme available.
* Pension scheme (6% Company contribution).
* Life Assurance (3x Salary).
* BUPA Private Medical Insurance.
* BUPA Cash Plan (Level 3).
* Flexible working options.
* Annual leave allowance of 33 days (including bank holidays).
* Training and development.
* Electric Car Scheme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* IP bonus scheme.
* Involvement in collaborative projects and grants with University of Cambridge and other partners.
* Recruitment referral bonus.
* Regular social events including frequent company lunches, annual summer party, Christmas party, team building and wellbeing activities.
We believe in equal opportunities and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
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