Senior Manager Application Engineering

Renesas is looking for a Sr. manager for the System Application team in our Performance Computing Power team. The position is located in Austin, TX.  In this position, you will provide the high-level leadership needed to drive development of cutting edge, high-density power solutions for the top tier customers. By directly engaging the most influential customers in the AI/hyper-scale datacenter markets, you will ensure that our products and solutions solve the most pressing customer problems.  You will lead a highly focused system application team, and engage cross functionally with diverse teams including marketing, software engineering, IC design, and other applications engineering teams to deliver the industry’s most innovative power solutions. 

This senior role will lead key technical engagements with Tier 1 global customers to secure strategic advantage through technology leadership and partnership.  A broad comprehension of power conversion is required including familiarity with digital PWM controllers, magnetics, PDN analysis, and VR and system level modeling and simulation. Key responsibilities include: 

• Technical Leadership: Leverage deep domain expertise to provide guidance to multi-disciplined development teams.  Ensure teams are focused on winning solutions.  Share your knowledge and elevate less experienced team members. 

• System Level Modeling: Combine PWM controller, power stage, and PDN models to provide critical, decision-making guidance to both product development and customer engagements.   

• Customer Engagement: Win customers’ trust by superior technical consultation and design service, and secure strategic position through technology leadership and partnership.   

• Team Management: Lead the System Application team and coordinate the resources available to ensure coverage of the customer engagements from concept and proposal to design execution and validation.   

• This role requires broad knowledge in power electronics (offline and in-system power conversion, topology and control, latest power semiconductor device and passive component technologies etc.) and modern computing/IT systems, and deep technical strength in high performance multiphase power management related to CPU’s and other high current ASIC’s.
• Deep technical capability will be combined with excellent communication skills, including customer facing, to create the capability to own major technical engagements, and be the go-to expert within the highly skillful team. 
• Previous design or application team management experience is required.
• Typical requirements are a minimum of 15-20 years of relevant semiconductor or in-system/on-board voltage regulator experiences with hands-on lab and simulation capabilities.  
• MS or PhD degree in EE – power electronics preferred - is required. 

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.  

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