Altium is transforming the way electronics are designed and built. From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.
- Constant innovation has created a transformative technology, unique in its space
- More than 30,000 companies and 100,000 electronics engineers worldwide use Altium
- We are growing, debt-free, and financially strong, with the resources to become #1 in the EDA industry
About Renesas and Altium Education:
Renesas Electronics is a global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power, and SoC products. We provide comprehensive embedded solutions that enable billions of connected devices across a wide array of industries. We’re looking for passionate and driven individuals to help university engineering faculty and students learn embedded systems and PCB design skills and prepare for industry careers.
About the role:We are seeking a Electronics Design Specialist to join our education team. This unique role combines technical expertise in PCB design with a passion for teaching and mentoring others. The ideal candidate will be responsible for introducing the University Curriculum, Embedded Systems: From Product Design to PCB Layout, a global university initiative developed by Renesas and Altium to prepare industry-ready students in embedded systems, hardware engineering, and PCB design. This role is responsible for developing training materials and delivering technical training sessions for the University community from beginners to advanced students. As part of the Altium Education team, you will be responsible for introductory cross training on embedded systems and the Renesas QuickConnect Studio.
A day in the life of our Electronic Design Specialist:- Create and maintain high-quality technical training content including presentations, tutorials, labs, and hands-on exercises.
- Deliver training sessions and workshops on: University Curriculum, “Embedded Systems: From Product Design to PCB Layout”, Printed Circuit Board Design, Altium Designer tools and Altium 365 platform either virtually or in-person, to Professors and students.
- Act as a technical advisor and mentor to engineering faculty and students needing guidance on Altium design tools, Altium 365 platform, PCB Design and basic embedded systems skills.
- Host workshops and online forum designed to support students enrolled in the educational courses with their projects, design reviews, and use of tools and platforms
- Collaborate with product and application engineering teams to stay aligned with the latest Altium tools and platforms.
- Provide technical feedback to development teams based on customer and trainee interactions.
- 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in PCB design and development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Japanese and English
- Prior experience working with electronic design software, with a preference for Altium experience.
- Strong understanding of PCB design principles and methodologies.
- Passion for education and mentoring, with the ability to adjust teaching style based on university level experience and background.
- Self-motivated, well-organized, and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
In addition, preferred qualifications include:
- Experience creating technical training materials or online learning content.
- Experience in teaching or mentoring University level faculty and/or students
- Interest in teaching the embedded design ecosystem from product design to PCB layout
✈️ Annual leave
🤒 Paid sick leave, family care leave and child care leave
👶 Family medical, maternity and nursing, paternity, menstruation leave
🎊 Public holidays
🚘 Commuting allowance
🎁 Work anniversary gifts
🥳 Employee referral program
🌍 Remote working abroad program
📚 Professional development support and resources
🏦 Pension
Our global hybrid model allows employees to work remotely two days per week. Our designated In-Office Days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. This is when we come together in-person as a team to collaborate, learn from one another, and accelerate innovation. Some exceptions apply.
🌍 Also, we would like you to knowWe are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.💡 Learn more about why a career at Altium is an opportunity like no other: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYCOLpPLPE
✈️ Altium Benefits: https://careers.altium.com/#s-benefits
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Altium is transforming the way the electronics industry designs new products with the most advanced, most collaborative EDA/ECAD software that design engineers have ever worked with. We are the first and only company to enable the entire electronics value chain — design, supply chain, and manufacturing — to work together easily and fluidly on a digital platform.
Our work, and yours, will impact nearly every industry around the globe. We are the world's most widely used electronics design solution. More than 100,000 engineers and 30,000 businesses in clean energy, transportation, communications, healthcare, computing, research, manufacturing and more are all creating new products faster and more efficiently than ever using Altium software innovations.
Why Work With Us
Altium is the most agile company in our industry. We think big and move fast and change direction when needed. It’s the only way to transform and speed the way electronics are designed. If you have a passion for new ideas, discussion, exploration, and results, you’ll be in excellent company at Altium as you make your impact on the world.
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