Customer Applications Engineer

Renesas Electronics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Customer Application Engineer in Austin, TX, to be a senior technical contributor in power management for server and AI infrastructure applications.

You will work cross-functionally with marketing, software, IC design, and other AE teams to deliver innovative solutions, validate designs, and develop technical collateral. Travel to customer sites will be required to support deployments and training.

Qualifications

• B.S. in engineering (EE – power electronics preferred) with up to 5 years experience or MS with 3 years experience.
• Experience with firmware-enabled products powering large scale SoCs in data center environments.
• Experience with multiphase DC/DC converters powering Intel/AMD/SoC systems.
• Mixed-signal IC/system knowledge and experience.
• Experience with digitally enabled power management products.
• Understanding of control loop theory and its application in power converters.
• Proficiency with lab equipment including network analyzers, oscilloscopes and waveform generators.
• Experience with automation of lab testing.
• Ability to travel to customer sites in Asia and the US (15-20%).

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites to debug and validate digital multiphase products.
• Engage with customers to solve complex problems at the hardware/software interface.
• Support marketing with detailed solutions matched to customer requirements.
• Contribute to system validation of new controllers, VPS and SPS products.
• Develop datasheets, performance reports, and application notes for customer engagement.
• Assist in training other AEs and FAEs to enable broader product support.

Skills

Firmware-enabled products

Power electronics

Multiphase DC/DC converters

Lab automation

Travel readiness

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (power electronics preferred)

M.S. degree with 3+ years experience

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Network analyzers

Waveform generators

Job description

Austin, TX - 100% onsite

As a Customer Application Engineer for Renesas Performance Computing Power Application engineering team, you will be a senior technical contributor and decision maker in new power management applications in the infrastructure server/AI server market. 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 server computing market.

Key Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites to debug and validate digital multiphase products. Interaction with customers to solve complex problems.
• Support marketing efforts by providing detailed solutions matching customer detailed requirements.
• Support development efforts by contributing to system validation of new controllers, VPS and SPS products. Work with designers 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.
• Support training of other AE’s and FAE’s to enable broad support and knowledge of the products.

Qualifications

• A BS degree in engineering (EE – power electronics preferred) with up to 5 years experience or preferred MS degree with 3 years experience.
• Must have experience with firmware-enabled products and powering large scale application-specific integrated circuit (Central processing unit /Graphics processing unit etc.) in the data center market is required.
• Experience with multiphase DC/DC converters powering Intel/AMD/SoC systems.
• Mixed-signal Integrated Circuit/System knowledge/experience.
• Experience with digitally enabled power management products.
• Understanding of control loop theory and its application in power converters.
• Proficiency with a full complement of lab equipment including network analyzers, oscilloscopes and waveform generators.
• Experience with automation of lab testing.
• Ability to travel to customer sites in Asia and the US. (15-20%)

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. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.