Staff Product Engineer

Job Title

Staff Product Engineer

Role Summary

Lead product engineering for advanced power semiconductor products through silicon bring-up, qualification, production release, and sustaining. Work on improving product quality, yield, reliability, and customer outcomes while coordinating across design, test, manufacturing, and support teams.

This is a 100% onsite role based in Austin supporting high-volume production and customer escalations.

Experience Level

Senior-level; requires 8+ years of experience in semiconductor product engineering, test engineering, or related roles.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include lifecycle ownership, problem resolution, and driving product and process improvements.

• Own product engineering across silicon bring-up, characterization, qualification, release, and sustaining.
• Lead root-cause analysis and resolve complex product, test, and manufacturing issues.
• Drive yield, test efficiency, product performance, and cost-of-quality improvements.
• Define and execute characterization and qualification strategies for robust product release.
• Partner with design and test teams to optimize DFT, test coverage, and bench/ATE/system correlation.
• Analyze yield, parametric, and reliability data to identify trends and corrective actions.
• Lead cross-functional customer issue resolution and manage field escalations.
• Mentor junior engineers and help establish engineering best practices.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and work conditions.

• 8+ years of relevant semiconductor product or test engineering experience.
• Strong background in power/analog/mixed-signal semiconductor products and production environments.
• Experience with ATE, silicon characterization, and production test flows.
• Proven ability to solve complex yield and reliability issues using data-driven methods.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Python, JMP, or MATLAB.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; ability to influence decisions through technical judgment and data.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship (no visa sponsorship available).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (as stated in the posting).

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.