Principal Power Module Design Engineer

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.

We are seeking a Senior Power Module Design Engineer to own the end-to-end electrical design of high-density power modules. These products target next-generation GPU and AI accelerator core power delivery with extremely high current density, fast transient response, and tight thermal and reliability margins. This is a hands-on design role with full ownership from architecture definition through module validation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design high-current, high-density power modules for CPU/GPU/xPU core power and AI server power delivery applications.
• Collaborate with package engineers and IC designers to develop advanced packaging solutions that integrate ICs, inductors, and capacitors into a high-density module.
• Conduct PDN extraction for the module package to assess power path losses and switch-node ringing.
• Design inductors per module and silicon pinmap. Work with inductor vendors to bring concept designs into real products.  
• Build and run module thermal models to ensure all components remain below maximum operating temperatures.
• Work with the validation team to debug power modules and perform bench characterization, including efficiency, thermal, and transient performance.
• Support design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) activities.

• BSEE or MSEE with 5+ years of hands-on power electronics design experience.
• Strong experience designing high-current, high-frequency DC-DC converters, especially multiphase buck architectures.
• Direct experience designing power modules, VRMs, or highly integrated power solutions is strongly preferred.
• Deep understanding of power stage design and magnetics for high-current applications.
• Hands-on experience in PCB layout for high-current-density and high-frequency applications.
• Proficiency with design and simulation tools:
• PCB layout: Cadence/Altium Designer
• Circuit simulation: SIMPLIS / SIMetrix

• PDN extraction and magnetic design: Q3D / PowerSI / Maxwell
• Thermal simulation: Flotherm / Icepak
• Proven ability to debug complex power circuits through lab measurement and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across IC design, packaging, reliability, and manufacturing teams.

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 21,000 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. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

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, disabilities, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.