Staff Applications Engineer

Infineon • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

Come join our Wired Connectivity Solutions group at Infineon Technologies where we are working with top consumer electronic OEMs to provide complete system level solutions for USB Type-C and Power Delivery Controllers. Infineon Technologies is the world-leader in USB Type-C and Power Delivery controllers for Personal Computers, Mobile Phones, Chargers, Docks/Dongles and Display products. This is a great opportunity to work on a cutting-edge technology like USB Type-C and Power Delivery

Your Role

Key responsibilities in your new role

Design and Build: Co-develop and help our strategic customers design and build USB Type-C and Power Delivery interfaces into their systems.
Develop, customize and maintain: Design, implement, and maintain firmware for embedded systems, specifically focusing on C
Troubleshoot: Identify and resolve firmware-related issues through rigorous debugging and testing processes.
Collaborate: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including customers, peer group members, hardware engineers, design engineers, software developers, and validation teams to ensure seamless integration of the functionality.
Optimize: Enhance firmware performance, reliability and scalability by implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
Validate or Test: Unit testing/ Rigorous testing of firmware and hardware against customer requirements
Develop, review or modify: Create or review of reference schematics for customers
Document: Write application notes for USB Type-C and Power Delivery applications

Your Profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

You are best equipped for this task if you have:

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering with 3+ years of experience
• Strong understanding on ARM architecture
• Ability to write and debug firmware in C
• Proficient in embedded systems programming, debugging tools, and version control systems like Git.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Hands on debugging of various interfaces using Microcontroller products
• Experience in embedded system design/ debug or applications/customer support
• Understanding and hands on experience with various microcontroller interfaces and serial interfaces: I2C, UART, SPI, etc.
• Ability to read customer or internal schematics
• Ability to work with a variety of internal teams cross functional teams
• Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscope, protocol analyzers
• Strong team-player
• Ability to multitask in a high energy environment
• Good written and verbal communication skills and enthusiasm for solving customer problems in a collaborative manner

Responsibilities

• Co-develop and help our strategic customers design and build USB Type-C and Power Delivery interfaces into their systems.
• Design, implement, and maintain firmware for embedded systems, specifically focusing on C
• Identify and resolve firmware-related issues through rigorous debugging and testing processes.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including customers, peer group members, hardware engineers, design engineers, software developers, and validation teams to ensure seamless integration of the functionality.
• Enhance firmware performance, reliability and scalability by implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
• Unit testing/ Rigorous testing of firmware and hardware against customer requirements
• Create or review of reference schematics for customers
• Write application notes for USB Type-C and Power Delivery applications

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees