Principal Application Engineer

Renesas Performance Computing Power Application engineering team is seeking an individual to work on cutting edge digital power management solutions. A successful candidate will have a strong desire and ability to work in a technically challenging environment with other top performers to continue Renesas’s development of industry leading power management IC’s

This is an opportunity to contribute at a high level to the technical and commercial success of the corporation. To succeed, you will need to combine a deep technical understanding of multiphase VR systems, Renesas products and customer systems. You will have critical input on product definition and business planning activities. Your ability to work across functional groups through formal communication and direct interaction is critical to success. The position requires significant technical experience beyond traditional power management topics due to the embedded SOC nature of the products.

Responsibilities

Success in this position requires an ability to translate market understanding to product definition and ultimately to market adoption. This job involves a healthy mix of application engineering activities: approximately 30% lab work, 30% emulation and simulation activities, 20% documentation authoring datasheets, applications notes, and 20% technical customer support which could involve occasional travel to the customer sites.

• Support technical marketing through global customer visits to promote products and uncover critical customer needs.
• Use knowledge gained to support marketing business plan activities by providing analysis demonstrating technical merit of Renesas solutions vs competing solutions.
• Produce technically detailed Product Requirements Document to support creation of design specifications.
• Work with design engineering when conflicts arise between requirements, capabilities and business expectations.
• Participate in FPGA based design prototyping to verify key features and functions will meet expectations.
• Work with design and other staff to find solutions when targets are not met.
• Guide other staff in creation of Applications Validation Plans by using experience to ensure corner cases are covered
• Develop valuable IP by finding unique solutions to critical customer problems.
• Assist marketing with analysis to support a monetary value of Intellectual Property. 
• Interface with key ASIC suppliers to understand requirements and ensure alignment in product development
• Provide deep technical support and training to advance Renesas’s commercial success.