Senior Field Applications Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a highly capable Senior Field Applications Engineer (FAE) to support strategic customers across datacenter, AI, server, and advanced computing markets. This role is based in the San Jose, CA area.

This position combines strong hands-on technical execution, customer-facing support, and system-level power expertise. The ideal candidate brings experience in power electronics and board-level debug, with the ability to support customers through design, bring-up, validation, and issue resolution. This role is well-suited for an experienced engineer who can work independently on complex technical issues while collaborating effectively across internal and customer teams.

Renesas provides comprehensive training on our digital multiphase power solutions, helping new engineers build expertise in our architectures, tools, and validation methodologies.

Responsibilities

Customer Facing Technical Support

• Serve as a key technical interface for customer accounts, supporting power architecture and voltage regulator engagements from design phase through production.
• Provide technical guidance on digital multiphase power controllers, power modules, and server-class power delivery solutions.
• Support schematic reviews, layout reviews, board bring-up, debug, and validation activities.
• Generate customer-facing technical materials including program updates, validation reports, controller configuration files, issue summaries, and supporting waveform data.
• Assist customers during system validation, including VR performance, telemetry, protection behavior, and interaction with CPU, GPU, ASIC, or SoC power domains.

VR Simulation and Validation

• Perform VR solution simulations with application-specific PDNs in SIMPLIS to support design reviews and early risk reduction.
• Execute validation of multiphase power solutions for datacenter and AI platforms, including transient response, efficiency, telemetry, fault behavior, and protection features.
• Develop and maintain test plans, validation checklists, and coverage matrices to ensure thorough evaluation across operating conditions.
• Use lab instrumentation and structured test methods to support repeatable, high-quality validation.

Debug and Root Cause Analysis

• Diagnose complex electrical and system issues using oscilloscopes, electronic loads, current probes, network analyzers, power supplies, and related lab equipment.
• Drive issue resolution with urgency, including support for high-priority customer escalations.
• Partner with design, systems, and applications teams to identify root cause and help define corrective actions.
• Escalate appropriately when deeper cross-functional support is needed, while maintaining ownership of customer communication and follow-through.

Program Execution and Technical Ownership

• Work closely with Sales, Product Line, Marketing, and engineering teams to support successful customer engagements and design wins.
• Manage multiple customer activities in parallel, including design support, validation efforts, debug tasks, and issue tracking.
• Drive execution against customer milestones and internal priorities with strong attention to detail and responsiveness.
• Help mitigate technical risk on active programs by identifying issues early and driving timely action.
• Support successful design adoption by combining technical depth with practical judgment on where to focus effort for the highest customer and business impact.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in power electronics, voltage regulator validation, power applications, or system-level power architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with bench-level electrical testing and debug methodologies.
• Working knowledge of oscilloscopes, function generators, electronic loads, power supplies, current probes, and soldering tools.
• Experience supporting customer technical issues through structured debug and problem-solving.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both engineers and customer stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent technical activities with a strong sense of urgency and ownership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI, ML, CPU, GPU, or server power delivery applications.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • multiphase buck converters and digital VR controllers
  • high current server or AI power designs
  • SIMPLIS simulation environment
• Familiarity with validation planning, test automation, and lab instrumentation workflows.
• Experience working directly with strategic customers in a field applications, systems, or product applications role.
• Ability to balance technical problem-solving with commercial awareness in support of design win execution.

We Offer

• The expected annual pay range for this position is $135K - $168K. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities.
• 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.

About the Company

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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