Staff Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Renesas Electronics; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is seeking a highly motivated Staff Field Applications Engineer (Analog & Power) to lead technical engagements and support design solutions. The role involves customer-facing responsibilities, power architecture development, and extensive hands-on lab work.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in Analog and Power Electronics and a BS in Electrical Engineering. This position is primarily remote but candidates should be willing to be located in Southern California.

Competitive salary range is $134,000 - $175,000 annually with additional benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Analog and Power Electronics.
• Experience in customer-facing or design roles.
• Ability to partner with product marketing and lead customer engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer power architecture development.
• Perform technical design reviews and fault analysis.
• Drive new product evaluations for power and analog portfolio.

Skills

Analog and Power Electronics

Technical presentation skills

Customer relationship management

Education

BS Electrical Engineering (MSEE preferred)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

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

• 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
• 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
• Oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal analysis, transient response measurements
• 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.

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.