Principal Application Engineer

Renesas Electronics; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics seeks an experienced Application engineer to join the Memory Interface Validation and Apps team in Duluth, GA. This role offers high visibility and growth as you work on DDR interfaces and data buffers.

You will collaborate with Design, Test, QA, and other engineering groups to drive product development from concept to production, write app notes, and optimize performance in customer environments.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 15+ years of relevant experience.
• 10+ years direct experience in post-Silicon applications, debugging and validation.

Responsibilities

• Support product development life cycle from conception to production release interfacing with multiple engineering teams.
• Understand requirements and challenges from the application environment.
• Expand knowledge of Renesas memory interface products.
• Collaborate with customers to help them achieve goals and solve problems.
• Write application notes for external customers and internal users.
• Develop solutions to maximize performance of Renesas products in user applications.
• Participate in shaping new product specs to stay competitive.
• Design and debug hardware and software for lab validation and qualification.

Skills

Post-Silicon exp

DDR/Serdes protocols

Intel x86 knowledge

Lab equipment

Python automation

High-speed PCB design

DIMM RCD/I2C/I3C familiarity

Education

Master's in EE/CE +10+ yrs

Bachelor's in EE/CE +15+ yrs

Tools

Pattern generators

Logic Analyzers

ATE systems

Job 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

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.

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.

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 ourDiversity & 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.