Renesas Electronics America

Product Definition Engineer

Renesas Electronics America$120K — $160K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15-20 years of semiconductor and systems experience
  • Experience in product definition of both hardware and software
  • Expertise with multiphase DC/DC converters for Intel/AMD/ARM systems
  • Proficiency in Python, C or other programming languages
  • Excellent written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Interface with engineers, partners, and customers to understand system-level challenges and value drivers
  • Translate customer system requirements into design requirements for VR performance and user experience
  • Create critical collateral including product requirements and system API definitions
  • Collaborate with marketing and design to evaluate tradeoffs between features and schedules
  • Drive product definition based on market understanding and customer demands

Benefits

  • Launch and advance your career in diverse technical and business roles
  • Make a real impact through innovative product development
  • Maximize performance and wellbeing with a flexible and inclusive work environment
  • Access remote work options and participate in Employee Resource Groups
Full Job Description

To drive our next generation of innovation, we are seeking a Principal Product Definition Engineer for our Performance Core Power team. In this pivotal role, you will lead the product and system definition for cutting-edge power solutions. Collaborating cross-functionally with IC design, systems, marketing, and validation teams, you will help shape the future of power for the world's most advanced AI processors and server infrastructure.

Job Description

This role requires multi-disciplinary experience, combining deep understanding of system-level challenges with knowledge of Renesas VR hardware, firmware and software implementation. You will use your understanding of system-level considerations from both the CPU vendors and the cloud/infrastructure customers to steer VR architecture and product definition. You will identify the critical avenues of long-term value creation to support building a durable long-term business. Key responsibilities include:
  • Interface with Renesas engineers, partners and customers to understand big-scope perspective on challenges and value drivers.
  • Translate customer system requirements, including VR performance, configuration and control, and user experience into design requirements.
  • Build critical collateral including product requirements, use cases and system API definition.
  • Work with marketing and design to quantify tradeoffs between features and schedules.

Success in this position requires an ability to translate market understanding to product definition and ultimately proven through market adoption. An ability to understand nuance in customer demands and motivate team members accordingly is required. Excellent communication skills and technical understanding will allow for the influence across functional disciplines required to succeed.

Qualifications

This role requires deep technical strength in high performance power management related to CPUs and other high current ASICs. Broad technical capability/exposure will be combined with excellent technical communication skills. Typical qualifications include:
  • A minimum of 15-20 years of semiconductor and systems experience
  • Experience in product definition of both hardware and software
  • Experience with multiphase DC/DC converters powering Intel/AMD/ARM systems
  • Proficiency in Python, C or other programming language
  • Excellent written communications skills

Education
  • BS degree in engineering (EE - power electronics preferred), with MS degree 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 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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About Renesas Electronics America

Renesas Electronics America is a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad range of analog and power devices, with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications.
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