Staff Application Engineer (board designs)

You will support the local team with board hardware modifications and needed board developments. You will develop embedded bring-up software (proof-of-concept), define and review PCB board designs for automotive R-CAR devices. You will discuss requirements for the next-generation ADAS products that include evaluation boards, tools, software and hardware. You will write embedded software for enabling the users to bring the device to life. You will support the software and tool teams with your expertise in hardware and software.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Support all Board-related topics (e.g., design, documentation)
• Selecting Components
• Working closely with PCB Layout (CAD)
• Device bring-up, debug and power consumption analysis.
• Define and write requirements on hardware related topics (e.g., initial program loader, boot up)
• Support automotive customers with Renesas R-CAR hardware, tool or software issues.

• 15+ years of experience in Board and PCB Design.
• Relevant embedded programming and debugging skills with C/Cpp on a system similar to R-CAR SOC
• Review specifications and schematics for high complexity boards. ​
• Support CAD designers on complicated layout and routing by review and consulting​.
• Hands-on experience with prototyping hardware/electronics and software projects 
• Proven track record for bring up and debugging of new boards and complex devices​.
• Familiarity with signal integrity and power integrity concepts
• Electronics design from schematics to PCB design/assembly
• Experience designing for manufacturability.
• Solid understanding of embedded systems, microcontroller architectures and communication interfaces
• Design/Development of embedded devices and firmware (preferably ARM-based)
• Experience working with Linux OS (QNX is a plus)
• Experience in tool programming is a plus.
• An academic degree in Computer Science, Electronics or similar
• Work independently in an international team with several internal stakeholders.
• Team player having good communication skills and very good English in speech and writing.

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.