Associate Application Engineer

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Job Description

As an Associate Application Engineer at Renesas, you learn about Renesas' flagship timing devices for the wireless and data center markets. Your primary focus will be understanding customer requirements, measuring the performance of our PLL devices on the bench and explaining these measurements to customers. This will require learning about the operation of the Renesas timing devices coupled with lab work. In addition, this position involves interacting with cross-functional teams to learn about new devices and support internal activities.

Due to the amount of lab work involved, this will be an in-office position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering - recent graduate
• Knowledge of circuit analysis and filters
• Good understanding of frequency domain signals analysis, including BODE plots, FFTs, spectrum analysis.
• Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and function generators
• Familiarity with Python
• Communications skills to explain technical concepts to internal and external customers
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Self-starter, not afraid to ask questions and seek guidance
• Curious with a strong desire to grow
• Good attention to detail.

Optional Requirements:

• Knowledge of phase locked loops (PLLs) as an example of a closed loop control system
• Knowledge of transmission line effects and common signal types (CMOS, LVPECL, LVDS, etc.)
• Solder and rework experience
• PCB design including schematic capture and layout review for new evaluation boards
• Lab automation techniques and approaches using Python

Additional Information

Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com.
Renesas’ mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers and stakeholders.
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.