Senior Power Systems Application Engineer

Renesas; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas is seeking a Senior Staff Application Engineer to join the Performance Computing Power Applications team in San Jose. The role focuses on cutting-edge digital power management solutions and provides input on product definition and business planning, interacting across functions to deliver results.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with multiphase VR systems and power management ICs, including firmware-enabled products and large-scale SOC/SoC platforms in data centers, plus strong

Qualifications

• Must have MS in Engineering or technical equivalent.
• Must have a minimum of 10 years experience in the power management industry.
• Must Have experience with firmware-enabled products and powering large scale application-specific integrated circuit (Central processing unit /Graphics processing unit etc.) in the data center market is required.
• Experience with multiphase DC/DC converters powering Intel/AMD/SoC systems.
• Mixed-signal Integrated Circuit/System knowledge/experience.
• Experience with digitally enabled power management products.
• Understanding of control loop theory and its application in power converters.
• Proficiency with a full complement of lab equipment including network. analyzers, oscilloscopes and waveform generators.
• Experience with automation of lab testing.

Responsibilities

• Support technical marketing through global customer visits to promote products and uncover critical customer needs.
• Use knowledge gained to support marketing business plan activities by providing analysis demonstrating technical merit of Renesas solutions vs competing solutions.
• Produce technically detailed Product Requirements Document to support creation of design specifications.
• Work with design engineering when conflicts arise between requirements, capabilities and business expectations.
• Participate in FPGA based design prototyping to verify key features and functions will meet expectations.
• Work with design and other staff to find solutions when targets are not met.
• Guide other staff in creation of Applications Validation Plans by using experience to ensure corner cases are covered
• Develop valuable IP by finding unique solutions to critical customer problems.
• Assist marketing with analysis to support a monetary value of Intellectual Property.
• Interface with key ASIC suppliers to understand requirements and ensure alignment in product development
• Provide deep technical support and training to advance Renesas’s commercial success.

Skills

Power management

Firmware engineering

DC/DC converters

SoC systems

Lab equipment

Education

MS in Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Network analyzers

Waveform generators

Job description

Renesas is seeking a Senior Staff Application Engineer to join the Performance Computing Power Applications team in San Jose. The role focuses on cutting-edge digital power management solutions and provides input on product definition and business planning, interacting across functions to deliver results.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with multiphase VR systems and power management ICs, including firmware-enabled products and large-scale SOC/SoC platforms in data centers, plus strong