Functional Safety Engineer

Functional Safety is a key technology for our automotive products, especially for the future megatrends of electrification and automation of cars. If you’re a fresh graduate and passionate Electrical Engineer, we would like to invite you to join us in the System Functional Safety Support Team as a Functional Safety Engineer in our Detroit, MI office.

From your home zone in Milpitas, you will work with a multinational and diverse team, collaborate with Safety Managers located in different regions, and support leading Automotive OEMs and Tier 1s. You can expect to foster a deep understanding of the automotive functional safety standard (ISO 26262) and build expertise in the latest automotive application trends and system know-how. Moreover, you will engage with cutting-edge System-on-Chip (SoC), Microcontrollers (MCU), and Power Management ICs (PMIC) products, strategically addressing future technological advancements and staying at the forefront of innovation in the rapidly evolving landscape of electronic components.

We are driving together with our customers the recent changes in the automotive industry such as ADAS and autonomous Driving, Electric Vehicles, and Gateway and Domain Control. Get inspired by our automotive visions.

Responsibilities:

• Serving as customer contact for Functional safety-related topics for Renesas Automotive Products. Learn more about our successful automotive embedded processor, analog, and power products.
• Remaining vigilant to the dynamic Functional Safety market trends and transferring them to our system functional safety requirements.
• Developing expertise in system functional safety architectures and customer use cases to strengthen product promotion and design-in.
• Being the point of contact for the sales and marketing teams for product promotion and customer support related to functional safety.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Computer Engineering or Physics (Masters preferred)
• Prefer candidate needs to be soon to graduate in May 2024 or graduated in May 2023 or Dec 2023.
• The candidate must be in the Bay Area.
• Passion for systems and electronics, ideally complemented by pre-existing hands-on experience.
• Understanding for software and embedded systems.
• Knowledge of analog & digital semiconductors.
• Interest in Functional Safety ISO 26262.
• Confidence in communication, required for engaging dialogues with the industry leaders in tech and automotive sectors.
• Desire and ability to work in a multicultural global organization that relies on unparalleled teamwork! Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world

The expected annual pay range for this position is $110K - $130K. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities and commission pay. Please note that the final offer amount will be dependent on the geographic location, applicable experience, and skill set of the candidate.

Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources

Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com.

Renesas’ mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

Renesas Electroncs 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.