Senior Staff Application Engineer

Job Title

Senior Staff Application Engineer

Role Summary

Technical lead for the Infrastructure Digital Power portfolio responsible for design-in, validation, and qualification of DC-DC power solutions for next-generation SoC environments. Provides expert customer engineering support and drives product definition and adoption.

Works closely with field teams and customers to validate products in the lab and on-site, debug power delivery systems, and inform new product development from a system-level perspective. Role is based in Austin with a hybrid work model.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Posting indicates experienced candidates: typically 10+ years (MSEE preferred) or 15+ years with a BSEE/BSECE.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical leadership for product deployment, hands-on validation, and customer support.

• Lead product promotion and design-in activities, including power tree architecture and power delivery debugging.
• Perform hands-on validation and characterization of DC-DC products in the laboratory.
• Contribute to product definition based on technical requirements and market needs.
• Review schematics and PCB layouts for evaluation boards and customer designs.
• Develop and execute simulations of power converter circuits and systems to resolve technical issues.
• Author technical documentation such as application notes and design guidelines.
• Provide technical training on DC-DC converter fundamentals to FAEs and customer engineering teams.
• Provide on-site and remote customer engineering support, including root-cause analysis and debugging.
• Conduct competitive analysis and market research to support strategy and marketing.
• Develop system-level understanding of customer applications to guide new product development.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; notable benefits and preferred skills are noted.

• Prior experience with multi-phase buck regulators and digitally enabled/controlled power-management products.
• Knowledge of Intel SVID / AMD SVI and PMBus / AVSBus power-management interfaces.
• Competence in Python or C for lab tasks and test automation.
• Proficiency with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, electronic loads, function generators.
• Experience with analog circuit modeling and simulation tools such as SIMPLIS and PSpice (required).
• Advanced knowledge of DC/DC converter topologies (buck, boost, buck-boost, charge pump, intermediate bus converters).
• Expertise in schematic capture and PCB design tools (OrCAD, Allegro, Cadence).
• Expert-level understanding of control theory, closed-loop compensation, and stability margin analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and high attention to detail/organizational ability.
• Nice-to-have: experience with lab equipment automation and prior experience automating test setups.

Education Requirements

Required: BSEE or BSECE with 15+ years of relevant experience. Preferred: MSEE with 10+ years of relevant experience. Degrees are in Electrical Engineering / Electrical & Computer Engineering as specified in the posting. No certifications were 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.