Job Description

As a Sr Staff Applications Engineer (Automotive Power) for Renesas you will be a senior technical contributor and decision maker in new power management applications in the automotive environment. You will engage cross functionally with a diverse team including marketing, software engineering, IC design, and other applications engineering teams to deliver the most innovative power solutions in the automotive sector.

This senior role provides broad system level solution insight and support. A broad comprehension of DC/DC power conversion is required including familiarity with digital PWM controllers. Key responsibilities include:

• Support marketing efforts by providing detailed solutions matching customer detailed requirements.
• Support development efforts by contributing to product requirement documents to ensure design teams have the detailed information needed to execute and verify designs.
• Develop collateral such as datasheets, performance reports, and application notes to support customer engagement.
• Comprehend how unique automotive requirements impinge on components in the power system outside the Renesas product.
• Support training of other AE’s and FAE’s to enable broad support and knowledge of the products.

Qualifications

This role requires technical strength in high performance power management (mid- and low-voltage high-current DC/DC) and automotive power, including functional safety. Experience with multiphase CPU VRs is highly desirable. Typical requirements are a minimum of 10 years of relevant semiconductor experience, with at least 3 years in automotive power management and experience as a functional safety engineer. A BS degree in engineering (EE – power electronics preferred), with MS degree preferred.

Additional Information

Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com.

Renesas’ mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.