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Renesas Electronics

Senior Principal System Engineer

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Austin, TX, USA
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Austin, TX, USA
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The Senior Principal System Engineer will lead customer interactions, define product specifications for Power ICs, mentor junior engineers, and ensure timely project deliveries while addressing technical challenges across engineering teams.
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Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, Analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Job Description

 

· Must have customer facing experience and understand needs of customer. He should be able to articulate those needs to define product requirements.

· Should be able to work across domains to make sure that delivery dates are met. Should be able to work with teams across geographies.

· Must have defined multiple Power ICs with Switching Converters, starting from system level specifications and taking them IC level specifications.

· Identify and resolve technical challenges and risks. Provide technical expertise and mentorship to junior engineers.

· Must be able to work with the product design team to complete the IC development.

· Must be proficient in designing complete switching converters and all involved I/Ps. Should be fully aware of all challenges pertaining to high current/power switching converters design including Noise, Power dissipation etc and their mitigation.

· Should have a very good understanding of Power devices, operations and design trade-offs for better performance & reliability.

· Must have in-depth understanding of and should be able to choose, design & compensate Control loops keeping in mind the target performance.

· Should be able to architect the IC and break down System/Chip-top level requirements into block level specifications.

· Must have good understanding of commonly used control loop architectures (Constant Freq, Constant ON/OFF Time, Current mode etc) and pros/limitations of each.

· Must be able to bring in innovative ideas to improve designs to meet challenging specifications and achieve better system performance.

· Must have in depth knowledge of system simulation tools like Simplis.

· Should be able to mentor Freshers and Junior engineers for upscaling their technical skills as well as other skills needed for better efficacy.

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Qualifications

· Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering

· 15+ years in systems engineering with extensive customer facing experience.

· Solid understanding and design experience of complex systems design with full ownership.

· Must be a technical and people leader & natural team player, mentor and should strive towards fostering a highly creative and productive working environment

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.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.

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.

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