Sr Staff Engineer, SoC Application Engineering

Renesas Electronics Corporation delivers trusted embedded design innovation through comprehensive semiconductor solutions that power billions of connected intelligent devices worldwide. As a global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power, and SoC products, Renesas serves automotive, industrial, home electronics, office automation, and information and communications technology markets—helping shape a limitless future.

Renesas is a dynamic, multicultural technology company and a trusted leader in automotive MCUs and SoCs. We are advancing next‑generation automotive technologies, including connected cockpit, infotainment, ADAS, and autonomous driving. This role offers the opportunity to join a highly skilled engineering team, driving meaningful innovation and shaping the future of automotive technology.

Responsibilities:

• Work independently with minimal direction to provide product definition, design deliverables, technical design reviews, and analysis and troubleshooting of prototype and production boards.
• Perform schematic design and PCB layout for complex SoC‑based systems, based on system requirements, datasheets, vendor reference designs, and engineering best practices.
• Review schematics and PCB layouts using established design checklists and best practices.  Provide detailed, actionable feedback to designers.  Update checklists as appropriate.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with marketing, management, and engineering development teams to continuously improve the usefulness and marketability of design solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and clearly communicate system‑, block‑, and component‑level design collateral to internal teams, partners, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Engage with global teams, partners, customers, and vendors to lead technical discussions; align tasks and priorities; and build shared understanding of current and future components, requirements, standards, and automotive industry trends.
• Support marketing demo preparation, debug, and coordination activities.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior applications engineers.

Requirements:

• BSEE or higher, with 10+ years of hands‑on experience in electrical hardware design, board bring‑up, debug, and prototyping for complex systems.
• Proven ability to work independently in fast‑paced environments with changing priorities; self‑sufficient, hands‑on, and a fast learner.
• Extensive experience with SoC and complex processor‑based board bring‑up, including schematic entry, PCB stack‑up definition, and high‑speed layout concepts.
• Strong knowledge of high‑speed interfaces and memory technologies, including PCIe (up to Gen6), USB 3.x, DisplayPort, DDR/LPDDR (including LPDDR5), and common peripheral buses (I²C, SPI, etc.).
• Solid understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC analysis, debug, and compliance testing, including use of simulation tools such as HyperLynx, or equivalent high‑speed simulation environments.
• Hands‑on experience with EDA tools including Altium, Cadence (OrCAD/Allegro).
• Proficient with laboratory test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power supplies, and debuggers.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to document design methodology and results clearly and effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; English proficiency at CEFR B2 level or higher; collaborative team player.
• Strong Windows OS experience and working knowledge of Linux (CLI).
• Able to travel both domestic and international.

The following skills (in no particular order) will be added advantages:

• Experience with Embedded C and Python programming.
• Familiarity with SPICE tools such as PSpice, LTspice, HSPICE, etc.
• PCB thermal design knowledge and experience.
• Hands on experience with PCB EMC design, analysis, debug, testing and certification.

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 21,000 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. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting 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 law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

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.