Principal Application Engineer

Job Description

As an Applications Engineer, you will drive technical excellence for our high-reliability analog portfolio in the space market. You will bridge the gap between product development and customer implementation, ensuring our hardware meets the rigorous demands of orbit.

Responsibilities:

• New Product Development: Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to define, characterize, and launch new products to market.

• Strategic Customer Support: Partner with Sales/Marketing to refine customer requirements into product features and support system-level hardware integration.

• Industry Presence: Represent the company as a technical presenter at global industry conventions.

Core Functions:

• Device Characterization (50%): Perform lab-based bench testing, create validation plans, and replicate customer environments to solve complex hardware issues.

• Documentation (20%): Author and edit high-quality Data Sheets (FrameMaker), Technical Briefs, and Application Notes.

• Customer Enablement (20%): Facilitate product design-ins, analyze field returns, and train Field Application Engineers (FAEs) on new systems.

• New Product Definition (10%):  Work with Marketing, Customer, Design and Product engineering teams to help define new products.

Supported Technologies: Precision Op-amps, Instrumentation Amps, Voltage References, Precision ADCs, BMS, Analog Switches/Muxes, Current Sources/Drivers, Isolators, and Serial Interfaces (RS-422, CANBUS, I2C).

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Experience: 7+ Years in Applications and/or Systems Engineering role in Analog IC Development or Circuit Design Industry
• Proficient with analog and mixed signal designs
• Proficient with electronic bench lab equipment (power supplies, function generators, multi-meters, oscilloscopes).
• Experience in Schematic/Layout design tools and switching power supply layout concepts.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point).
• Experience writing programming code (i.e. Python) to automate lab bench equipment in GBIP/USB communication a plus.
• Experience modeling circuits (SPICE and or IBIS) is desired but not mandatory.
• Knowledge of Power management topologies: isolated and non-isolated a plus.
• Knowledge of PMBUS/I2C/SPI communication protocols are a plus.
• Power Management (DC-DC or AC-DC Regulation) experience a plus.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Renesas is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

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 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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