Sr Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Renesas; Farmington Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics Americas in the United States seeks an experienced Digital Field Applications Engineer to support automotive MCU/SoC design-in, validation, and customer engagements.

You will collaborate closely with customer engineering teams and Renesas marketing to define application roadmaps, perform lab measurements, and deliver reference designs and technical seminars.

Qualifications

• Electrical / Electronic Engineering degree or equivalent.
• 8+ years of related work experience, including 3+ years in automotive applications.
• Experience as Field or Application Engineer for MCUs/SoCs is preferred.
• Knowledge of automotive semiconductor components and system-level design.

Responsibilities

• Drive design-in activities for automotive product portfolio with OEMs.
• Define new products in collaboration with customers and marketing teams.
• Act as a technical interface and guide customers during development.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align system requirements and roadmaps.
• Lead technical discussions to define application roadmaps and requirements.
• Develop documentation and system demonstrators combining software and hardware.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal

Hands-on system bring-up

Multi-threaded programming

OS / Frameworks

Semiconductor knowledge

Oscilloscopes & Logic analyzers

Automotive Safety & Cybersecurity

Power & Thermal management

Education

Electrical / Electronic Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

Job description

Renesas Electronics Americas (REA) is a global semiconductor leader delivering innovative embedded solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent, and sustainable devices worldwide. We combine the resources and stability of a multi-billion-dollar global organization with the speed, collaboration, and customer focus of an entrepreneurial technology company. Our products and solutions support some of the industry's most exciting innovations across AI infrastructure, cloud and networking platforms, automotive systems, industrial automation, robotics, and IoT applications. Join Renesas and help drive the next generation of technology with the world's leading innovators.

We are seeking an experienced Key Account Manager in the California Bay Area to join Renesas' Ecosystem Partners team and lead engagement with one of our most strategic global semiconductor customers. This customer is a leading provider of networking, broadband, custom silicon, storage, and AI infrastructure solutions serving hyperscale cloud, enterprise, and communications markets. In this role, you will drive strategic ecosystem initiatives, foster technical and business partnerships, and expand Renesas content through reference designs, platform engagements, and next-generation infrastructure programs.

Job Description

As a Digital Field Applications Engineer (FAE) you will play a major role in the expansion of our market-leading digital products (MCUs & SoCs) by providing outstanding application engineering support for our customers. You will also play a key role in the definition of the next generation of Renesas Automotive Products working closely with the customer engineering teams and the Renesas application engineering and marketing teams.

Responsibilities:

Drive the design-in activities of the complete product portfolio in automotive applications such as IVI, ADAS, xEV, Vehicle Controls etc. working with Automotive OEM customers.

Define new products in close cooperation with ourinnovative customers and ourinternaltechnical marketing and applications teams.

Act as atechnical interfaceand consult ourcustomers during the development of all automotive applications with particular focus on OEMs.

Derivecustomer system requirements and market trendsto developsystem value propositionstogether with internal interfaces (Product Marketers, Application Engineers, System Architect)

Build a good understanding of different product architectures and partner ecosystem to suggest/guide customers, to arrive at an optimal system design.

Activelymanage projects together with the Sales and Marketing departmentsto achieve design-in targets for the complete Renesas automotive product portfolio.

Establish and maintainexcellent relationships with the customer engineering departments with particular focus on OEMs.

Proactively connect with global cross-functional teams, expand your internal network, and share your experience to drive global business expansion.

Lead technical discussions with System Architects and Application Engineering experts to jointly define application roadmaps and product technical requirements.

Collaborate internally with Application Engineers and Product Marketers and externally with local and global partners to develop documentation (fighting guides, application notes, whitepapers) and system demonstrators combining software and hardware.

Perform measurements in our laboratory within the scope of actual customer projects.

Present Renesas’ technologies, products, and applications in technical seminars.

Qualifications

Education: Electrical / Electronic Engineering or similar field of studies.

Minimum 8 years of related work experience, especially 3+ years of experience in automotive applications.

Working experience as Field or Application Engineer for Microcontroller and SoCs is preferred.

Understand automotive system technical requirements and propose optimized products and solutions.

Profound knowledge about semiconductors including SoC, MCU, Analog & Power products.

Experience with OS / Frameworks (Linux, QNX, AUTOSAR, RTOS).

Proficient in multi-threaded programming and middleware solution development in different OS environments. Strong in fundamentals of IPC and OS concepts.

Working knowledge on Automotive Functional Safety and Cybersecurity concepts.

Proficient in Power and Thermal management at system level.

Hands-on system bring-up, testing, and debugging skills.

Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other standard lab equipment.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

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.