Sales Engineering Intern - Farmington Hills, MI

Renesas is seeking a dynamic, entry level Sales engineer with technical background in the field of Electrical and/or computer engineering. Candidates shall be determined self-starters who can effectively manage their own schedule and will demonstrate consistent growth in learning the role of a Sales Engineer. As a Sales Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for driving sales growth by identifying new business opportunities and expanding our footprint in our existing customer base.

This position you will learn the Renesas portfolio, opportunity management, customer engagements and business strategy. Mentors will include other Sales managers and application engineers. At the end of the assignment, you will join a sales team as a Technical Sales Engineer, where you will be responsible for growing revenue and account management of your assigned customers.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Quickly become familiar with Renesas product portfolio
• Interface professionally with customers to understand their technical needs and challenges
• Identify and pursue new design activity at key customers
• Work collaboratively with sales, marketing, distribution partners and product engineers to define the best solutions for customers, including block diagrams, schematics, simulations, etc.
•  Learn the process and skills to accurately track and forecast revenue
•  Establish and grow relationships across a wide range of customers
•  Grow sales funnel and revenue

• Currently enrolled and in process of getting a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related field
•  Cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA or higher
•  Engineering Degree in process, electrical or computer engineering preferred
•  Self-starter with strong communication skills
•  Proficiency in English, both verbal and written
•  Basics in embedded system design with ability to understand and create block diagrams of customer applications.
•  Motivated, Responsive and Driven Personality required with strong organizational skills
•  Travel required

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.

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 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.