Career Opportunities


Volterra is currently seeking qualified applicants to join our team. We offer a challenging, flexible work environment with significant opportunities for responsibility and advancement. Work together with a group of highly motivated individuals to help create a new generation of semiconductor products for advanced power delivery applications. We offer competitive salaries and benefits, along with an attractive stock options plan.

If you have the drive to succeed and want to help shape the future of electronic systems, Volterra wants you! Apply via fax, mail or online submission today. Volterra is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All materials submitted will be kept in the strictest confidence.

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Volterra is currently seeking applicants of all experience levels for the following positions:

  • Fremont, California
  • Texas
  • Eastern United States
  • North America

    • Senior System Design Engineer (Fremont, California)

    Essential Job Functions

    Candidate will participate in defining new products, writing system specifications and architecting a system solution that will meet customer specs.

    Candidate will be required to validate the architecture through simulation and work with the design team to develop IC level specifications.

    The candidate will also be responsible for demonstrating that the final power supply solution meets all target application specification.

    The candidate is required to be familiar in the majority of the following areas: switching power supply, control theory, analog circuit design.

    Education

    MS, PhD in Electrical Engineering

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    System Design Engineering Manager (Fremont, California)

    Essential Job Functions

    • The System Design Engineering Manager will manage all of Volterra’s system design functions.
    • The candidate will guide and mentor system designers in power design and system simulation and validation. His/her team will be part of the IC design group.
    • Candidate will work with design and AR&D on new architectures. He/She will also work closely with design and marketing on product definition and with the design leads on the roadmap.
    • Manager will maintain and introduce system design procedures.

    Requirements

    • Candidate must have at least 5 years experience as a System Design Engineering Manager.
    • Must have Power background.
    • IC background is a plus.
    • Must have MS; Ph.D is preferred.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Hardware Design Manager (Fremont, California)

    Essential Job Functions

    Candidate will support the VT5XX product line. The Manager will lead and manage a team of hardware development and applications engineers responsible for defining products, creating reference designs, creating system validation hardware, designing customer evaluation kits and customer demo platforms and providing applications support to customers.

    The Manager will be responsible for generating customer software tools (calculators, simulation models, design tools).

    The Manager will also be responsible for demonstrating that the final power supply solution meets all target application specification.

    Experience / Education

    • Candidate is required to be familiar with switching power supply topologies and have experience in designing power supplies, magnetic and control loops.
    • Knowledge of analog circuits and IC design is a plus.
    • 5-7 years required as Hardware Design Manager.
    • Must have MS; Ph.D is preferred.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

    Staff Applications Engineer (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    Candidate will participate in defining new products, writing systems specifications and architecting a system solution that will meet customer specs. Candidate will be required to validate the architecture through simulation and work with the design team to develop IC level spedifications. The candidate will also be responsible for generating reference designs, datasheets and other product launch material demonstrating that the final power supply solution meets all target application specifications.

    The candidate is required to be familiar with switching power supply topologies and have experience in designing power supplies, magnetics, and control loops. Knowledge of analog circuits and IC design is a plus.

    Requirements:

    MSEE or Ph.D. with 7-10 years experience.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Senior Staff Corporate Applications Engineer (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    The candidate will participate in defining new products, write technical documentation (e.g. datasheet, application notes, design guidelines) to support customer platform design. Candidate will also be required to build simulation models and design calculators for customer use. The candidate will design customer evaluation boards, provide reference schematics and optimal system configurations, hold technical seminars for customers and FAEs, as well as supporting silicon debugging activities.

    Experience:

    The candidate should have 7-10 years of experience and be familiar with the following topics:

    • Switching power supply
    • Control theory
    • PCB design
    • Analog circuit design

    Requirements:

    MSEE, Ph.D. preferred.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Technical Recruiter (Fremont, CA)

    Responsibilities:

    The Technical Recruiter will work closely with hiring managers on filling job openings. The Technical Recruiter will prescreen, interview and evaluate candidates, as well as develop a network of people and processes to support a strong pool of qualified candidates.

    Experience:

    The successful candidate will have:

    • 8+ years of related experience.
    • Strong sourcing skills.
    • Excellent communication skills.
    • Experience in Semiconductor industry a plus.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Senior Staff Design Engineer (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    The Sr. Staff Design Engineer will be working with Analog and mixed-signal, transistor-level circuit design for power management ASICs. The successful candidate will manage design team comprising analog and digital designers; create resource plans aligned to product roadmap. Candidate will be responsible for documenting project specs and present work at concept/design reviews; evaluate circuit performance in the lab; act as Technical Project Manager (TPM) for specific Volterra products; TPM responsibilities include writing IC specs and test plans, managing a design team and schedule, and supporting Operations through production.

