Principal Product Engineer

Renesas; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics Americas seeks an experienced Staff Product Engineer to guide advanced IC products for space and harsh-environment applications from development through production readiness.

You will lead cross-functional teams across IC design, radiation effects, applications engineering, test engineering, assembly and manufacturing, performing bench testing, data analysis, and ATE correlation to ensure high-reliability performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years executing new product development in semiconductors.
• Experience in IC characterization, validation, test, debug, and production release.
• Hands-on bench testing and data analysis of characterization results.
• Familiarity with NPI processes and cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of space-grade or harsh-environment semiconductor products preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead product engineering for radiation-hardened ICs in space/harsh environments.
• Serve as cross-functional hub among IC design, radiation effects, test, and manufacturing.
• Drive milestones across the NPI lifecycle and ensure alignment across functions.
• Characterize IC designs to verify electrical specs and reliability.
• Perform bench testing and support device characterization, validation, and ATE correlation.
• Analyze data and provide insights on performance, margin, yield, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with test and packaging teams to integrate requirements into a manufacturable solution.
• Support high-reliability development practices for space-grade devices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in NPI, ATE readiness, and release processes.
• Communicate status and risks clearly to engineers and leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Lab proficiency

Statistical analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Bench power supplies

ATE platforms (ETS-64, microFLEX, UltraFLEX, Advantest 93K)

Job description

Renesas Electronics Americas (REA) is a dynamic, multi-cultural tech company where employees can learn, mentor and thrive. REA brings together the strong financial foundation of a multi-billion-dollar global operation and the flexibility and velocity of a smaller organization. We are developing technologies for the latest advances in IoT, secured connected devices, autonomous driving, smart homes, factories and more. Our solutions are at the heart of products developed by major innovators worldwide. Join us and be part of what's next in electronics.

Job Description

This is an experienced Staff Product Engineer role within the Renesas Hi-Reliability group, supporting advanced IC products for space and harsh-environment applications. The role will help guide complex semiconductor products from development through characterization and production readiness, requiring strong semiconductor NPI experience, hands-on lab capability, technical leadership, and a continuous improvement mindset to support high-reliability product release.

Responsibilities

• Lead product engineering activities for new product development of radiation-hardened ICs used in space and harsh-environment applications.
• Serve as the cross-functional technical hub between IC design, radiation effects, applications engineering, test engineering, assembly and package engineering, reliability engineering, and manufacturing teams.
• Drive product development milestones throughout the semiconductor NPI lifecycle, helping ensure alignment across technical functions and project stakeholders.
• Characterize IC designs to verify compliance with electrical specifications, product requirements, and high-reliability performance expectations.
• Perform hands-on bench testing using standard semiconductor lab equipment to support device characterization, validation, debug, and ATE correlation.
• Analyze characterization data and provide technical insights related to product performance, margin, yield, quality, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Support bench-to-ATE correlation and partner with test engineering teams on test strategy, test development, debugging, and production readiness.
• Collaborate with package engineering, assembly engineering, and reliability teams to integrate product requirements into a final manufacturable solution.
• Support high-reliability product development practices for space-grade or harsh-environment semiconductor products.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Hi-Rel Product Engineering and Test Engineering teams, particularly around NPI execution, ATE readiness, data analysis, and product release processes.
• Communicate technical status, risks, results, and recommendations clearly to cross-functional engineering teams and leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience executing new product development within the semiconductor industry.
• Strong product engineering experience across IC characterization, validation, test, debug, and production release.
• Hands-on lab proficiency using oscilloscopes, multimeters, bench power supplies, and other standard semiconductor lab equipment.
• Familiarity with Automated Test Equipment platforms such as ETS-64, microFLEX, UltraFLEX, Advantest 93K, or similar ATE systems.
• Strong statistical data analysis capability using tools such as JMP, Spotfire, or similar semiconductor data analysis platforms.
• Experience with bench-to-ATE correlation, characterization data analysis, electrical specification validation, and product performance review.
• Working knowledge of semiconductor NPI processes, including product engineering, test engineering, applications engineering, assembly/package engineering, reliability engineering, and manufacturing readiness.
• Experience with radiation-hardened ICs, Hi-Rel semiconductor products, space electronics, or harsh-environment applications preferred.
• Familiarity with MIL-PRF-38535 / MIL 38535 or similar high-reliability semiconductor standards preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead cross-functional product development teams and communicate technical risks, results, and recommendations clearly.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.

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.

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 ourDiversity & 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.

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