Staff Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Renesas; California; Remote; USD 134,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental & Vision

Life insurance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Renesas is seeking a Staff Field Applications Engineer (Analog & Power) to lead system-level power/analog solutions for key customers. The role emphasizes design-in to design-win, with extensive hands-on lab work, schematic reviews, and customer guidance from concept to production readiness.

The ideal candidate will manage power architecture development, perform design reviews, and drive product evaluations while collaborating with sales and BU teams to align roadmaps with field needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in analog and power electronics (customer-facing or design role).
• Translate component-level design into system-level solutions and communicate value to customers.
• Hands-on lab and bench testing to debug power/analog systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer power architecture development, device selection, and system optimization.
• Perform design reviews, root-cause analysis, and hands-on debugging of analog/power issues.
• Drive new product evaluations and competitive positioning for power/analog portfolio.
• Execute lab work including board bring-up, measurements, validation, and failure analysis.
• Provide actionable, system-level feedback to influence product development.
• Deliver customer trainings, seminars, and design workshops.
• Travel as needed to support engagements (≤10–20%).

Skills

Power electronics

Analog design

Customer-facing

Lab measurement

Education

BS Electrical Engineering (MS preferred)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Job description

Staff Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Job Description

REMOTE - MUST BE WILLING TO BE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - PREFERRED ORANGE COUNTY (LA and San Diego included too.)

We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Field Applications Engineer (Analog & Power) to join our team. This role will serve as the technical lead for power and analog solutions, supporting system-level design engagements across key customers, including pre- and post-design support activities such as schematic review, component selection, technical resource guidance, and issue resolution to help drive design-in to design-win success.

The FAE will:

• Lead customer power architecture development, including power tree design, device selection, and system optimization
• Perform technical design reviews, root-cause analysis, and hands‑on debug for complex analog and power‑related issues
• Drive new product evaluations and competitive positioning for Renesas power and analog portfolio (PMICs, DC/DC, LDOs, battery management, signal chain)
• Execute extensive hands‑on lab work, including board bring‑up, measurement, validation, and failure analysis
• Support system‑level design integration, ensuring alignment between power, processor, and connectivity subsystems
• Provide direct technical guidance to customers to accelerate designs from concept to production revenue
• Deliver field feedback to product divisions, influencing roadmap, feature prioritization, and system solution gaps
• Develop and present customer trainings, technical seminars, and internal enablement content

Success in this role requires the ability to translate component‑level expertise into system‑level solutions, while building strong, trusted relationships with customers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• REMOTE - MUST BE WILLING TO BE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - PREFERRED ORANGE COUNTY (LA and San Diego included too.)
• BS Electrical Engineering (MSEE preferred)
• 8+ years of experience in Analog and Power Electronics (customer‑facing or design role)

To be effective in this role, this engineer is expected to:

• Establish strong relationships with sales, FAEs, and distribution, acting as the regional expert for power/analog
• Partner closely with product marketing and BU teams to drive alignment between field needs and roadmap
• Lead customers through power design challenges, from architecture through debug and production readiness
• Provide actionable, system‑level feedback to influence new product development
• Support cross‑functional engagements where power is a critical system dependency (MCU/MPU, AI, connectivity platforms)
• Deliver technical presentations, customer training, and design workshops
• Travel as needed to support key customer engagements (approx. ≤10-20%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise in power conversion and management :
• Buck/boost converters, PMICs, LDOs
• Power tree sequencing and optimization
• Battery-powered system design (fuel gauging, charging, protection)
• Strong understanding of analog signal chain :
• Amplifiers, data converters, sensors, filtering, Noise, stability, and signal integrity considerations
• Proven experience in:
• System‑level power architecture design, Schematic and PCB layout review, especially for power integrity and thermal considerations, Bench characterization, validation, and debug of power systems
• Ability to work across domains:
• Interaction of power with MCUs/MPUs, DDR, high‑speed interfaces, and connectivity subsystems
• Hands‑on lab proficiency:
• Oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal analysis, transient response measurements
• Strong communication skills:
• Capable of translating deep technical content into customer‑facing solutions and value propositions
• Self‑driven, highly collaborative, able to own complex technical engagements end‑to‑end

Additional Information

• The expected annual pay range for this position is $134,000/yr - $175,000/yr. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities and commission pay. Please note that the 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.

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