Associate Field Applications Engineer

Our IoT/Consumer Field Applications Engineering team is looking for a talented Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering graduate to join our team as an Associate FAE in our Austin/Houston office. Our team can be thought of as ‘Technical Sales’ and works on designing in Renesas solutions in cutting edge consumer products. The successful candidate will work directly with FAEs, Sales teams as well as our customers. A new team member working with our team can expect to learn the consumer market, building solutions for the top tier consumer products, researching and learning a number of different technical products including MCUs, Connectivity, Power management, Mixed signal data processing and more.

Responsibilities:

• Provide on-site and off-site support in both reactive and proactive modes for key customers and the Renesas Sales team.
• Candidate will meet with customers and use our Renesas products, to cultivate and convert design opportunities, position Renesas products, demonstrate technology, address customer obstacles and advance opportunities to design wins.
• Candidate will regularly support customers as they work through system related bring-up or deal with any Renesas products related issues.
• Candidate efforts will be focused on understanding and demonstrating Renesas’ value proposition and solving technical concerns in order to ensure that the customer uses Renesas products. Additional responsibilities include product characterization, design simulations and competitive analysis.
• Support embedded programming as per customer needs.

• Candidates must be graduating with a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electronics Engineering
• Candidates must be available for training in Austin for 6-12 months before relocating to Houston, TX. Please note that this position will ultimately be based in Houston.
• Preferred 1-2 years of professional experience as an (Field) Application Engineer or Design Engineer.
• Knowledge of the semiconductor industry is a plus.
• MATLAB, Simulink Model and Simulation tools knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are mandatory, as customer interface will be a significant aspect of the job.
• Must be a self-motivated team player who is able to take direction, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and communicate effectively.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
 
With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     
 
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating 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 federal, state or local law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.