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. 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.
