What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Engineer Field Application Engineering position at Infineon Technologies?
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Your Role
Key responsibilities in your new role
Qualifications And Skills To Help You Succeed
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.
Click here for more information about Diversity & Inclusion at Infineon.
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.
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:
San Jose, CA
Minimum of $165,040 base salary per year / Maximum of $226,930 base salary per year
In addition, all employees will be eligible to participate in an incentive plan
Your Role
Key responsibilities in your new role
- Customer-facing first-level technical contact for California automotive customers, positioning Infineon’s full automotive product portfolio with a focus on high‑voltage power products.
- Proven at driving design‑in and securing design wins; familiar with high‑voltage applications and Infineon product solutions.
- Skilled at requirements capture and translating customer application and product requirements into actionable inputs for future high‑voltage products.
- Hands-on support for modern automotive electronic systems—OBC/DC‑DC, traction inverter, BMS, compressor, ESS—guiding system design, product evaluation, and on‑site application validation.
- Collaborative partner with Technical Marketing, Account Management, Product Experts, and Business Lines to deliver innovative, customer‑tailored solutions.
- Confident communicator preparing and delivering customer presentations and product/application training.
Qualifications And Skills To Help You Succeed
- Strong, people-first mentor with excellent communication and relationship-building skills; deeply understands customer needs and brings an open, innovative mindset to uncover new ideas and opportunities
- Proactive, self-directed, and highly analytical; takes initiative to solve complex technical problems, deliver exceptional results, and inspire and guide teams to success
- Degree in Electrical Engineering with 7 years of experience in the semiconductor and/or automotive market
- Expertise in power products (HV preferred; LV acceptable) with strong knowledge of automotive power applications and electronic systems
- Hands-on hardware development experience and proficiency with EDA tools
- Demonstrated mentorship and technical leadership with proven business impact; excellent communication and presentation skills; willing to travel regularly within the USA and occasionally to Europe
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.
Click here for more information about Diversity & Inclusion at Infineon.
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.
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:
San Jose, CA
Minimum of $165,040 base salary per year / Maximum of $226,930 base salary per year
In addition, all employees will be eligible to participate in an incentive plan
Salary : $165,040 - $226,930