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Senior Staff Product Definition Engineer

Austin, TXHybridFull TimeStaffPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • power electronics
  • power-management semiconductors
  • applications engineering
  • systems engineering
  • product development
  • system requirements
  • technical requirements
  • engineering specifications
  • Electrical Engineering

Nice to have

  • digital multiphase buck converters
  • PWM controllers
  • Smart Power Stages
  • DrMOS
  • processor power technologies
  • server

Role summary

Renesas is seeking a Senior Staff Product Definition Engineer to translate system-level power requirements into product and design specifications for next-generation voltage-regulation solutions. This role requires a strong foundation in DC/DC power conversion and experience with high-current processors, ASICs, or similar power-management applications. The ideal candidate will collaborate with engineering, applications, marketing, validation, and customer teams to define product architecture and specifications, support system analysis, and maintain technical documentation. Prior experience in power electronics, systems engineering, or semiconductor product development is essential.

You will work with engineering, applications, marketing, validation and customer teams to understand system-level power requirements and translate them into product and design requirements for next-generation voltage-regulation solutions.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in DC/DC power conversion and experience with high-current processors, ASIC or similar power-management applications. Prior experience may come from systems engineering, applications engineering, power electronics or semiconductor product development.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work with customers, partners and internal engineering teams to understand system-level power challenges and technical requirements.
  • Translate system and customer requirements into product specifications, engineering requirements and system use cases.
  • Contribute to voltage-regulator architecture and product definition for high-performance CPU, GPU, ASIC and other advanced computing platforms.
  • Partner with IC design, systems, firmware, validation and marketing teams to evaluate technical trade-offs, feature requirements and development schedules.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation including product requirements, system specifications, use cases and interface/API requirements.
  • Support system analysis, modeling and technical evaluation of new product concepts.

Required

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in power electronics, power-management semiconductors, applications engineering, systems engineering or related product development.
  • Experience translating system or customer requirements into actionable technical requirements or engineering specifications.
  • Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
  • BS in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

Preferred

  • Experience with digital multiphase buck converters, PWM controllers, Smart Power Stages, DrMOS or related processor power technologies.
  • Experience supporting server, datacenters, cloud or high-performance computing platforms.
  • Experience working with power-management ICs or semiconductor products.
  • Familiarity with Intel, AMD, ARM or other advanced processor ecosystems.
  • Experience creating product requirement documents, system specifications, use cases or technical interface/API documentation.
  • MS in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics or related discipline.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.

At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.

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