Renesas Electronics America

Senior Staff Applications Engineer

Renesas Electronics America • $120K — $145K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MS or Ph.D. in power management or power electronics required, preferably with thesis/dissertation.
  • 2 years of equivalent industry experience considered for non-thesis MS graduates.
  • Solid understanding of DC/DC converters, especially multiphase buck converters.
  • Familiarity with digital systems and Verilog programming.
  • Knowledge of control loop theory relevant to power converters.
  • Skilled in using lab equipment like network analyzers and oscilloscopes.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with design and test engineers to validate advanced digital multiphase controllers.
  • Evaluate new algorithms in lab settings using FPGA, microcontrollers, and custom analog front ends.
  • Model DC-DC converters and IC blocks using tools like SIMPLIS or MATLAB.
  • Design evaluation boards, focusing on component selection, layout, and thermal aspects.
  • Produce technical documentation such as datasheets and application notes to enhance customer interactions.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package details to be shared during hiring process.
Full Job Description
As an Application Engineer for the Renesas Performance Computing Power Application Engineering team, you will be part of a fast-paced power management applications team serving the AI and cloud infrastructure market. You will engage cross-functionally with a diverse team, including marketing, IC design, firmware engineering, and systems engineering teams, to deliver the most innovative power solutions.

Responsibilities

A broad comprehension of DC/DC power conversion is required, including familiarity with digital multiphase PWM controllers. Key responsibilities include:
  • Work with senior applications, design and test engineers to validate new digital multiphase controllers and Smart Power Stages to evaluate system-level performance.
  • Work with senior applications engineers and evaluate new algorithms in the lab using a combination of FPGA, Microcontrollers, and custom Analog Front End.
  • Behavioral modeling of DC-DC converters, including IC blocks, using SIMPLIS and/or MATLAB to support the design engineering team with new control architectures.
  • Develop EVBs, including responsibility for component selection, layout, and thermal design
  • Develop collateral such as datasheets, performance reports, and application notes to support customer engagement.


Qualifications

This role requires a good understanding of power management, including magnetics, control loop theory, and component selection. Experience in embedded programming and synthesizing Verilog code into FPGA is highly desired.
  • Alternatively, an MS non-thesis option with 2 years of equivalent industry experience will be considered.
  • Experience with DC/DC converters with a good understanding of multiphase buck converters is a must.
  • Coursework in digital systems, Verilog. Mixed-signal integrated circuits are highly desired.
  • Understanding of control loop theory and its application in power converters.
  • Proficiency in using lab equipment, including network analyzers, oscilloscopes and waveform generators.
  • Experience with automation of lab testing.

Education
  • A New College Graduate (NCG) with an MS or a Ph.D. preferably with a thesis/dissertation focused on power management/power electronics is required.


We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the 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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