Entry-level Power Applications Engineer (Wearable/AI)
Posted on: 21 Jan 2022
San Jose, CA
Job Description
Job Description Summary:
Maxim’s Battery Power Solutions Business Unit is seeking an application engineer with experience in power management applications. Successful candidates have a solid knowledge of the low-power electronics systems and semiconductor industry and are continually self-educating on key trends and technologies. As an application engineer for the Battery Power Solutions group at Maxim Integrated, you will work on cutting edge power management for the latest in portable consumer electronics. You will get a chance to participate in the development and evaluation of low-power management in mobile and wearable products and get the first-hand experience on the engineering behind these devices. We are looking for someone who can understand the technical problems customers are facing and can provide technical solutions. The corporate applications engineer role is highly valued at Maxim and our application engineers receive considerable recognition for their work. The successful applicant will become part of a close-knit winning team.
Job Description:
Responsibilities and Duties include but not limited to:
Build evaluation boards and bench automation test setup
Conduct road-tests, performance optimization, and characterization
Work closely with product definers, design, business management, and customers throughout the product evaluation and optimization
Provide technical support to key customers and field engineers
Write application notes, user guides, articles, design ideas, datasheet manuscripts for internal/external publication?Research competitive solutions and devise better ones
Responsible for evaluating power management devices in handheld power applications, writing application notes, and giving technical support to FAEs and customers.
Responsible for conducting road tests, generating test reports, providing training to FAEs. The corporate applications engineer works closely with customers, Product Definers, Design Engineering, Business Management, Sales, and our Field Applications organization.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field or equivalent work experience
Preferred qualifications:
Understanding of transistor-level circuit design
Experience and detailed knowledge of power conversion (i.e. Switching Regulators and Linear Regulators) for handheld device applications
Experience using bench test equipment (Oscilloscope, Multi-meters, Function Generators etc.)
Familiarity with modern battery charging technology
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Python coding experience is a plus
Education: Bachelors
Work Experience: Non - Manager
Pay Rate Type: Salary
Eligible for Relocation: Yes
Eligible for Work Visa Sponsorship: Yes
Maxim Integrated
San Jose, CA
Maxim Integrated is an American, publicly traded company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. Maxim Integrated develops integrated circuits (ICs) for the automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, and computing markets. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, and has design centers, manufacturing facilities, and sales offices throughout the world. In the fiscal year 2018, it had US$2.48 billion in sales, 7150 employees, and 35,000 customers worldwide. Maxim is a Fortune 1000 company and its stock is a component of the NASDAQ-100 stock market index. In December 2018, Maxim was re-added to the S&P 500.
Every day, electronic devices are becoming smarter with greater integration. Body sensors can monitor our health. Cars can drive themselves. Networked homes can power up when needed.
At Maxim Integrated, we’re solving engineering problems and empowering design innovation, enabling our customers to create products that shape our world. Our innovative and high-performance analog and mixed-signal products and technologies make systems smaller and smarter, with enhanced security and increased energy efficiency.
Building a Smarter Future
From our sensor platforms to our IC solutions for embedded security, power management, interface, communications, and much more, our technologies empower design innovation.
We help our customers:
Make cars safer and smarter
Build efficient datacenters for a multi-cloud world
Automate factories that maximize productivity
Deliver wearable solutions for a healthier world
Enhance mobile devices with high-quality audio, efficient power and battery management, and sophisticated sensors
Secure challenging embedded applications, while lowering power and enabling greater integration
Deliver the analog backbone for a wide variety of applications
Our Values
Since our founding in 1983, we’ve built a rich history and culture of innovation that rewards bold thinking, teamwork, personal growth, and community involvement.
Be Bold
We know that the biggest risk is not taking one. Never satisfied with the status quo, we seek challenges and find a better way.
One Maxim
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Reach Higher
We invest in our personal growth because we know that great achievements lie within our grasp. We just need to be willing to challenge ourselves and each other.
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We take ownership. We believe that one person, each of us, can make a positive impact on our colleagues, our customers, and our communities.
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