Staff Application Engineer

Renesas Electronics Corporation

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 145,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

A leading semiconductor solutions provider in San Jose is seeking a Staff Application Engineer to address customer needs through system design, product evaluation, and technical support. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in electronics design and strong communication skills. The role offers an annual salary range of $145K to $180K and includes comprehensive benefits. This position supports a hybrid work model with opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

5+ years experience in analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics design.
Strong knowledge of configurable devices and development tools.
IC prototyping skills including debugging and lab measurement.

Responsibilities

System design incorporating our products.
Planning and execution of new product prototype bring-up.
Provide technical support for external customers.

Skills

Analog design

Digital design

Mixed-signal design

Power electronics design

Technical communication

Education

BSEE or equivalent (MSEE preferred)

Tools

GreenPAK

FPGA

Verilog

Lab measurement tools

Job description

Staff Application Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for a Staff Application Engineer of Renesas IC products to solve customer problems, including system design, bench-test, debug, and documentation.

Responsibilities

System design incorporating our products (eg. GreenPAK, FPGA)
Planning and execution of new product prototype bring-up, bench-testing, and evaluation.
Technical documentation (eg. Lab Reports, Datasheets, Application Notes, etc)
Technical support for external customers and internal teams.
Presentations and product training
Feedback findings, issues, potential improvements to other teams
Lab / bench maintenance

Qualifications

Education: BSEE or equivalent (MSEE preferred)
5+ years experience in analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics design
Strong knowledge of configurable devices and development tools (eg. GreenPAK / FPGA / Verilog)
IC prototyping / bench skills (prototype bring‑up / debugging / lab measurement / scripting)
Excellent technical communication / presentation skills

Additional Information

The expected annual pay range for this position is $145K - $180K. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre‑tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company‑paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.

Company Overview

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘ To Make Your Life Easier .’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system‑level know‑how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.

With a diverse team of over 22,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power‑efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘ To Make Your Life Easier .’

At Renesas, you can:

Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.
Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers’ evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure.
Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people‑first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?

Join Renesas. Shape Your Future with Us .

Diversity & Inclusion

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating 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 federal, state or local law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement (https://jobs.renesas.com/diversity-and-inclusion).

Export Compliance

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.

Work Model

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in‑office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.

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