Customer Technical Lead

Posted 16 Days Ago
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San Jose, CA, USA
In-Office
170K-215K Annually
Expert/Leader
3D Printing
The Role
Lead customer-facing technical engagements to define datacenter power delivery roadmaps, evangelize multiphase VR solutions, and drive cross-functional execution. Support design, firmware, and software teams, prepare executive-level materials, maintain key customer relationships, and convert proposals into revenue for high-performance AI datacenter products.
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Company Description

Renesas Electronics, a leading global semiconductor company, is rapidly scaling its AI-focused power delivery business to capture a dominant share of the high-performance computing market. To drive this growth, the Performance Computing Power (PCP) division seeks an experienced Customer Technical Lead to shape the next generation of datacenter products.

Job Description

In this role, you will be responsible for driving innovation delivering best in class solutions addressing power efficiency and density challenges for datacenter products serving the most critical AI customers.  You will work directly with customers defining roadmaps aligned with their platform guided by compelling system level outcomes ensuring Renesas remains dominant in this space. You will engage cross functionally with a diverse team including marketing, design, packaging, and applications engineering teams to turn good ideas into reality.  

Responsibilities

  • Interface with customer systems engineers to understand big-scope perspective on challenges and value drivers. 
  • Analyze various VR approaches to determine how they fit in the big picture from a customers point of view. 
  • Build critical collateral to evangelize proposals and support customer engagement. 
  • Prepare executive summary level material to drive high level discussions with Sr Leaders and key customers. 
  • Directly support top-tier customer engagements to gain consensus on proposals and help drive them to revenue. 
  • Maintain key customer relationships to enable early market visibility. 
  • Work with Renesas functional teams to find best path to customer delight. 
  • Support design, FW, and SW teams during execution with clarification or necessary compromise. 

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of multi-disciplinary experience in semiconductor industry 
  • Understanding of general power architecture and product types related to CPU’s and other high current ASIC’s 
  • Experience with multiphase VR’s or other datacenter related power products 
  • Comprehension of topics including magnetics design, passive component selection, power device driver challenges, and real-world implementation challenges  
  • Experience with embedded SoC’s including cross-functional collaboration with HW/FW/SW teams 
  • Excellent technical and executive communication skills.  
  • Experience with high level modeling tools like SIMPLIS is a plus 

Education

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or higher in power engineering preferred  

Additional Information

The expected annual pay range for this position is $170K-$215K. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that the final offer amount will depend on the candidate's geographic location, relevant experience, and skill set.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
 
With a diverse team of over 22,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     
 
At Renesas, you can: 

  • Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  
  • Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 
  • Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Shape Your Future with Us.  

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. For more information, please read our Diversity & 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.

Skills Required

  • 15+ years of multi-disciplinary experience in semiconductor industry
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Master's degree or higher in power engineering
  • Understanding of general power architecture and product types related to CPUs and high current ASICs
  • Experience with multiphase VRs or other datacenter related power products
  • Comprehension of magnetics design, passive component selection, power device driver challenges, and real-world implementation challenges
  • Experience with embedded SoCs and cross-functional collaboration with HW/FW/SW teams
  • Excellent technical and executive communication skills
  • Experience with high level modeling tools like SIMPLIS

Renesas Electronics Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renesas Electronics and has not been reviewed or approved by Renesas Electronics.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Feedback suggests pay is generally fair-to-good across many roles, with base pay aligned to prevailing market levels in multiple U.S. locations. Engineering and leadership tracks can be competitive on total compensation, reinforcing a sense that pay can meet market expectations in key job families.
  • Healthcare Strength Feedback suggests core medical, dental, and vision coverage is solid and well-regarded by employees. Day-one eligibility in U.S. roles is described, supporting confidence in access and continuity of care.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Feedback suggests PTO, paid holidays, sick time, and parental leave provide a comprehensive time-off framework. Company initiatives like Renesas Day and meeting-light Focus Fridays further support time away and balance.

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HQ: Tokyo
10,040 Employees

What We Do

We're the world's leading semiconductor manufacturer. Our mission is to make our lives easier and a world that's safer, healthier, greener, and smarter.

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