Staff Field Applications Engineer (FAE ) - San Francisco Bay Area

Company Description

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 the 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.

Job Description

• This engineer at first will work under a senior level Field Applications Engineer to assist with the support and development of new customer designs, perform technical reviews, provide analysis and troubleshooting efforts.
• Efforts will be focused on understanding and demonstrating Renesas’ value proposition and solving technical concerns to ensure that the customer uses Renesas products.
• As a Field-Based Applications Engineer, you will be the primary technical resource for pre-sales and post-sales support in your region for selected customer base with early on guidance from senior level Field Applications Engineer.
• Your main responsibility is securing design wins across a wide range of Networking/Infrastructure and Cloud based customers primarily focusing on the Renesas Analog and Timing product portfolio.
• You will meet with customers and use your analog and timing expertise to cultivate design opportunities, position Renesas products, demonstrate technology, address customer obstacles and advance opportunities to design wins.
• You will provide real-time support in both reactive and proactive modes for key customers and the Renesas Sales team.
• You are highly driven, customer-focused, hold excellent problem solving and communication skills, and have ability to handle several complex issues in parallel.
• You will regularly support customers on-site in a pre-sales and post-sales technical role as they work through system design and post related board bring-up/debug issues.
• Your specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
• Must be able to effectively troubleshoot customer issues related to Renesas Analog and Timing products, assist with schematic reviews , lead technical discussions and to present technical features and benefits of Renesas products.
• Achieve assigned design win and revenue goals for Renesas products.
• Provide guidance on the value and strategic fit of the assigned product family and then work with the account teams to establish the proper sales goals and strategy.
• Establish dialogue with marketing and management teams of the assigned product lines, updating them on progress of the agreed to objectives and market dynamics as well as competitive inputs.
• Ability to demo Renesas evaluation boards and SW GUI’s to customer and assist with related questions.
• Able to conduct schematic/layout design review.
• Understands competitive offering and uses detailed product understanding to overcome customer obstacles.
• Leads the effort for technical discovery (uncovering) on key customer designs. Must establish a close relationship with customer including HW designers, component engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience in analog/mixed signal products experience is a plus.
• Experience with CPU/SOC/GPU/FPGA/ASIC system design and specification is a plus.
• Applies business acumen to strive for success while prioritizing efforts towards highest ROI opportunities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are mandatory, as customer interface will be a significant aspect of the job.
• Personable with ability to develop rapport and trust with customers and colleagues alike.
• Must be a self-motivated team player who is able to take direction, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and communicate effectively.

Additional Information

The expected annual pay range for this position is $129,000- $193,500. This position is also eligible for commission pay. Please note that