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(MPS) is one of the fastest growing companies in the Semiconductor industry. We are worldwide technical leaders in Integrated Power Semiconductors and Systems Power delivery architectures. At MPS, we cultivate creativity, are passionate about sustainability, and are committed to providing leading-edge products and innovation to our customers. Our portfolio of technology helps power our world ---come join our team and see how YOU can make a difference.\nJob Description:\nThis Applications Engineer will be the technical backbone behind the EU field team and our customers, providing support from the lab. The role evaluates and debugs new MPS ICs, builds system solutions and reference designs, and analyzes customer issues on the bench to find root cause. Insights from this hands-on work feed directly into application content, field training and the definition of future MPS products.\nEssential Functions\nDesign, build and validate system solutions, evaluation boards and customized solutions for key customer applications.\nReproduce and analyze customer failures in the lab, provide system-level assessments, and report on root cause and corrective actions.\nSupport customers and the field team in designing power systems that meet demanding requirements, including efficiency, thermal, transient and EMC performance (e.g. CISPR 25 for automotive).\nServe as the technical escalation point for Field Application Engineers, responding to design reviews, schematic and layout checks, and simulation requests.\nWork with customer engineers, FAEs and sales to understand market requirements, the competitor landscape and industry trends; benchmark competitor solutions in the lab.\nUse experience from customer support to influence the definition of new products and applications that offer clear, differentiated system-level advantages.\nContribute to MPS EU revenue growth by helping convert design-in opportunities through strong technical support.\nDevelop technical training materials and deliver seminars and webinars for the field team, distributors and customers.\nAuthor application notes, design guides, whitepapers and articles for trade magazines and journals.\nQualifications\nBS or MS in Electronics or Electrical Engineering.\nAt least 5 years of hands-on power supply design experience (DC/DC converters, PMICs, power modules or similar), or experience as a power applications engineer.\nStrong lab skills: oscilloscopes, electronic loads, network/loop analyzers, thermal cameras and EMC pre-compliance equipment.\nProficiency with circuit simulation (SPICE or SIMPLIS) and PCB layout review for power designs.\nKnowledge of EMC design and test standards; automotive experience (CISPR 25, AEC-Q100) is a plus.\nClear technical writing and presentation skills, with fluent written and spoken English.\nExcellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with customers, FAEs and product teams.\nWilling to travel occasionally for customer visits, training events and trade shows.\nLocations\nTimisoara (Romania)\nEttenheim (Germany)\nMunich (Germany)\nMonolithic Power Systems, Inc. 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