Senior Application Engineer

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Job Description

The IPD (Intelligent Power Devices) team is seeking a Sr. Applications Engineer who will be responsible for the development and qualification of high-side switches, efuses, controllers and low-side switch devices for the automotive market. This demanding market allows for engineers to work with various teams around the world of automotive industry titans in OEMs and Tier 1s. This job entails working with cross functional teams, field sales and technical groups to push the envelope of technology implemented in Renesas IPDs.

Responsibilities:

The candidate will participate in the entire product development cycle of IPDs and continue to support their use in customer applications over the lifetime of the part. Responsibilities include the following:

• Contribution to the definition and innovation of the device
• New silicon evaluation and validation (hands on lab work) 
• Product promotion with customers and support for DINs and long-term sustaining in applications 
• Develop technical documentation (datasheets, App notes, user guides, blogs, presentations) to support new products
• EVB construction with Altium including symbol and footprint creation, schematic construction, and layout experience(required) and GUI software development (preferred) 
• Ability to run PSPICE simulations
• Quick customer support including, on-site support, calls and emails with engineering and procurement teams 
• System level understanding of various automotive components and achieving solutions with Renesas products 
• Competitor solution analysis and market presence analysis for the automotive IPD market
• Supporting marketing activities and building and leading presentations about the portfolio to relevant stakeholders and customers

Qualifications

• BSEE (required) +4 years (preferred) of industry experience in IPD related devices or any power/analog semiconductor device related applications engineering experience.
• Willing to analyze, debug and solve a wide variety of problems.
• Willing to take initiative and openly discuss ideas with the goal of promoting IPDs efficiently in a competitive marketplace.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills to efficiently transfer knowledge to customers and field representatives.
• Technical capability and hands on experience working with power devices and power boards to understand the considerations of analog power delivery in customer applications.
• Understands the importance of customer service and relationships and strives to provide timely support with Renesas solutions.
• Willing to work across various time zones and teams to achieve fast turnarounds on engineering challenges 

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.