Senior Staff Product Definition Engineer

Renesas Electronics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Staff Product Definition Engineer to translate system-level power requirements into product and design specifications for high-performance voltage-regulation solutions.

You will partner with IC design, systems, firmware, validation and marketing teams to evaluate trade-offs and schedules, while documenting interfaces and use cases for CPU, GPU, ASIC platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in power electronics or related product development.
• Experience translating system or customer requirements into actionable technical requirements.
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
• BS in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Understand system-level power challenges with customers and internal teams.
• Translate requirements into product specifications and use cases.
• Contribute to voltage-regulator architecture for high-performance platforms.
• Collaborate with IC design, systems, firmware, validation and marketing to evaluate trade-offs and schedules.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including requirements and interface specs.
• Support system analysis and evaluation of new product concepts.

Skills

Power electronics

Power-management semiconductors

Applications engineering

Systems engineering

Technical communication

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Senior Staff Product Definition Engineer

Company Description

Renesas Electronics is a global semiconductor leader and an industry pioneer in high-performance multiphase power, delivering the market's highest-performing digital DC-DC power converters for advanced cloud, infrastructure, and AI applications.

We are seeking a Product Definition Engineer to join our Performance Core Power team. This role sits at the intersection of customer systems, power architecture and semiconductor product development, helping translate next-generation processors and datacenter requirements into differentiated power-management solutions.

Job Description

You will work with engineering, applications, marketing, validation and customer teams to understand system-level power requirements and translate them into product and design requirements for next-generation voltage-regulation solutions.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in DC/DC power conversion and experience with high-current processors, ASIC or similar power-management applications. Prior experience may come from systems engineering, applications engineering, power electronics or semiconductor product development.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with customers, partners and internal engineering teams to understand system-level power challenges and technical requirements.
• Translate system and customer requirements into product specifications, engineering requirements and system use cases.
• Contribute to voltage-regulator architecture and product definition for high-performance CPU, GPU, ASIC and other advanced computing platforms.
• Partner with IC design, systems, firmware, validation and marketing teams to evaluate technical trade-offs, feature requirements and development schedules.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including product requirements, system specifications, use cases and interface/API requirements.
• Support system analysis, modeling and technical evaluation of new product concepts.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of relevant experience in power electronics, power-management semiconductors, applications engineering, systems engineering or related product development.
• Experience translating system or customer requirements into actionable technical requirements or engineering specifications.
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
• BS in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

Preferred

• Experience with digital multiphase buck converters, PWM controllers, Smart Power Stages, DrMOS or related processor power technologies.
• Experience supporting server, datacenters, cloud or high-performance computing platforms.
• Experience working with power-management ICs or semiconductor products.
• Familiarity with Intel, AMD, ARM or other advanced processor ecosystems.
• Experience creating product requirement documents, system specifications, use cases or technical interface/API documentation.
• MS in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics or related discipline.

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.