Senior Power Applications Engineer: DC/DC & AI Cloud

Renesas Electronics Corp.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics Corp. is seeking an Application Engineer for the Performance Computing Power Application Engineering team.

You will join a fast-paced power management group serving AI and cloud infrastructure markets, collaborating with marketing, IC design, firmware, and systems teams to deliver innovative power solutions. You will validate digital multiphase controllers, evaluate algorithms in the lab, model DC-DC converters, and develop EVBs with thermal design and data sheets to support

Qualifications

• A good understanding of power management, including magnetics and control loop theory.
• Embedded programming experience and synthesizing Verilog into FPGA.
• MS with 2 years of equivalent industry experience will be considered.
• Experience with DC/DC converters and multiphase buck converters.
• Coursework in digital systems and mixed-signal ICs; knowledge of control loop theory.

Responsibilities

• Validate new digital multiphase controllers and Smart Power Stages with senior engineers.
• Evaluate algorithms in the lab using FPGA, microcontrollers, and analog front end.
• Model DC-DC converters and IC blocks using SIMPLIS and MATLAB.
• Develop EVBs with component selection, layout, and thermal design.
• Create datasheets and application notes to support customer engagement.

Skills

Embedded programming

Verilog

FPGA

Power management

Control theory

Education

MS or PhD in power electronics

Thesis on power management

Tools

Verilog tooling

MATLAB

SIMPLIS

FPGA development tools

Oscilloscopes

Network analyzers

Waveform generators

Job description

Renesas Electronics Corp. is seeking an Application Engineer for the Performance Computing Power Application Engineering team.

You will join a fast-paced power management group serving AI and cloud infrastructure markets, collaborating with marketing, IC design, firmware, and systems teams to deliver innovative power solutions. You will validate digital multiphase controllers, evaluate algorithms in the lab, model DC-DC converters, and develop EVBs with thermal design and data sheets to support