Staff Product Engineer: Power Semiconductors & NPI Leader

Renesas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics seeks an experienced Product Engineer (Staff level) to lead the development, qualification, release, and sustaining of advanced semiconductor power products. You will drive engineering execution across the full lifecycle, from silicon bring-up to high-volume production, focusing on quality, yield, reliability, and customer success.

The role requires deep power/analog/mixed-signal expertise, ownership of complex challenges, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor product engineering, test engineering, or related roles
• Strong experience in semiconductor industry, with preference for power / analog / mixed-signal products
• Deep understanding of product lifecycle (NPI through sustaining)
• Proven track record solving complex technical and yield-related issues
• Strong data analysis skills (JMP, Python, MATLAB or similar)
• Experience with ATE, silicon characterization, and production environments
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Own product engineering activities across the full lifecycle, including silicon bring-up, characterization, qualification, production release, and sustaining
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex product, test, and manufacturing issues
• Drive improvements in yield, test efficiency, product performance, and cost of quality
• Define and execute characterization and qualification strategies to ensure robust product release
• Partner with design and test engineering teams to optimize DFT, test coverage, and correlation (bench vs ATE vs system)
• Lead cross-functional efforts to resolve customer issues and field escalations
• Analyze yield, parametric, and reliability data to identify trends and drive corrective actions
• Influence product, test, and manufacturing decisions through strong technical judgment and data-driven insights
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to development of best practices

Skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

ATE

Silicon characterization

Job description

Renesas Electronics seeks an experienced Product Engineer (Staff level) to lead the development, qualification, release, and sustaining of advanced semiconductor power products. You will drive engineering execution across the full lifecycle, from silicon bring-up to high-volume production, focusing on quality, yield, reliability, and customer success.

The role requires deep power/analog/mixed-signal expertise, ownership of complex challenges, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to