Sr Staff Application Engineer - Firmware & Security

About the Position

Renesas is a leading global semiconductor company with a significant presence in India. We are seeking a Sr Staff Application Engineer - Firmware & Security to join our team in Bengaluru, KA, India. This role is pivotal in shaping the usability and functionality of our automotive microcontrollers, focusing on security and secure communication in automotive applications.

Responsibilities

• Technical Ownership: Drive the development of complex embedded applications and reference designs using Renesas MCUs, with a focus on security and secure communication in automotive applications.
• Embedded Architecture and Firmware Expertise: Provide deep technical direction on low-level embedded programming, real-time operating systems, hardware abstraction layers, and system performance optimization.
• Customer Enablement: Serve as a senior technical advisor to strategic automotive customers, supporting integration and deployment of MCU solutions within their systems.
• Marketing and Sales Support: Offer efficient technical assistance to our marketing and sales teams during design activities, ensuring successful implementation and integration.
• Provide technical training to FAE, Sales, partners, and customers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with hardware and software teams to ensure cohesive, robust, and scalable solutions.

Requirements

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar field of study.
• 6+ years of experience in embedded systems software development, ideally within the automotive domain.
• Deep knowledge of:
  • Embedded processors and microcontroller architectures in automotive applications (preferable ARM and RH850)
  • Secure Architectures (EVITA, TrustZone), Hardware Crypto accelerators (HSM)
  • Automotive Cybersecurity (ISO21434)
  • Secure bootloader and secure update (OTA)
  • Secure on-board communication (MACsec, TLS)
  • Embedded operating systems
  • Low-level embedded programming in C, and scripting with Python or equivalent

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Be part of a team that shapes the future of automotive technology.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Comprehensive benefits and professional development opportunities.

About the Company

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 employees 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.