Senior Staff Applications Engineer

Renesas Electronics Corporation; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics seeks an Application Engineer for the Performance Computing Power Application Engineering team in Austin, TX. You will join a fast-paced group delivering AI/cloud power solutions, collaborating with marketing, IC design, firmware, and systems engineering.

Responsibilities include validating digital multiphase controllers and Smart Power Stages, evaluating new algorithms in the lab with FPGA, Verilog, and MATLAB, and developing EVBs and customer collateral.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of power management, magnetics, and control loops.
• Experience in embedded programming and Verilog for FPGA synthesis is highly desirable.
• MS non-thesis option with 2 years of industry experience is acceptable.
• Coursework in digital systems, Verilog, and mixed-signal ICs is valued.
• Proficiency with lab equipment and automation of tests is required.

Responsibilities

• Validate new digital multiphase controllers and Smart Power Stages to evaluate system performance.
• Evaluate new algorithms in the lab using FPGA, microcontrollers, and custom analog front end.
• Model DC-DC converters using SIMPLIS and MATLAB to support design teams.
• Develop EVBs with component selection, layout, and thermal design.
• Create datasheets, performance reports, and application notes for customers.

Skills

Power management

Embedded programming

Verilog

Control theory

Lab automation

Education

MS or PhD in power electronics

Tools

Verilog

FPGA

MATLAB

SIMPLIS

Job description

Job Description

As an Application Engineer for the Renesas Performance Computing Power Application Engineering team, you will be part of a fast-paced power management applications team serving the AI and cloud infrastructure market. You will engage cross-functionally with a diverse team, including marketing, IC design, firmware engineering, and systems engineering teams, to deliver the most innovative power solutions.

Responsibilities

A broad comprehension of DC/DC power conversion is required, including familiarity with digital multiphase PWM controllers. Key responsibilities include:

• Work with senior applications, design and test engineers to validate new digital multiphase controllersand Smart Power Stages to evaluate system-level performance.
• Work with senior applications engineers and evaluate new algorithms in the lab using a combination of FPGA, Microcontrollers, and custom Analog Front End.
• Behavioral modeling of DC-DC converters, including IC blocks, using SIMPLIS and/or MATLAB to support thedesign engineering team with new control architectures.
• Develop EVBs, including responsibility for component selection, layout, and thermal design
• Develop collateral such as datasheets, performance reports, and application notes to support customer engagement.

Qualifications

This role requires a good understanding of power management, including magnetics, control loop theory, and component selection. Experience in embedded programming and synthesizing Verilog code into FPGA is highly desired.

• Alternatively, an MS non-thesis option with 2 years of equivalent industry experience will be considered.
• Experience with DC/DC converters with a good understanding of multiphase buck converters is a must.
• Coursework in digital systems, Verilog. Mixed-signal integrated circuits are highly desired.
• Understanding of control loop theory and its application in power converters.
• Proficiency in using lab equipment, including network analyzers, oscilloscopes and waveform generators.
• Experience with automation of lab testing.

Education

• A New College Graduate (NCG) with an MS or a Ph.D. preferably with a thesis/dissertation focused on power management/power electronics is required.

Company Description

Renesas Electronics, a leading global semiconductor company, is rapidly scaling its AI-focused power delivery business. Products include high-performance digital power VRMs, multiphase controllers, Smart Power Stages (SPS), Vertical Power Stages (SPS with integrated capacitors and multiple silicon die), Power Towers (power modules integrating multiple SPS-equivalents with capacitors and inductors), and power MOSFETs.

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 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.