(Lead) Principal Engineer - Power Control (f/m/d)

Unlock Your Leadership Potential: Join us as a (Lead) Principal Engineer - Power Control (f/m/d) and drive innovation with autonomy and expertise. Lead the way in shaping the future of energy-efficient solutions, collaborating with a talented team and taking ownership of cutting-edge projects. Are you ready to take this opportunity?

Job Description
In your new role you will:

• Own and drive power control innovation at the system level, ensuring Infineon's leadership in advanced power conversion technologies for applications such as Power Supplies, AC/DC, and DC/DC systems in various power ranges
• Develop and implement advanced power control algorithms for high-performance power conversion systems, considering dynamic performance, stability, and energy efficiency
• Prepare and manage development plans for Electronics and Software prototyping, including defining requirements, creating technical specifications, overseeing and executing evaluation, design, implementation, and testing processes
• Model, simulate, and design hardware oriented control algorithms for power conversion applications in order to create robust systems
• Employ Model-Based Development (MBD) techniques for power control applications using MATLAB/Simulink
• Lead validation and verification efforts using methods like Software-in-the-Loop (SiL), Processor-in-the-Loop (PiL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL), and Model-in-the-Loop (MiL) to ensure performance and reliability
• Collaborate with firmware and hardware engineering teams to integrate control algorithms into embedded systems, ensuring seamless interaction between software and hardware layers
• Design and develop firmware for embedded systems using C/C++ for microcontroller platforms
• Debug firmware and analyze control algorithms in the real hardware environment using Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, and Vector Network Analyzer, ensuring robust system design and diagnostics
• Lead the technical development of next-generation power conversion solutions, including exploring emerging topologies, advanced modulation strategies, and digital/analog control techniques
• Act as a technical leader and mentor, guiding junior engineers and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation within the team

Your Profile
This position is part of Infineon's Technical Ladder Career Path, offering recognition for experts who demonstrate technical leadership, innovative thinking, and the ability to create business value through advanced engineering solutions.

You are best equipped for this task if you have:

• A Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Power Electronics, Embedded Systems, or a related field
• At least 8+ years of professional experience in power electronics, power systems, or a similar domain, with strong expertise in system-level control design and power conversion
• Deep expertise in power control algorithms for power conversion systems of different power ranges
• Profound knowledge of power supply topologies such as Totem Pole PFC, Resonant LLC converters, or other advanced architectures
• Strong understanding of dynamic system modeling, control loop design, and stability analysis, with practical experience in tools like MATLAB/Simulink, SIMetrix
• Hands-on experience with Model-Based Development (MBD) workflows for power control applications, including proficiency with tools like Dewetron, oscilloscopes, current clamps, logic analyzers, vector network analyzers and DAQ systems
• Solid experience in HW and SW development for embedded systems, including programming in C/C++ for microcontrollers such as STM32, NXP S32K, TI TM4Cxx, and Arduino/AVR platforms
• Familiarity with validation and verification techniques such as SiL, PiL, HiL, and MiL for robust system design and implementation
• Strong experience in power conversion applications, including AC/DC and DC/DC systems, with a focus on control loop implementation and integration
• A proven track record of technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams

Contact:
Elisa Stasch

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.
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The Development Center Dresden was launched in 2019 and is growing successfully. Today, more than 180 top-class experts and young talents from 27 nations are working on research and development of new products and solutions for automotive and power electronics, software, chip design and verification, characterization of complex systems as well as development of products and solutions with artificial intelligence. In the long term, the Development Centre will employ around 250 people. State-of-the-art research and characterization labs facilitate R&D activities for automotive applications, electromobility and AI chips of the next but one generation. The Development Center covers the complete development value chain from product and system definition to qualification.

This is the right place for you, if you want to work in a high-tech environment, master challenges of advanced product development, be part of a multicultural team with great spirit and experience a startup-like culture.

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The next generation of silicon and wide-bandgap (SiC and GaN) solutions provides unparalleled performance and reliability for 5G, big data, and renewable energy applications. These materials are paving the way for further energy and carbon savings. Highly precise XENSIV sensor solutions are enabling IoT devices to react intuitively to their surroundings for seamless user interactions while audio amplifiers bring exceptional sound experiences to smart speakers and other audio use cases.

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