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Staff Applications Engineer

onsemi
East Greenwich, RI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/1/2026
Job Description

onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

If you enjoy power electronics and want to be part of a winning research and development engineering team then onsemi’s Power Management Division has a great opportunity for you. We’re a major supplier of Smart Power Switches and fuse replacement solutions working with all Tier 1’s and OEMs to power medium and high-power electronic loads, sensors and actuators in domain and zonal power distribution applications. As a Smart Switch & Efuse Applications Engineer, you will be involved in all aspects of new product development for these markets and provide technical engineering support for our team’s FAEs and customers.

Responsibilities

  • Develop applications evaluation solutions for 12V and 48V Smart Switches and E-fuses during New Product Development cycle with focus on bench automation.
  • Collaborate with customers, marketing and regional onsemi teams in product definition, promotion and in addressing customer concerns.
  • Create technical collateral in the form of product datasheets, white papers, application notes and evaluation board user guides.
  • Drive schematics and layouts for internal evaluation boards, reference designs and customer specific solutions.
  • Interface with cross-functional teams including Design, PE, Technology Development and Marketing, and execute product development in accordance with onsemi defined processes and standards.
  • Support strategic marketing in competitive analysis with benchmarking, product roadmap creation and in generating new product ideas.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering- Required. Masters In Electrical Engineering preferred.
  • 5~7 years of professional experience in applications engineering, or other roles associated with automotive/power IC's. Power switching experience is a plus.
  • Solid understanding in fundamentals of power electronics and semiconductors.
  • Strong design skills in CAD tools for schematic design and PCB layout.
  • Knowledge of automotive application requirements. Understanding of 48V systems and EV's is a plus.
  • Expertise in working with lab equipments - high voltage & high power supplies, oscilloscopes, source meters, waveform generators and electronic loads.
  • Knowledge of Software scripting languages such as Python, VB and LabVIEW for interfacing bench equipments and enabling lab automation.
  • Familiarity with automotive communication protocols- SPI, I2C etc. is a plus.
  • Fluent in MS Office, presentations and excel.
  • Self-esteem, self-motivated with initiative and ability to work in a global team environment.
  • Ability to manage and motivate cross functional teams without direct report responsibility
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Willingness to travel - 10%

About Us

onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

More details about our company benefits can be found here:

https://www.onsemi.com/careers/career-benefits

About The Team

We are committed to sourcing, attracting, and hiring high-performance innovators, while providing all candidates a positive recruitment experience that builds our brand as a great place to work.

onsemi is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact Talent.acquisition@onsemi.com for assistance.

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