Sr Staff Application Engineer (48V DC/DC)

Company Description

About the team:

Renesas Electronics is a dynamic, multi-cultural tech company where employees can learn, mentor, and thrive. Renesas brings together the strong financial foundation of a multi-billion-dollar global operation and the flexibility and velocity of a smaller organization. We are developing technologies for the latest advances in datacenters, mobile computing, secured connected devices, autonomous driving, smart homes, factories and more. Our solutions are at the heart of products developed by the major innovators around the world. Join us and be part of what’s next in electronics.

This is an opportunity to join a 48V Applications Taiwan Team with Renesas Electronics America’s leading power management product line. You will help develop, qualify, design-in, and support next-generation IC products for applications such as datacenters, electrical vehicles, AI, etc.

What we need:

The Performance Computing Power Division team is seeking an application engineer who is excited about working on 48V DC/DC for server and infrastructure processor/SOC applications. You will support the development of 48V DC/DC power converter products with Renesas’ advanced control architectures. Excellent communication skills and technical knowledge are required as you will work across geographies both internally and in support of our global customer base. We’re looking for someone eager to learn, ready to hit the ground running, you.

Job Description

The position is the interfaces with product, test, and design engineering with a focus on customer systems application/design-in and collateral related tasks for new and existing products. The engineer must be capable of investigating advanced solutions, defining, and validating complete 48V DC/DC solution.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and verify advanced solutions to meet latest requirements of 48V DC/DC application.
• Maintain exited 48V solution of designing eval board, validation, continually improvement.
• Provide referenced design to customer and provide technical support to customer.
• Communicate with customers for design review, solution presentation, issue solving.
• Write product datasheets with applications sections, application notes, internal and external presentations, and demo board user manuals, responsible for all text, graphs, and diagrams.
• Perform and design Lab tests (using manual and automatic methods of measurement) to verify, characterize, and prevent future failures of analog/power management circuits using Lab benchtop equipment. 

Qualifications

• BS or above in Power Electronics Engineering or equivalent with minimum of 10 years’ hand-on experience in the 48V DC/DC power module industry
• Good understanding of basic topology, control loop theory and its application in power converters
• Proficiency with SIMPLIS or similar circuit simulator in a switching regulator context
• Proficiency with PCB CAD tools for both schematic and layout.
• Excellent lab-based problem-solving skills. Ability to debug & dig out the root cause.
• Have driven force in projects, results oriented.
• Experience of people management is preferred.

Additional Information

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