Sr. Applications Engineer
SWIR Vision Systems
Software Engineering, IT
East Greenwich, RI, USA
USD 85,700-136,300 / year
Posted on Sep 23, 2025
Sr. Applications Engineer
East Greenwich, RI, United States
Job Description
Job Summary:
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 eFuses during New Product Development cycle with focus on bench automation.
- Create circuit simulation models for the product line and support other technical collateral in the form of product datasheets, white papers, application notes and evaluation board user guides.
- Collaborate with customers, marketing and regional onsemi teams in product definition, promotion and in addressing customer concerns.
- Drive schematics and layouts for internal evaluation boards, reference designs and customer specific solutions.
- Interface with cross-functional teams including Design, Product Engineering, 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
Requirements:
- 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 simulation and device modelling tools such as SPICE, Simulink and MATLAB is a must.
- 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.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in driving customer-centric interactions.
- 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
- Willingness to travel - 10%
onsemi is excited to share the base salary range for this position is $85,700.00 - $136,300.00 exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. The final pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on geographic location, skills, education, experience, and/or consideration of internal equity of our current team members. We also offer a competitive benefits package. https://www.onsemi.com/site/pdf/Benefits-Summary-USA.pdf
Required Skills
Effective Written and Verbal Communication Problem Solving Team Work
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:
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 and Affirmative Action employer. The Company maintains policies and practices that are designed to prevent discrimination or harassment against any qualified applicant or employee to the extent prohibited by federal, state and local laws and regulations. By way of example, discrimination on the basis of race (actual or perceived), ethnicity, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law is prohibited.
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.
Job Info
- Job Identification 2503791
- Job Category Engineering
- Posting Date 09/19/2025, 03:35 PM
- Degree Level Bachelors
- Job Schedule Full time
- Job Shift Day
- Locations 1900 S County Trail, East Greenwich, RI, 02818, US