WE Reference Design Development Engineer

Position Overview

Würth Elektronik, a global leader in high-quality electronic and electromechanical components and a key division of the privately-owned Würth Group, is dedicated to advancing technologies such as electric vehicles, 5G, and energy harvesting. Our global semiconductor support team of 30+ engineers and technical marketing experts works autonomously to support IC manufacturers across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

In this role as a Reference Design Development Engineer, you will develop, test, and document reference designs for new products by collaborating with customers, product management, and product definition engineers. You will translate end application requirements into evaluation boards that demonstrate component performance under specific operating conditions.

Location: Plano, TX
Schedule: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop reference design evaluation boards.
• Perform electrical measurements to validate component performance, including efficiency, temperature rise, ripple voltage, transient response, and critical waveforms for semiconductor components.
• Correlate evaluation board performance to component level parameters.
• Create application notes for using the evaluation boards.
• Prepare test reports documenting the evaluation of components on the boards.

Required Qualifications:

• Proficiency with CAD for mechanical or physical design (e.g., AutoCAD or similar tools).
• Proficiency with CAD for circuit design (e.g., LT Spice, Spice or equivalent).
• Proficiency with CAD for PCB design (e.g., Altium, Cadence, PADS, KiCad, or similar).
• Working experience with oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, impedance analyzers, and power electronics circuit measurements (including efficiency, ripple current, and transient response).
• Familiarity with test equipment for characterizing passive components.
• Experience in soldering, component replacement, and troubleshooting hardware issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills and written documentation skills.
• Education: BSEE or BSET degree or 5 years professional experience in electrical design and characterization.

Benefits & Perks

• We offer a full benefit package including Basic Life, Vision, and Short and Long Term Disability at no cost to you.
• Medical, Dental, Additional Life Insurance, and Vision insurance for employees and family are available at group rates through payroll deduction.
• Identity Theft Protection and Legal Services Benefit are offered.
• A 401(k) Retirement Plan, Flexible Spending, and Dependent Day Care Accounts are available.
• Benefits become available on the first of the month following your hire date, except for Short and Long Term Disability which have a 60-day waiting period.