Field Applications Engineer (FAE) — Analog & Power

Job Title

Field Applications Engineer (FAE) — Analog & Power

Role Summary

Serve as the technical lead for analog and power solutions, supporting system-level design engagements with key customers. Provide pre- and post-design support including schematic review, component selection, debugging, and production readiness to drive design-ins and design wins.

Experience Level

Mid-level — typically requires 6+ years of experience in analog and power electronics in design, applications, or customer-facing engineering roles.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical leadership for power architecture, hands-on debugging, and customer enablement.

• Lead customer power-architecture development: power-tree design, device selection, and system optimization.
• Perform technical design reviews, root-cause analysis, and hands-on debugging of complex analog and power issues.
• Evaluate new products and competitive positioning for PMICs, DC/DC converters, LDOs, battery-management, and signal-chain solutions.
• Conduct laboratory activities: board bring-up, measurement, validation, and failure analysis.
• Support system-level integration among power, processor, and connectivity subsystems.
• Provide direct technical guidance to accelerate customer designs from concept to production.
• Deliver customer training, technical seminars, and internal enablement content.
• Provide field feedback to product divisions to influence roadmaps and identify system-solution gaps.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for this role.

• 6+ years of experience in analog and power electronics in a design, applications, or customer-facing role.
• Proven ability to lead customers through architecture, schematic review, and production readiness.
• Experience with schematic and PCB layout review, power integrity, thermal considerations, and system-level tradeoffs.
• Hands-on laboratory proficiency with oscilloscopes, power analyzers, transient-response measurements, and bench characterization.
• Strong relationship-building and cross-functional collaboration skills with sales, FAEs, distribution, product marketing, and business units.
• Experience delivering technical presentations, workshops, and customer training.
• Willingness to travel approximately 10–20%.
• Ability to translate component-level expertise into system-level solutions and provide actionable field feedback.

Nice-to-have:

• Deep expertise in power conversion and management: buck/boost converters, PMICs, LDOs, power sequencing, and battery-powered system design.
• Strong understanding of analog signal chains: amplifiers, data converters, filtering, noise, stability, and signal integrity.
• Knowledge of interactions with MCUs/MPUs, DDR, high-speed interfaces, AI platforms, and connectivity subsystems.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required. Master's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.

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.