Job Description

About the Role:

As a Solution Engineer, you'll be the trusted consultant for Altium's Enterprise customers, ensuring they maximize value from our solutions. You'll combine deep technical expertise with industry knowledge to drive deal strategies, optimize customer workflows, and deliver measurable business outcomes. By leading value assessments, creating executive-level content, and collaborating cross-functionally, you'll directly influence customer success and revenue growth. This role blends strategic consulting, technical pre-sales, and value engineering-perfect for those passionate about transforming complex challenges into scalable solutions.

A Day in the Life of Our Solution Engineer:

• Provide consulting services to Enterprise customers, identifying bottlenecks in their electronic hardware development process and recommending Altium solutions.
• Conduct industry research and develop content/messaging strategies for target accounts and executive audiences.
• Lead value assessment workshops to quantify financial/operational impacts of Altium solutions and build business cases.
• Present Altium's value proposition to decision-makers, acting as a trusted advisor with integrity.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Support to align customer needs with product roadmaps.
• Track and coordinate multiple customer priorities, ensuring deliverables meet expectations and timelines.
• Travel regularly to customer sites (US/Europe) for onsite engagements.

Qualifications

Who You Are and What You'll Need:

• Education: Bachelor's/Master's in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience: 5+ years in Value Engineering, professional services, customer success, or strategic customer-facing roles. Altium product experience is highly desirable.
• Customer Expertise: Proven track record managing enterprise customers in complex environments (e.g., integrations, PLM, ECAD workflows).
• Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with ECAD software, PLM integrations, and PCB design processes.
• Strategic Mindset: Ability to develop executive-aligned content, lead value-based sales strategies, and solve technical/business challenges.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal/written skills; able to simplify technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Travel & Language: Willingness to travel monthly; fluency in English (German beneficial for EU roles).

Additional Information

The expected annual pay for this position is $98,000 Base Salary. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.

Altium Limited, a part of the Renesas Group and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a global software company accelerating the pace of electronics innovation. We are redefining electronic product creation in a software-defined world with our industry-first cloud-based platform that unites every stakeholder and phase of electronics development.

From startups to world's technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before. At Altium, our teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate globally, and help create the future of electronics development.

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

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