Staff Product Engineer - Power Semiconductors & Reliability

Renesas Electronics Corp.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Staff-level Product Engineer to drive development, qualification, release, and sustaining of advanced semiconductor power products in Austin, TX. You will own the full lifecycle from silicon bring-up to high-volume production, focusing on quality, yield optimization, reliability, and customer success.

The ideal candidate has deep power semiconductor experience (PMICs, smart power stages, multi-phase regulators) and will guide cross-functional teams while

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 teamwork

Power semiconductor</br>tech

JMP/Python/MATLAB

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

ATE

Silicon characterization

Production environments

Job description

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Staff-level Product Engineer to drive development, qualification, release, and sustaining of advanced semiconductor power products in Austin, TX. You will own the full lifecycle from silicon bring-up to high-volume production, focusing on quality, yield optimization, reliability, and customer success.

The ideal candidate has deep power semiconductor experience (PMICs, smart power stages, multi-phase regulators) and will guide cross-functional teams while