Sr Mgr, Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Manager of Field Applications Engineering (FAE) with a background in Embedded Processing products to lead a high‑performance team supporting strategic customers in the northeast US and eastern Canada region.

This is a player–coach position: you will balance hands‑on technical ownership of key programs with strategic leadership of a growing team. You will drive customer success with Renesas’ embedded processing portfolio while developing and mentoring a team of embedded processing and analog & power FAEs.

Responsibilities:

Player Responsibilities (Hands‑On Technical Leadership)

• Act as the lead technical interface for customers, providing exceptional support for Renesas’ MCU, MPU, and Connectivity products.
• Partner closely with Sales to help define and implement the sales strategy for embedded processing products at assigned accounts from discovery through production.
• Determine customer requirements and expectations and proactively recommend products, solutions, and services needed to develop their end user applications.
• Help develop new business by collecting customer feedback and market trends to identify areas for product/solution improvement and new solutions.
• Manage and drive issue escalations with internal engineering teams to ensure rapid, high-quality resolution.
• Provide clear and actionable program updates to senior leadership.

Coach Responsibilities (People & Team Leadership)

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of FAEs supporting the full Renesas portfolio at strategic accounts.
• Set role clarity, expectations, and technical development targets for each team member.
• Guide resource allocation, balancing customer priorities with team bandwidth and skill set.
• Conduct performance reviews, support career development, and establish a culture of accountability, collaboration, and technical rigor.

Internal Collaboration & Strategy

• Collaborate with Product Line, Marketing, and Sales Enablement teams to provide customer-driven product feedback and influence future roadmaps.
• Champion field insights related to next-generation embedded processing solutions.
• Coordinate technical handoffs and shared engagements across global FAE teams.
• Support the creation of technical content, training, and best practices shared across the broader FAE organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience with ARM and/or proprietary MCU-based embedded processing design.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience (team lead, supervisor, manager, or equivalent player–coach role).
• Strong proficiency in embedded processor project design and debug using development tools for RTOS and Linux-based embedded systems.
• Good understanding of hardware design and schematic related to MCU.
• Demonstrated ability to interface directly with customers on complex technical topics, supporting design engineers through project discovery, part selection, and solution implementation through production.
• Excellent communication skills in English with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to varied audiences.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Experience with Renesas MCU/MPU products or similar semiconductor products.
• Experience with wireless connectivity products supporting BLE, Wi-FI, and NFC .
• Experience in embedded AI/ML applications.
• Proven success in developing early‑career engineers and building high‑performance technical teams.
• Strong cross‑functional leadership experience with Product Line, Marketing, Sales, or Systems Engineering organizations.

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 22,000 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. Shape Your Future with Us.  

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