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Application Engineer

Ampegon Power Electronics AG, based in Baden (Switzerland), is a new company founded in the summer of 2019 by the Italian industrial group Aretè & Cocchi Technology, which has taken over all strategic assets of Ampegon AG. Ampegon Power Electronics serves the global Science, MedTech, Industry and Broadcast markets with an extensive product range tailored to customer needs in these strategic fields.

Together with OCEM Power Electronics, Ampegon Power Electronics is a powerful market leader in radio-frequency amplifiers and high-voltage and high-current power systems for sectors ranging from experimental nuclear fusion plants to particle accelerators, from radio transmission systems for the media to pulsed technologies for medtech.

We are looking for an Application Engineer with the following requirements.

Main responsibilities:

•  Determines customer requirements and develops technical solutions and concepts with simulation tools


• Support relationships with customers and business partners (cooperations) from the technical side, alongside Sales Team to provide full satisfaction


• Support Bid Managers in creation of cost calculations for technical solutions


• Creation of Scope of Supply and Technical Description documentation


• Development of power electronics within Technical Team


• Take over system engineering tasks from concept to commissioning wherever necessary.


• Attendance of specialist technical conferences on occasion


• International customer site surveys to support Sales Team on occasion


• Maintain good knowledge of design concepts, relevant components, subsystem functions and potential suppliers.


• Follow the relevant processes in R&D


• Adhere to company ISO 9001 quality assurance process for Sales


• Ensures that all activities are in line with the company's ethical guidelines

Title of study, experience and other knowledge required - Technical skills:

• Technical degree (electronics, engineering, computer science, physics)


• Experience in the design/simulation of RF amplifiers or power electronics


• Experience with writing of reports and proposals, creation of technical documentation, academic posters/papers, presentations


• English language abilities. Other languages an advantage.

Soft skills:

• Team orientation, with capability work independently on projects if required


• Team player skills


• Standard office software (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) plus electronics simulation software (e.g. Microwave Studio, PLECS, Matlab, Spice, etc.)


• International travel for up to 2 weeks on occasion.


• Adaptability / flexibility and reliability (with respect to planning, compliance with target deadlines and commitments)