Erick Aponte

Erick Aponte is a Power Electronics Application Engineer at Wolfspeed since May 2019, previously holding the position of Power Electronics Intern. Prior to this role, Erick Aponte served as Electrical Engineer II - Failure Analyst at Raytheon from May 2011 to May 2019, conducting failure analysis on electronic components and verifying failures with advanced testing equipment. During earlier tenure at Raytheon, Erick Aponte contributed as an Electrical Engineering - Failure Analyst Intern on notable defense programs and aided in developing a component trending database. Additionally, a brief internship in Software Engineering at Raytheon involved programming within the Patriot Radar System. Erick Aponte holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University, a Master of Science from Virginia Tech, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.