Applications Engineer - UCD
Texas Instruments3 days ago
Bengaluru, IndiaMid Level
Responsibilities
- Provide customer guidance on the design, configuration, and firmware development of systems using TI ASM UCD digital power controllers.
- Design, build, and validate reference designs, evaluation modules, and demo boards.
- Develop and customize embedded firmware, configuration tools, and GUIs such as Fusion Digital Power.
- Support board bring-up, system integration, troubleshooting, and debugging of hardware, firmware, and communication interfaces.
- Use oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and logic analyzers to characterize performance and validate control-loop stability.
- Provide pre-sales design consultation and post-sales production support through customer engagements, forums, and service requests.
- Collaborate with design, test, marketing, and field sales teams on customer feedback, roadmap decisions, and new product introductions.
- Create and maintain technical manuals, datasheets, application notes, user guides, FAQs, and training materials.
- Contribute to design reviews and improvements to applications engineering tools, processes, and support methodologies.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of industry experience in applications engineering, systems engineering, or embedded firmware development.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong proficiency in embedded C/C++ and the ability to read, debug, and modify digital power controller firmware.
- Experience with PMBus, I2C, and SPI communication protocols.
- Experience with Code Composer Studio, IAR, Keil, and related development and debugging tools.
- Familiarity with Python and JavaScript for automating characterization, testing, and support workflows.
- Strong customer-facing communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
- Experience with TI UCD digital power controllers or Fusion Digital Power GUI is advantageous.
- Deep understanding of digital power control theory and PFC, buck, boost, LLC, and related topologies.
- Basic understanding of signal processing and experience with MATLAB and Simulink are preferred.
- Ability to interpret schematics and datasheets and perform hardware-software integration and board-level debugging.
- Proficiency with standard laboratory equipment and debugging tools, along with strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits supporting employee well-being, including health coverage and wellness programs.
- Collaborative culture focused on innovation, personal growth, and technological development.
- Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments designs and manufactures analog and embedded processing semiconductors—including MCUs, power management, signal chain and DLP devices—sold to OEMs in industrial, automotive, personal electronics and communications markets. Founded in 1930 and headquartered in Dallas, it is a public company (NASDAQ: TXN) with worldwide fabrication and assembly operations and a direct online store, supplying long-lifecycle parts used in everything from factory automation to vehicles and consumer devices.