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Sr Principal Applications Engineer

Infineon Technologies
Infineon Technologies Salary
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 3/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/27/2026
#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life. Bridging needs with innovation - where customer challenges become our next big idea. As a Sr. Principal Applications Engineer on our Technical Marketing team, you'll work hand-in-hand with our customers, enabling them to transform our products into cutting-edge designs, all while building long lasting partnerships that thrive on success. Are you in?

Your Role

Key responsibilities in your new role

The Applications Engineering Senior Principal Engineer will lead and manage the Power IC product line Customer Application Engineering team of 10-20, who are focusing on advanced customer design-in of multiphase digital controllers, power stages, PoL and modules for key Infineon AI, Computing, Networking, and Communication customers.

This role requires establishing and leading the team, collaborating on internal and external customer partnerships, innovating in customer Voltage Regular (VR) solutions, and delivering high-quality design-in collateral to drive Infineon revenue.

The Key to success is establishing key customer relationships, leading the team in customer design wins and working diligently through any customer issues that arise.

  • Lead and support the technical application engineering team in go-to-market and customer design-in activities for multiphase controllers, power stages, and modules.
  • Build strong, collaborative relationships with key customers to enable Voltage Regulator design-in using Infineon products and ensure an inclusive, positive customer experience.
  • Develop and implement product design-in procedures and collateral (e.g., datasheets, application notes, simulation tools, evaluation boards, and reference designs).
  • Analyze customer power requirements, prepare detailed proposals, and partner with customers on design bring-up and validation.
  • Translate customer needs into the Power IC roadmap, evaluate new power technologies and VR solutions, and provide competitive analysis of alternative offerings.
  • Plan and execute the Power IC application roadmap, including demo boards and topologies for a broad range of applications.
  • Support an inclusive, high-performing team culture through coaching, technical training, performance reviews, and ongoing learning and development for all team members.

Your Profile

Qualifications And Skills To Help You Succeed

  • Brings strong technical expertise in power supply control techniques, including digital controllers, power stages, PoL, and power-stage modules for power management.
  • Demonstrates inclusive leadership with effective coaching and mentoring skills, and the ability to build trusting relationships across diverse engineering styles and backgrounds.
  • Has deep knowledge of semiconductor design-in processes, application development, and customer support, with a track record of managing multiple projects and delivering on time.
  • Possesses detailed understanding of relevant industry specifications (e.g., Intel and AMD VR enabling specs, SMBUS, PMBUS, AVS Bus, AMD SVI3, Intel SVID).
  • Offers extensive hands-on experience with DC/DC switch-mode power supplies, including high-frequency, high-current, high-density designs, and strong lab skills in testing and debugging.
  • Collaborates effectively across functions (e.g., engineering, sales, marketing, operations) to drive successful product adoption and customer outcomes.
  • Typically brings around 15 years of engineering design and/or applications engineering and customer support experience, including :8 years leading application engineering teams; BSEE or MSEE preferred (or equivalent experience).

#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.

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 $247,840 base salary per year / Maximum of $340,780 base salary per year

Austin, TX

Minimum of $233,440 base salary per year / Maximum of $320,980 base salary per year

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

Salary : $233,440 - $340,780

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