Senior Software Engineer - Benchmarking, Performance & Competitive Analysis

Renesaselectronics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Renesas Electronics seeks a Senior Benchmarking Engineer in Austin to establish and lead a benchmarking program across interfaces and solution-level workloads. You will drive benchmarks for industrial networking, latency, bandwidth, graphics, and AI workloads, informing product decisions and customer engagements.

You will build automated frameworks, publish competitive analyses, and collaborate with architecture and marketing to translate insights into requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in embedded systems performance analysis, benchmarking, or competitive analysis in semiconductors.
• Experience designing and executing rigorous, reproducible benchmark campaigns.
• Ability to build automated benchmark frameworks and test harnesses for regression tracking.
• Strong knowledge of benchmarking domains: industrial protocols, latency/throughput, graphics, AI workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute benchmarking programs comparing Renesas solutions against competitors.
• Develop repeatable benchmark methodologies for fair cross-vendor comparisons.
• Conduct interface benchmarking across Ethernet, PCIe, USB, DDR, and serial interfaces.
• Perform solution-level benchmarking across industrial networking, latency, bandwidth, graphics, and AI workloads.
• Build automated benchmark frameworks and test harnesses for regression tracking and monitoring.

Skills

Benchmarking

Embedded systems

Python scripting

Statistical analysis

Competitive analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Packet generators

Perf profiling tools

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Benchmarking Engineer to establish and lead our benchmarking and competitive analysis program in Austin. This role will drive interface benchmarking as well as comprehensive solution-level benchmarking covering industrial networking, latency, bandwidth, graphics performance, and AI workloads. The insights generated by this role will directly inform product positioning, roadmap decisions, and customer engagements against competing silicon solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute systematic benchmarking programs comparing Renesas solutions against competitor platforms
• Develop standardized, repeatable, and defensible benchmark methodologies for fair cross-vendor comparisons
• Conduct interface benchmarking across key connectivity standards (Ethernet, PCIe, USB, DDR memory interfaces, serial interfaces, etc.)
• Perform solution-level benchmarking across application domains:
  Industrial Networking: TSN, PROFINET, EtherCAT, Modbus, OPC UA throughput and determinism
  Latency & Bandwidth: Real-time interrupt latency, memory bandwidth, network throughput characterization
  Graphics Performance: GPU/rendering benchmarks, display pipeline, OpenGL/Vulkan workloads
  AI Benchmarks: NPU/DSP/CPU inference performance (MLPerf, common ML models, energy efficiency)
• Build automated benchmark frameworks and test harnesses to enable continuous regression tracking
• Author detailed competitive analysis reports and present findings to engineering leadership, product management, and sales teams
• Support customer-facing activities by providing objective performance data and demonstrations
• Stay current with industry-standard benchmarks and emerging workload requirements
• Collaborate with architecture and marketing teams to translate benchmark insights into product requirements
• Collaborate with architecture and marketing teams to translate benchmark insights into product requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

7+ years of experience in embedded systems performance analysis, benchmarking, or competitive analysis roles in the semiconductor industry

Demonstrated experience designing and executing rigorous, reproducible benchmark campaigns

Technical Skills and Benchmarking Domains

• Industrial communication protocols (TSN, EtherCAT, PROFINET, CAN-FD)
• Network latency and bandwidth measurement methodology (RFC 2544-style testing, packet generators)
• Graphics/compute APIs and profiling (OpenGL ES, Vulkan, OpenCL, OpenGL)
• Standard industry suites: SPEC, CoreMark, Dhrystone, LMbench, GLMark, LuxMark, Stream

Measurement & Analysis

• Proficiency with performance profiling tools
• Oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and protocol analyzer usage for interface characterization
• Statistical rigor: variance analysis, confidence intervals, controlled A/B comparisons
• Automation via Python scripting for test orchestration and data analysis

Systems Background

• Embedded Linux and RTOS administration and configuration (Yocto, buildroot, FreeRTOS, Zephyr)
• ARM/RISC-V architecture expertise, including SIMD vector extensions (NEON, RVV)
• Solid understanding of cache hierarchy, DMA, and SoC data-path architecture
• Competitor ecosystem familiarity (TI Sitara/AM-series, NXP i.MX, ST, Microchip) a strong plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience publishing or contributing to industry benchmark standards (EEMBC, MLPerf)
• AI/ML inference benchmarking (MLPerf, ONNX Runtime, TensorFlow Lite, CMSIS-NN)
• Prior experience in a competitive analysis or product marketing technical role
• Background supporting sales teams with technical due diligence against competitors
• Experience with hardware emulation or early silicon bring-up for pre-silicon benchmarking

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 pr