Principal Power Architect (Product Definition)

Renesas Electronics Corp.; California; Sur place; USD 180 000 - 225 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Renesas Electronics Corp. seeks a senior power systems professional to drive innovative, best-in-class power efficiency and density solutions for data center platforms serving AI customers.

You will collaborate with marketing, design, packaging, and applications engineering to translate strong ideas into market-ready products. The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, executive communication, and deep understanding of VRs, magnetics, and high-current power solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of multi-disciplinary experience in semiconductor industry.
• Understanding of general power architecture and product types related to CPUs and other high current ASICs.
• Experience with multiphase voltage regulators (VRs) or other datacenter power products.
• Comprehension of topics including magnetics design, passive component selection, power device driver challenges, and real-world implementation challenges.
• Experience defining power products for data centers or customer applications.
• Experience with embedded SoCs including cross-functional collaboration with HW/FW/SW teams.
• Excellent technical and executive communication skills.
• Experience with high level modeling tools like SIMPLIS is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Interface with customer systems engineers to understand challenges and value drivers.
• Analyze VR approaches to fit big-picture customer perspective.
• Build collateral to evangelize proposals and support customer engagement.
• Prepare executive summary level material for discussions with Sr Leaders and key customers.
• Directly support top-tier customer engagements to gain consensus and drive revenue.
• Maintain key customer relationships for early market visibility.
• Work with Renesas teams to find best path to customer delight.
• Support design, FW, and SW teams during execution with clarification or compromise.

Connaissances

Semiconductor industry experience

Power electronics knowledge

Embedded SoCs experience

Executive communication

SIMPLIS modeling

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in power engineering

Outils

SIMPLIS

Description du poste

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.

• 10+years ofmulti-disciplinaryexperience in semiconductorindustry
• Understanding ofgeneral power architectureand product typesrelated to CPU’s and other high current ASIC’s
• Experience withmultiphase voltage regulators (VR’s) or other datacenter related power products
• Comprehension of topics including magnetics design, passive component selection, power device driver challenges, and real-world implementation challenges
• Experience defining power products for data centers orcustomer applications
• 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.