Customer Technical Lead

Renesas Electronics Corp.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is seeking an experienced Customer Technical Lead to shape the next generation of datacenter products within the PCP division, driving innovative power solutions for high‑performance AI customers and addressing efficiency and density challenges.

You will work directly with customers to define roadmaps, engage cross‑functionally with marketing, design, packaging, and applications engineering, and help turn bold ideas into revenue while sustaining strategic executive

Qualifications

• 15+ years of multi-disciplinary experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Strong knowledge of general power architecture and CPU/high-current ASICs.
• Experience with multiphase VRs or other datacenter power products.
• Understanding of magnetics design, passive components, power device drivers, and real-world implementation.
• Experience with embedded SoCs and cross-functional HW/FW/SW collaboration.
• Excellent technical and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interface with customer systems engineers to understand challenges and value drivers.
• Analyze VR approaches to fit the big picture from a customer's point of view.
• Build critical collateral to evangelize proposals and support customer engagement.
• Prepare executive summary level material to drive high level discussions with Sr Leaders and key customers.
• Directly support top-tier customer engagements to gain consensus on proposals and help drive them to revenue.
• Maintain key customer relationships to enable early market visibility.
• Work with Renesas functional teams to find best path to customer delight.
• Support design, FW, and SW teams during execution with clarification or necessary compromise.

Skills

15+ years exp

Power architecture

Datacenter power products

Magnetics design

Embedded SoCs collaboration

Executive communication

SIMPLIS modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in power engineering

Master's degree or higher

Tools

SIMPLIS

Job description

Renesas Electronics, a leading global semiconductor company, is rapidly scaling its AI-focused power delivery business to capture a dominant share of the high-performance computing market. To drive this growth, the Performance Computing Power (PCP) division seeks an experienced Customer Technical Lead to shape the next generation of datacenter products.

In this role,you willbe responsible fordriving innovation delivering best in class solutions addressing power efficiency and density challengesfordatacenterproductsservingthe most critical AI customers. You will workdirectly with customersdefining roadmaps aligned with their platform guided bycompelling system level outcomes ensuringRenesas remains dominant in this space.You will engage cross functionally with a diverse team includingmarketing, design,packaging,and applications engineering teams to turn good ideas into reality.

Responsibilities

• Interface with customer systems engineers to understand big-scope perspective on challenges and value drivers.
• Analyze various VR approaches to determine how theyfit in the big picture from acustomerspoint of view.
• Build critical collateral to evangelize proposals and support customer engagement.
• Prepare executive summary level material to drive high level discussions with Sr Leaders and key customers.
• Directly supporttop-tiercustomer engagements to gain consensus on proposals and help drive them to revenue.
• Maintain key customer relationships to enable early market visibility.
• Work with Renesas functional teams to find best path to customer delight.
• Support design, FW, and SW teams during executionwith clarification or necessary compromise.

• 15+years ofmulti-disciplinaryexperience in semiconductorindustry
• Understanding ofgeneral power architectureand product typesrelated to CPU’s and other high current ASIC’s
• Experience withmultiphase VR’sor other datacenter related power products
• Comprehension of topics including magnetics design, passive component selection, power device driver challenges, and real-world implementation challenges
• Experience with embedded SoC’s including cross-functional collaboration with HW/FW/SW teams
• Excellent technical and executive communication skills.
• Experiencewithhigh level modeling tools like SIMPLISis a plus

Education

• Bachelor's degreerequired;Master'sdegreeor higherinpowerengineering preferred

The expected annual pay range for this position is $180,000-$225,000. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that the final offer amount will depend on the candidate's geographic location, relevant experience, and skill set.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.

At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting 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 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.