WE Reference Design Development Engineer

WE Reference Design Development Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Requisition Number: WEREF
005761

Posted: September 29, 2025

Job Type: Full-Time

Location: Plano, TX 75024, USA

Title: Reference Design Development Engineer

Company: Würth Elektronik (a division of Würth Group)

Würth Elektronik is a key division of the privately‑owned German conglomerate Würth Group, boasting 80,000 employees and $15 billion in revenue. With more than 8,000 employees across 50 countries, Würth Elektronik is a global leader in high‑quality electronic and electromechanical components, driving technologies for electric vehicles, 5G and energy harvesting.

About the Team: Our global semiconductor support team comprises over 30 engineers and technical marketing experts spread across Asia, Europe and the Americas. Reporting directly to the General Managers in Germany, the team enjoys high autonomy in shaping strategy and decision‑making. Würth values loyalty, hard work and supports employee growth.

Position Summary: Develop, test and document reference designs for new products by collaborating with customers, product management and product definition engineers. Translate application requirements into evaluation boards that demonstrate component performance under specific operating conditions using CAD tools for schematics, PCB layouts and circuit simulation. Demonstrate test procedures, present results to customers, and collaborate with local laboratories and other Wurth locations to conduct EMI/EMC tests in accordance with IEC/EN 61000, CISPR and customer requirements.

• Develop, test and document reference design evaluation boards.
• Perform electrical measurements on evaluation boards: efficiency, temperature rise, ripple voltage, transient response and critical waveforms for semiconductor components.
• Correlate component performance on evaluation boards to component‑level parameters.
• Create application notes and test reports for component evaluation.
• Demonstrate test procedures and present results to customers.
• Collaborate with local laboratories and other Wurth locations for EMI/EMC testing.

• Proficiency with mechanical or physical design CAD (AutoCAD or equivalent).
• Proficiency with circuit design CAD (LT Spic, Spice or equivalent).
• Proficiency with PCB design CAD (Altium, Cadence, PADS, KiCad or equivalent).
• Experience with oscilloscope, vector network analyzer, impedance analyzers and power electronics circuit measurements.
• Familiarity with test equipment for characterizing passive components and soldering/ component replacement.
• Effective troubleshooting of hardware issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent documentation skills.

Experience: BSEE or BSET degree, or 5 years of professional experience in electrical design and characterization.

Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package including basic life, vision, short‑ and long‑term disability (no cost), medical and dental, additional life insurance, vision insurance for employee and family, identity theft protection, legal services, 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending, and dependent day‑care accounts. Benefits become effective the month following hire, with disability benefits having a 60‑day waiting period.

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