Director, System & Application Engineering - Power & Analog

Job Title

Director, System & Application Engineering - Power & Analog

Role Summary

Technical leadership role to define next-generation power products and lead system & application engineering for Renesas India. The role combines product definition, customer engagement, and cross-functional coordination with sales, marketing, and global engineering teams.

Primary focus is on power-management products, system-level validation, product requirements, and customer support for India business.

Experience Level

Senior — requires significant experience (15+ years) in the power management / semiconductor domain; director-level leadership and team-building experience expected.

Responsibilities

Accountable for product definition, customer support, and building a high-performing applications team. Key responsibilities include:

• Identify market opportunities and collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and Business Division management.
• Support Sales/FAEs and customers with design-in, circuit review, debugging, troubleshooting, and field-return analysis.
• Define product-family roadmaps and produce detailed product requirements and design specification documents.
• Translate device-level system use cases into product specifications and align requirements with customers and internal teams.
• Compare design trade-offs and IP choices to meet competitive product targets.
• Participate in FPGA-based prototyping and board-level silicon evaluation according to validation plans.
• Drive system modeling requirements and ensure corner cases are covered in validation plans.
• Provide technical training and collateral to advance commercial adoption.
• Hire, grow, and manage the applications/system engineering team to meet business needs.

Requirements

Must-have technical and leadership qualifications; travel required.

• Must-have: 15+ years of experience in the power management space with semiconductor product definition and customer-facing roles.
• Must-have: Product ownership mentality, strong interpersonal and presentation skills, and ability to work across functions and with global teams.
• Must-have technical skills: hands-on lab debugging and silicon characterization; board-level analog and digital circuit design; PCB schematic/layout experience; proficiency in C and Python.
• Experience with circuit simulators (SIMPLIS or similar) and control-loop theory for power converters.
• Experience with lab automation, test equipment (oscilloscopes, waveform generators, network analyzers), and data analysis (Excel, JMP).
• Familiarity with FEA tools for thermal/electrical/magnetic analysis.
• Ability to produce technical documentation (product requirements, design specs) and translate technical concepts for varied audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, build, and motivate engineering teams.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with AEC-Q, IATF, ISO 26262 (FuSa) standards at a basic level.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline is specified.

About the Company

Company: Renesas

Headquarters: Hitachinaka, Japan

Renesas is a global leader in embedded semiconductor solutions, providing high-quality products across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors. With over 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries, the company focuses on scalable solutions that enhance user experience and drive innovation while committed to sustainability and energy efficiency.