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 now or in the future. This includes anyone on F1/OPT visas. Remote - must be in northeast US
We are seeking a highly skilled
Senior Manager of Field Applications Engineering (FAE) with a background in Embedded Processing products to lead a high-performance team supporting strategic customers in the northeast US and eastern Canada region.
This is a
player-coach position: you will balance
hands-on technical ownership of key programs with
strategic leadership of a growing team. You will drive customer success with Renesas' embedded processing portfolio while developing and mentoring a team of embedded processing and analog & power FAEs.
Responsibilities:Player Responsibilities (Hands-On Technical Leadership)- Act as the lead technical interface for customers, providing exceptional support for Renesas' MCU, MPU, and Connectivity products.
- Partner closely with Sales to help define and implement the sales strategy for embedded processing products at assigned accounts from discovery through production.
- Determine customer requirements and expectations and proactively recommend products, solutions, and services needed to develop their end user applications.
- Help develop new business by collecting customer feedback and market trends to identify areas for product/solution improvement and new solutions.
- Manage and drive issue escalations with internal engineering teams to ensure rapid, high-quality resolution.
- Provide clear and actionable program updates to senior leadership.
Coach Responsibilities (People & Team Leadership)- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of FAEs supporting the full Renesas portfolio at strategic accounts.
- Set role clarity, expectations, and technical development targets for each team member.
- Guide resource allocation, balancing customer priorities with team bandwidth and skill set.
- Conduct performance reviews, support career development, and establish a culture of accountability, collaboration, and technical rigor.
Internal Collaboration & Strategy- Collaborate with Product Line, Marketing, and Sales Enablement teams to provide customer-driven product feedback and influence future roadmaps.
- Champion field insights related to next-generation embedded processing solutions.
- Coordinate technical handoffs and shared engagements across global FAE teams.
- Support the creation of technical content, training, and best practices shared across the broader FAE organization.
Qualifications- 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 now or in the future. This includes anyone on F1/OPT visas.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field. Master's degree preferred.
- 8+ years of experience with ARM and/or proprietary MCU-based embedded processing design.
- 3+ years of people leadership experience (team lead, supervisor, manager, or equivalent player-coach role).
- Strong proficiency in embedded processor project design and debug using development tools for RTOS and Linux-based embedded systems.
- Good understanding of hardware design and schematic related to MCU.
- Demonstrated ability to interface directly with customers on complex technical topics, supporting design engineers through project discovery, part selection, and solution implementation through production.
- Excellent communication skills in English with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to varied audiences.
Preferred qualifications: - Experience with Renesas MCU/MPU products or similar semiconductor products.
- Experience with wireless connectivity products supporting BLE, Wi-FI, and NFC .
- Experience in embedded AI/ML applications.
- Proven success in developing early-career engineers and building high-performance technical teams.
- Strong cross-functional leadership experience with Product Line, Marketing, Sales, or Systems Engineering organizations.
Additional InformationThe expected annual pay range for this position is $159,000 - $195,000/yr. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities and commission pay. Please note that the 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.