    Experience / Education:

    The successful candidate will have:

    • 12+ years of related experience.
    • Must have MSEE; PH.D. preferred.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Staff Design Engineer (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    The Staff Design Engineer will be responsible for the following:

    • IC-level digital circuit design for power management ASICs.
    • Synchronous digital design using verilog.
    • Synthesis and place-and-route tools.
    • Gate-level asynchronous digital design.
    • Digital circuit simulation and design verification.
    • Lead tapeout effort for digital derivative products.
    • Write clear design documentation and participate in digital design reviews.

    Experience / Education:

    The successful candidate will have:

    • 8+ years of related experience.
    • Must have MSEE; PH.D. preferred.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Senior Marketing Manager (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    The Senior Marketing Manager will be responsible for the following:

    • Candidate will propose new product concepts, participate and drive product definition with Development Team.
    • Candidate will conduct Market and Competition Analysis.
    • Candidate will oversee and facilitate the execution of the product development plans.

    Experience / Education:

    The successful candidate will have:

    • Candidate must have 10+ years of Marketing experience.
    • Must have prior Marketing or Technical Marketing experience in Power components or solutions.
    • Knowledge of Notebook Architectures and Market is highly desirable.
    • Must have BSEE or MSEE.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Project Manager (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    This position will maintain and improve Volterra’s New Product introduction system. The PM will work with Product Engineering and Technical Project Managers to outline, define, and populate checklist used for the Phase Release system. The PM will obtain approval for checklists and transition to electronic approval system. Assist in setting overall phase completion goals, track and report actuals. Maintain and improve the phase system including ECN and template control. Monitor and document NPD metrics.

    Requirements:

    The successful candidate will have:

    • Candidate must have 5-10 years Engineering experience in the Semiconductor Industry, Product Engineering experience is preferred. Must have experience in managing of development and tracking of multiple projects.
    • Excellent organizational and communications skills are required.
    • Minimum BA degree required; BS preferred.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Senior Design Engineering Manager (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    Manage notebook controller design team. Development of highly complex ICs with significant combination of both analog and digital components. Participate in the new product development process with Marketing and Applications groups. Cross functionally manage the new product line from definition to production. Expand group and product portfolio to match aggressive corporate growth goals in this market segment.

    Requirements:

    The successful candidate will have:

    • 10+ years experience in analog circuit design.
    • Product and design group management.
    • Minimum BSEE degree required; MSEE preferred.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Senior Market Development Manager (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    Responsible for strategic marketing activities for Telcom market segments.

    • Strategic Marketing and Tier 1 Business Development
    • Work with Product marketing to develop product roadmaps.
    • Define new products required.
    • Develop present and future market models for different end applications.
    • Technical documentation and presentations.
    • Work with sales application teams.
    • Develop relationships with large OEMs in the target markets to provide feedback on future product needs.
    • Identify new large platform opportunities that can leverage our core competencies and/or strategic customer relationships.
    • Analyze competition for competitive threats.

    Experience / Education:

    Minimum 5 to 15 years in semiconductor marketing. Power semiconductor background preferred. Have strong technical background in system, design and/or application. Experienced in marketing to computer, communications and/or datacom markets preferred.

    BSEE (Mandatory); MSEE or equivalent and MBA preferred.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Financial Analyst (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    The Financial Analyst reports to the Director of Finance. The analyst will provide forecasting, financial modeling and business analysis and reporting.

    • Develop accurate budgets and forecasts for the company’s VP’s.
    • Consolidate, prepare, and present monthly analysis and make recommendations to management.
    • Partnering with the VPs to ensure that budget targets are met.
    • Develop a dashboard and standard reporting packages.
    • Provide standard and ad hoc analyses and reporting as needed.
    • Prepare reports and analysis of spending for budget and forecast versus actual, and review performance with respective VP’s and cost center managers.
    • Identify and drive cost reduction opportunities.
    • Build and maintain financial forecasting and planning models.
    • Assist in the design of systems and processes that enhance the accuracy and timeliness of reporting packages.
    • Provide analysis on R&D Project Spending.

    Experience / Education:

    • BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance.  MBA is preferred.
    • At least 2-5 years of experience in finance/accounting.
    • Strong skills in financial analysis with demonstrated proficiency in forecasting and budgeting.
    • Familiarity with Budget and Planning tools such as Hyperion.
    • Proven analytical and creative problem solving skills.
    • Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
    • Must be detail oriented, yet able to see the big picture.
    • Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
    • Excellent communication skills.
    • Demonstrated ability to build effective business partnerships.
    • A team player who can work closely with peers.
    • Semiconductor industry experience highly desirable.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Inside Applications Engineer (Fremont, CA)

    Essential Job Functions:

    • System Verification/ System Design/ Engineering Support
    • Verify and characterize power management integrated systems. Focus areas include: power electronics, analog/digital circuits, control systems and thermal management.
    • Hardware/software system design to automate/facilitate verification processes.
    • Design, test and manage board level implementation of power management systems.
    • System level simulations to analyze circuit implementations and tradeoffs.
    • Work with Corporate Applications to provide support to Field Applications and engineering customers.
    • Interface with IC Design, Corporate Applications and Marketing to write product datasheets, evaluation kit manuals and application notes. 

