Senior SW System Architect

Job Purpose:

• (Lead) Software Architect for Renesas wireless connectivity product Software
• Responsible for translating customer and marketing input to software specs
• Key contributor to Dialog’s software products roadmap definition
• Support and escort marketing in customer meetings, lead technical discussions
• Responsible to participate in (Bluetooth) industry standards activities and derive corresponding specifications for our SW and HW platforms.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Develop world class Software architecture for Renesas’s low power wireless connectivity silicon products
• Deliver clear specifications of software architecture to the SW Protocol and SW Platform development teams
• Drive SW Protocol and SW Platform developments with the SDK team and ensure deliverables are meeting the specification
• Define key performance indicators (footprint, CPU utilization, …)
• Support marketing activities and participate at customer meetings to help understand customer needs and identify improvements and evolutions needed in the SDK platform
• Scanning of related technologies and market trends; competitive SW architecture analysis
• React to customer requirements and issues
• Presenting Renesas’ technology and visions at customers or to management
• Lead Software feasibility phases for new low power wireless connectivity products
• Ability to convert loosely defined Product Requirements to well-structured Software Architecture Specifications and System Verification plans that meet the requirements of the customer.

• Technically supervise Software aspects for new low power wireless connectivity products
• Participate in Bluetooth SIG standardization activities.
  • Provide organization regular feedback on trends.
  • Incorporate feedback into specifications towards SW arch and development teams.
  • Influence specification (where possible) in line with Renesas interests.    
• System level know-how of low-power wireless systems and protocols, e.g. Bluetooth Smart and 802.15.4
• 5+ years deep working experience in Embedded Software Development.
• Experience in architectural specification and API definition
• Able to drive and work with remote SW development teams to realize the architecture
• Ability to analyze sometimes fuzzy client propositions/wishes of high complexity using best practices, based on internal technical knowhow and knowledge of clients’ systems
• Colleagues and customer development and coaching skills

• Desirable

• Experience in Zephyr Operating System and specifically the Connectivity stack

• Embedded System-on-Chip software architecture design and development knowledge
• Experience in Bluetooth single/dual mode stack development
• Embedded system HW knowledge

• Essential: Degree in Computer science, Electronics or embedded systems, with experience as system software architect for embedded systems
• Detailed technical experience in system definition/concept engineering within embedded systems/electronics/semiconductor industry
• Academic skill level and work attitude

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 www.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  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.