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Lead Principal Engineer, Concept and Design

Infineon Technologies and Careers
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 3/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/12/2026
#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life. Join the thinkers, builders, and problem-solvers behind tomorrow’s technology. As a Lead Principal Engineer, Concept and Design on our Research & Development team, you'll have the opportunity to merge creativity with your technical expertise by shaping the future of technology, driving groundbreaking projects, and bringing new ideas to life. Are you in?

Your Role

Key responsibilities in your new role
  • Powering AI PUSH Architect, prototype and design control systems for the digital power management ICs that power AI computing in the data center
  • Collaborate with system power architects, application engineers, and power IC designers to define solutions which leverage Infineon’s leadership position in power device technologies, power IC’s and power modules
  • Evaluate system specifications and requirements
  • Execute proof of concept through system modeling/simulations and FPGA based hardware prototyping
  • Draft top-level IC functional requirements and specifications
  • Drive the development of multiphase power controllers by smart partitioning of functions among analog/mixed-signal, DSP and firmware

Your Profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed
  • A desire to further Infineon’s decades’ long leadership in datacenter power
  • Demonstrated track record of leading commercially successful IC developments
  • Experience in IC requirements definition and performance analysis of system, components, blocks, hierarchy and key sub-blocks
  • Strong expertise in Analytical and Behavioral modeling tools: MATLAB/Simulink, C/System Verilog, Verilog/VHDL, Simetrix/Simplis, Python, or equivalent
  • Deep understanding of power management, SMPS topologies, precision analog circuits, feedback control loops, DSP, ADC, PWM, HW/FW partitioning, digital interfaces, mixed signal IC partitioning
  • Hands-on experience with FPGA based hardware prototyping
  • Advanced Degree (MSEE / PhD)
  • 15 years of experience in System/Concept Engineering; Cores &Subsystems, System Modeling; Digital Design; Chip Architecture

#WeAreIn for driving decarbonization and digitalization.
As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener.
Are you in?

We are on a journey to create the best Infineon for everyone.
This means we embrace diversity and inclusion and welcome everyone for who they are. At Infineon, we offer a working environment characterized by trust, openness, respect and tolerance and are committed to give all applicants and employees equal opportunities. We base our recruiting decisions on the applicant´s experience and skills. Learn more about our various contact channels.
We look forward to receiving your resume, even if you do not entirely meet all the requirements of the job posting.
Please let your recruiter know if they need to pay special attention to something in order to enable your participation in the interview process.
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Driving decarbonization and digitalization. Together.

Infineon Technologies Americas Corp., is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.

Employment at Infineon is contingent upon proof of your legal right to work in the United States under applicable law, verification of satisfactory references and successful completion of a background check and drug test, and signing all your on-boarding documents.

In some instances, if applicable, U.S. export control laws require that Infineon obtain a U.S. government export license prior to releasing technologies to certain persons. This offer is contingent upon Infineon's ability to satisfy these export control laws as related to your employment and anticipated job activities. The decision whether or not to submit and/or pursue an export license to satisfy this contingency, if applicable, shall be at Infineon's sole discretion.

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Infineon Technologies takes data privacy and identity theft very seriously. As such, we do not request personally-identifiable information (PII) from applicants over the internet or electronically. Please kindly refrain from disclosing your PII electronically during the application process or to unauthorized websites that may purport to be Infineon or any of our affiliates.

In the United States, it is required to disclose a salary range to applicants. The Wage range that the company expects to pay for a qualified candidate in the United States is:

Austin, TX Minimum of $ 188,200 per year and maximum of $ 258,800 per year
Andover, MA Minimum of $ 182,600 per year and maximum of $ 251,000 per year
El Segundo, CA Minimum of $ 188,200 per year and maximum of $ 258,800 per year

In addition, all employees will be eligible to participate in an incentive plan

Salary : $188,200 - $258,800

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