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 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

Are you an experienced embedded systems expert passionate about driving innovation in automotive technology? Join our MCU Tools and Ecosystem team as a Senior Staff Application Engineer, where you will play a strategic role in shaping the development and adoption of Renesas’ next-generation microcontroller ecosystem. You will provide technical guidance, drive cross-functional initiatives, and actively participate in the design, deployment, and optimization of embedded systems for automotive applications.

This role offers the opportunity to influence architectural decisions, define embedded tool strategies, and engage directly with top-tier automotive customers and internal stakeholders to guide the development of cutting-edge solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Ownership: Drive the development of complex embedded applications and reference designs using Renesas MCUs, with a focus on motor control, inverter, communication gateway, and other key 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 and Ecosystem Enablement: Serve as a senior technical advisor to strategic automotive customers, supporting integration and deployment of MCU solutions within their systems.
• Toolchain and Ecosystem Strategy: Influence the roadmap of MCU tools, SDKs, and development environments based on customer needs and market trends.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead collaboration across hardware, software, and applications teams to ensure cohesive, robust, and scalable solutions.
• Mentorship and Guidance: Mentor junior engineers and application teams, promoting knowledge sharing and technical excellence.
• Quality and Testing: Implement automated testing methodologies, including system-level test strategies for embedded platforms, ensuring high reliability and compliance with automotive standards.
  

Qualifications

You are best equipped for this role if you have:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in embedded systems software development, ideally within the automotive domain.

Deep knowledge of:

• Embedded processors and microcontroller architectures in automotive applications
• Embedded operating systems
• Automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet)
• Low-level embedded programming in C, and scripting with Python or equivalent
• Development, integration, and debugging of low-level drivers and firmware components, including hardware abstraction layers and related middleware
• Board-level design, circuit analysis, debugging with tools such as oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
• Automated and system-level testing frameworks and methodologies

Additionally you have:

• Proven ability to drive complex technical initiatives and align cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to represent technical solutions clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
• A collaborative mindset with a passion for mentorship, innovation, and delivering impactful results.

Additional Information

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 21,000 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. Let’s Shape the Future together.

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.