Senior Manager Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Job Title

Senior Manager, Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Role Summary

Lead technical engagement and execution for Renesas' strategic datacenter accounts, focusing on system-level power architectures for AI accelerators, servers, and networking platforms. This player/coach role balances hands-on technical ownership of complex customer programs with management and development of a team of power-supply FAEs.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 8+ years of relevant experience, including leadership or player/coach responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include customer-facing technical leadership, hands-on debugging and validation, and team/program management.

• Act as senior technical interface for top datacenter accounts from concept through production.
• Drive system-level power architecture reviews for digital multiphase solutions, power modules, VRMs, and high-current low-voltage conversion.
• Perform hands-on schematic/layout feedback, validation planning, bring-up, power-sequencing and transient-response analysis.
• Troubleshoot complex power issues using lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, current probes, electronic loads, transient analysis tools).
• Lead technical escalations and coordinate with internal engineering teams to resolve customer issues quickly.
• Prepare and deliver customer-facing technical materials: validation results, technical summaries, program updates, and closure reports.
• Manage program execution, track milestones and risks, and provide concise technical updates to senior leadership.
• Partner with Sales, Product Line, and Marketing to align customer priorities and influence product roadmap based on field insights.
• Coordinate technical handoffs and shared engagements across global FAE teams.

Requirements

Must-have technical and leadership qualifications; preferred items listed after.

• Significant prior experience as a Field Applications Engineer supporting power supply or power management products.
• 8+ years of experience in power electronics, digital multiphase power delivery, server or AI platform power, or related hardware systems.
• Deep technical expertise with power modules, digital multiphase controllers, VRMs, and high-current low-voltage conversion.
• Strong lab-based debug skills using oscilloscopes, current probes, electronic loads, and transient-response analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to interface directly with customers and drive technical issues to closure.
• At least 2 years of people leadership experience (team lead, supervisory, managerial, or equivalent player/coach role).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical, customer, and executive audiences.
• Nice-to-have: experience with hyperscale datacenter customers, PMBus/telemetry familiarity, and prior success developing early-career engineers and managing multiple high-priority programs.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.

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.