Associate Fields 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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work under a senior level Field Applications Engineer to assist with the development of new customer designs, perform technical reviews, provide analysis and troubleshooting efforts and conduct new product evaluations. Extensive hands-on supporting the local lab will be required.
• Understand and demonstrate Renesas’ value proposition and solving technical concerns in order to ensure that the customer uses Renesas products. Additional responsibilities include product characterization, design simulations and competitive analysis.
• Act as primary technical resource for pre-sales and post-sales support in the region.
• Secure design wins across a wide range of customers.
• Meet with customers and use analog and power expertise to cultivate design opportunities, position Renesas products, demonstrate technology, address customer obstacles and advance opportunities to design wins.
• Provide real-time support in both reactive and proactive modes for key customers and the Renesas Sales/REP team.
• Regularly support customers on-site as they work through system related bring-up or deal with any Renesas products related issues.
• Quickly and effectively troubleshoot power supply circuits, assist with external component selection and board layout, lead technical discussions and to present technical features and benefits of Renesas products.
• Provide guidance on the value and strategic fit of the assigned product family and then work with the account teams to establish the proper sales goals and strategy.
• Provide competitive updates to the field and help develop impeding strategies.
• Establish dialogue with marketing and management teams of the assigned product lines, updating them on progress of the agreed to objectives and market dynamics as well as competitive inputs.
• Modify evaluation boards as required for customer demo, delivers demo to customer site and “brings up” and debugs customer boards in the lab.
• Conduct schematic/layout review on-site with customer.
• Understand competitive offering and uses detailed product understanding to overcome customer obstacles.
• Lead the effort for technical discovery (uncovering) on key customer designs.
• Establish a close relationship with designers, component engineers, the local rep sales team, and distributors

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering or related field 
• Basic understanding of schematics, layouts and digital components\
• Knowledge and understanding of analog circuitry (examples include op-amps, DC/DC power, data converters, sensing, etc.) 
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills 
• Must be a self-motivated team player who is able to take direction, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and communicate effectively
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both written and oral communication skills
• Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, along with soldering and debugging skills 
• Programming skills in C/C++ (LabView recommended) 
• Knowledge of the semiconductor industry
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions, as well as build lasting and influential relationships, both inside and outside the organization 
• Strong initiative and time management skills that enable on-time project delivery 
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment 

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 www.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 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 our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.