    Experience / Education:

    • Entry level to 5+ yrs.
    • Strong technical skills (analog, digital and control circuits).
    • Power electronics and programming experience.
    • Strong communication skills.
    • Highly motivated and good work ethic.
    • BSEE, MSEE (preferred).

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Strategic Accounts Manager (Texas)

    The primary focus of this role is driving broad adoption of Volterra technology in a set of strategic OEM customers. Over time, the role will expand to building and managing a team of business development and sales managers.  Up to 30% travel is expected.

    Required Skills and Experience:

    The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to think strategically, prioritize among competing objectives, and manage large accounts successfully. Successful track record of developing business with new technology and customers is essential. Experience in managing strategic OEM accounts globally such as HP and Dell is desirable.

    The successful candidate will have global account management experience in the semiconductor industry, with significant experience driving product promotion and long-term customer and product strategies within Tier-1 OEMs. Experience driving customer adoption of proprietary and sole-source technologies is directly relevant. BSEE is required (advanced degree preferred). Prior knowledge of power management technology and products is desirable.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Senior Staff Field Applications Engineer (Texas)

    Essential Job Functions:

    As a Field Applications Engineer, the responsibility is to be “Frontline-Support” to our “Key” customers. This position involves all areas of front end design-in, design-win activities including, but not limited to control loop simulation, schematic/layout reviews, initial power up support and Debug. For Back-end support, supporting the customer for all post Design In/Win support is also a must. Furthermore, this individual would be required to dissect competitor solutions in order to uncover weaknesses, to provide feedback to the architecture and Design Community, as well as Sales and Marketing groups on the upcoming customer needs and requirements and help develop roadmaps for product families.

    Experience/Education:

    The individuals filling this role MUST be a team player, possesses a winning attitude and a strong desire to learn. This individual must also have excellent customer “Soft-Skills”. This individual must have excellent communication skills and be able to elevate key customer concerns in a positive and professional manner. This position is extremely technical in nature and as such, any applicant must have excellent understanding of solid state power conversion and, specifically, understands all areas of Synchronous Buck Regulation.

    Minimum Experience of 7-10 years of Power Supply design is required.

    BSEE with an emphasis in Power Electronics is a MUST; MSEE is preferred.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Director of Sales and Business Development - Major Accounts (Eastern United States)

    Responsibilities:

    The primary focus of this role is leading a team of strategic account managers driving broad adoption of Volterra technology in a set of strategic OEM customers based in North America and Europe. Travel as necessary, typically 30%.

    Required Skills :

    The candidate must demonstrate the ability to think strategically, prioritize among competing objectives, and manage large accounts successfully. Successful track record of developing business with new technology and customers is essential. Experience in managing strategic OEM accounts globally is a must. The candidate should also have experience in successfully recruiting, training, building and managing a team of highly effective strategic account managers.

    Ideal Background:

    The candidate has an exceptional track record with successful, sustained revenue growth (3-5 years in one account) as a Global Account Manager for one or more Tier-1 or strategic/major/partner accounts.

    Additionally, the candidate must have 3+ years experience with a successful track record of managing Global Account Managers for strategic/major/partner accounts.

    Experience driving customer adoption of proprietary and sole-source technologies is directly relevant.

    BSEE is required (advanced degree preferred). Prior knowledge of power management technology and products is desirable.

    Backgrounds That Are NOT a Fit:

    A lack of experience with proprietary products; a focus on indirect sales through reps/distributors; lack of engineering background

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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    Director of Sales and New Business Development (North America)

    Responsibilities:

    The primary focus of this role is penetrating a select set of global Tier-1 OEM accounts, and expanding Volterra’s presence in existing accounts in the communications/networking, and computing markets. These OEMs are distributed in North America, Europe, and China.

    Required Skills :

    The candidate must demonstrate the ability to think strategically, prioritize among competing objectives, and break in to large accounts and applications as a new supplier. Successful track record of developing business with new technology and customers is essential. Experience in managing strategic OEM accounts globally is a must. The candidate should also have experience in successfully recruiting, training, building and managing a team of highly effective strategic account managers.

    Ideal Background :

    An exceptional track record with successful penetration as a new supplier in one or more Tier-1 OEMs in the computing and communications/networking markets. International experience is a requirement, with preference for candidates having experience in North America, Europe, and Greater China.

    Additionally, the candidate must have 3+ years experience with a successful track record of managing Global Account Managers for strategic/major/partner accounts.

    Success driving customer adoption of proprietary and sole-source technologies is required – this success must be measured in revenue generation.

    BSEE is required (advanced degree preferred). Prior knowledge of power management technology and products is desirable.

    Backgrounds That Are NOT a Fit:

    Lack of experience with proprietary products; a focus on indirect sales through reps/distributors; lack of engineering background.

    If interested, please apply for this position HERE

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