Lead Principal Engineer - Applications Engineering

Overview

Lead a team of applications engineers in Bangalore focused on next-generation Point of Load (POL) voltage regulators and power management solutions, combining technical leadership, customer engagement, product strategy and people management.

What you'll do

• Lead and mentor a high-performing applications engineering team in Bangalore.
• Define technical direction, priorities and execution plans to support business goals.
• Build technical expertise through coaching, reviews and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Drive innovation, engineering excellence and talent development through hiring, performance management and succession planning.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing, System Architects and Design Engineering to define new product roadmaps and solutions.
• Translate customer requirements into product specifications, features, performance targets and validation plans.
• Influence product strategy by analyzing industry trends, customer needs and competitive market landscapes.
• Develop and validate system-level power solutions using POL voltage regulators, DrMOS, controllers and other power management products.
• Optimize power architectures for efficiency, thermal performance, reliability, transient response and cost.
• Support products through the full lifecycle with design-in activities, simulations, characterization and application-specific optimization.
• Define and execute application-focused validation plans, ensuring comprehensive system-level testing.
• Drive electrical, thermal, reliability and performance characterization to validate product quality and robustness.
• Collaborate with design, package, reliability and quality teams to resolve application issues during development, qualification and field deployment.
• Serve as the primary technical interface for strategic customers and ecosystem partners, leading design reviews and technical workshops.
• Provide advanced technical support, drive root-cause investigations and contribute to securing key design wins.
• Define, develop and validate high-quality reference designs, evaluation boards and demonstration platforms.
• Create and maintain application notes, design guides, datasheets, technical briefs and other support documentation.
• Establish best practices for POL regulator implementation while ensuring technical accuracy and consistency of customer-facing content.
• Partner with Product Marketing and Business Development to showcase product capabilities and system solutions.
• Support product launches, competitive positioning and customer engagement through demonstrations at industry events and technology forums.
• Develop technical content for webinars, conferences, marketing campaigns and customer education.

What you'll need

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in power management and proven leadership in managing technical engineering teams.
• Strong expertise in Point-of-Load (POL) regulators, multi-phase buck converters, VRM/VR architectures, power management ICs, digital power solutions, power integrity and high-current power delivery systems.
• Strong understanding of control loop design, compensation techniques, transient response optimization, thermal management, EMI/EMC and reliability qualification methodologies.
• Hands-on experience in laboratory characterization, validation and power electronics debugging.

Nice to have

• Experience in server, AI computing, networking, telecom, industrial or automotive power systems.
• Familiarity with simulation and design tools such as LTspice, PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink and related platforms.
• Knowledge of modern CPU, GPU, FPGA and ASIC power architectures, with experience influencing product roadmaps and NPI activities; publications or patents are an added advantage.

Details

• Location: Bangalore BTP.