Principal Application Engineer

Renesas Electronics Corporation; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics Corporation in Duluth, GA is seeking an experienced Application Engineer to join the Memory Interface Validation and Apps team on state-of-the-art products such as RCD and data buffers. This role offers high visibility and strong growth potential.

You will support the product development lifecycle, interface with Design, Test, QA, and other engineering groups, and develop solutions to maximize performance in customer applications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of direct experience in post‑Silicon applications, debug, and validation.
• Strong knowledge of DDR3/DDR4/DDR5 and/or SERDES protocols, testing and application.
• Familiar with computer system architecture, especially for Intel x86 server system.
• Skilled in the use of lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, pattern generators, ATE, Logic Analyzers.
• Skilled in test automation development using Python.
• Experience in high‑speed test board design, analysis, and debug.
• Familiarity with DIMM RCD, Data Buffer and I2C and I3C devices is a plus.
• Good writing skills desired.

Responsibilities

• Support product development life cycle from conception to production release. This involves interfacing with multiple functional teams including Design Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality Assurance, and other engineering groups.
• Achieve thorough and methodic understanding of requirements and challenges from the application environment.
• Continuously expand detailed knowledge of Renesas Memory Interface product offerings.
• Work with customers to help them achieve their goals and solve problems.
• Write application notes and other documentation for external customers and partners, as well as for internal company users.
• Develop solutions to help maximize performance of Renesas products in the user application environment.
• Participate in the development of new product specifications to help ensure Renesas products will remain competitive in the field.
• Design and debug hardware and software for lab validation and qualification purposes.

Skills

Post-Silicon validation

DDR3/DDR4/DDR5 protocols

SERDES protocols

Intel x86 server systems

Python scripting

High-speed board design

DIMM RCD / Data Buffer / I2C / I3C

Writing skills

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Pattern generators

ATE

Logic Analyzers

Job description

Job Description

Seeking an experienced Application engineer to work with the Renesas Memory Interface Validation and Apps team on state-of-the‑art products such as RCD and data buffers. This is a position with high visibility and high growth potential.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Support product development life cycle from conception to production release. This involves interfacing with multiple functional teams including Design Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality Assurance, and other engineering groups.
• Achieve thorough and methodic understanding of requirements and challenges from the application environment.
• Continuously expand detailed knowledge of Renesas Memory Interface product offerings.
• Work with customers to help them achieve their goals and solve problems.
• Write application notes and other documentation for external customers and partners, as well as for internal company users.
• Develop solutions to help maximize performance of Renesas products in the user application environment.
• Participate in the development of new product specifications to help ensure Renesas products will remain competitive in the field.
• Design and debug hardware and software for lab validation and qualification purposes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of direct experience in post‑Silicon applications, debug, and validation.
• Strong knowledge of DDR3/DDR4/DDR5 and/or SERDES protocols, testing and application.
• Familiar with computer system architecture, especially for Intel x86 server system.
• Skilled in the use of lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, pattern generators, ATE, Logic Analyzers.
• Skilled in test automation development using Python.
• Experience in high‑speed test board design, analysis, and debug.
• Familiarity with DIMM RCD, Data Buffer and I2C and I3C devices is a plus.
• Good writing skills desired.

Education

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related, with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related, with 15+ years of relevant experience.

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.

Additional Information

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.