WE Reference Design Development Engineer

About the Team

Our global semiconductor support team comprises 30+ engineers and technical marketing experts spread across the globe, providing crucial support to IC manufacturers in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Reporting directly to the Würth Elektronik General Managers in Germany, the team enjoys a high degree of autonomy in shaping its strategy and decision-making processes. Würth Elektronik places a high value on loyalty, hard work, and fosters employee growth within the organization.

About the Role

Develop, test, and document reference designs for new products by collaborating with customers, product management, and product definition engineers. Translate end application requirements to evaluation boards that demonstrate component performance under specific operating conditions. Create evaluation boards for reference designs using CAD tools for schematics, PCB layouts, and circuit simulation. Demonstrate test procedures and present results to customers. Collaborate with local laboratories and other Würth locations to conduct EMI/EMC tests in accordance with standards such as IEC/EN61000, CISPR, and specific customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Development of reference design evaluation boards
• Electrical measurements to validate components performance using evaluation boards:
  • Efficiency
  • Temperature rise
  • Ripple voltage
  • Transient response
  • Critical waveforms for semiconductor components
• Correlate component performance on evaluation board to component-level parameters
• Create application notes to use the evaluation boards
• Create test reports of component evaluation on evaluation boards

Qualifications

• Proficiency with CAD for mechanical or physical design (AutoCAD or other)
• Proficiency with CAD for circuit design (LT Spice, Spice, or other)
• Proficiency with CAD for PCB design (Altium, Cadence, PADS, KiCad, or other)
• Working experience with:
  • Oscilloscope
  • Vector network analyzer
  • Impedance analyzers
  • Power electronics circuit measurements (efficiency, ripple current, transient response)
  • Test equipment for characterizing passive components
• Soldering and component replacement
• Troubleshooting hardware issues
• Personable interaction skills
• Written documentation skills

Requirements

• BSEE or BSET degree or 5 years professional experience in electrical design and characterization

Benefits

We offer a full benefit package that includes:

• Basic Life, Vision, and Short and Long Term Disability provided by the Company at no cost to you
• Medical, Dental, Additional Life Insurance, and Vision insurance for employee and family, Identity Theft Protection, and Legal Services Benefit available at group rates through payroll deduction
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Day Care Accounts

Benefits are available the first of the month following the hire date except for Short and Long Term Disability, which have a 60-day waiting period.

Schedule

Full-Time

Work Location

Plano, TX