Power Module Application Engineer

Power Module Application Engineer, East Midlands, UK

Client:

microTECH Global Ltd

Location:

East Midlands, UK

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

7379fa744159

Job Description:

My client, a semiconductor manufacturer that's been running for over 60 years, is looking to take on 2x Power Module Application Engineers in Lincoln.

The role:

1. Provide application support in power conversion circuit design and simulation, power module products evaluation and selection.
2. Provide knowledge and expertise of power system circuit topology.
3. Carry out circuit-level simulation, characterization and evaluation of power semiconductor module products.
4. Establish PLECS/SPICE compatible power device numerical model for products evaluation internally, existing products improvements and product proposition externally.
5. Provide insight and adapt approaches from the latest market demands, specifications and trends on power semiconductor products.
6. Provide in-depth analysis, parallel comparison and review of state-of-the-art semiconductor power module products.
7. Build customer-oriented application circuits, to the internationally recognised standards.
8. Act as technical bridge among the technical team, sales team and customers, helping sales team in product promotion and providing suggestions to the product development team.
9. Contribution of technical documentation.
10. Provide written and verbal engineering technical test reports and presentations on work done as appropriate.

The requirements:

1. BS or above in microelectronics, solid state electronics, material engineering, power electronics, physics or other related majors.
2. A good understanding of semiconductor power devices such as IGBTs, MOSFETs, Diodes and their characteristics.
3. A good understanding of power semiconductor packaging structure, technology and materials.
4. Solid knowledge of the challenges and requirements of reliability test, electrical and thermal characterization of high power modules.
5. Demonstrable experience in power module reliability analysis (Weibull analysis, life date analysis etc.) and capable of interpreting reliability test results.
6. Good understanding of power modules degradation and failure mechanisms and descriptive mathematical models for such.
7. Knowledge of reliability evaluation and lifetime prediction of power modules.
8. Experience in high power semiconductor device test, characterization as well as failure mode analysis.
9. Knowledge of power semiconductor device static and dynamic test, thermal impedance test, power cycling test, thermal cycling test, short-circuit test etc.
10. Ability to present data in a meaningful way that allows understanding by a diverse audience.