Senior Staff Application Engineer, 48V DC/DC

Job Description

This role serves as a key interface between product engineering, test engineering, and design engineering. The focus is on customer system applications, design-in support, and development of technical collateral for both new and existing products.

This role will drive system-level innovation, including defining architectures, evaluating advanced power solutions, and validating complete 48V DC/DC systems that meet next-generation performance, reliability, and customer requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Investigate and verify advanced solutions to meet latest requirements of 48V DC/DC application.
• Maintain exited 48V solution of designing eval board, validation, continually improvement.
• Provide referenced design to customers and provide technical support to customers.
• Communicate with customers for design reviews, solution presentation, issue solving.
• Write product datasheets with applications sections, application notes, internal and external presentations, and demo board user manuals, responsible for all text, graphs, and diagrams.
• Perform and design Lab tests (using manual and automatic methods of measurement) to verify, characterize, and prevent future failures of analog/power management circuits using Lab benchtop equipment.
• System validation with new controller, gate driver and power stage, etc.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or above in Power Electronics Engineering.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ hand-on experience in the 48V DC/DC power
• Good understanding of basic topology, control loop theory, magnetic and application in power converters
• Proficiency with SIMPLIS or similar circuit simulator in a switching regulator context
• Proficiency with PCB CAD tools for both schematic and layout.
• Excellent lab-based problem-solving skills. Ability to debug & dig out the root cause.
• Have driven force in projects, results oriented

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.

At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

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

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

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.

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.