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.

To reinforce our Application Engineering, Automotive Digital Products Marketing Division, based in Düsseldorf, we are looking for a highly motivated Staff/Sr Staff Application Engineer to join our team.

In your new role you will be responsible of:

• The support of hardware solutions for Renesas 32-bit Automotive Microcontrollers 
  Contribute to new product definition and planning

• The collection, definition, and follow-up on customer/market hardware requirements

• Defining requirements for future Microcontroller products i.e., hardware, software, and tools, and discussing them with the respective development teams

• Acting as a bridge hardware solutions with related software solutions, requirements, and tools

• Working with internal marketing teams to define and roll out Renesas solution menus

• The creation and presentation of supporting material such as Collaterals, Application Notes, Training, Reference Designs

• Coordination and effective information exchange with Renesas Headquarters

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar field of study. 

• Minimum 8 years of related work experience 

• Understand automotive system technical requirements and propose optimized products and solutions. 

• Comprehensive knowledge of embedded microcontrollers, development tools and ecosystems 

• Good understanding of schematics, layouts, and digital components 

• Motivated to initiate and drive projects to completion with an open mind for working in an international environment. 

• Good sense of understanding technical requirements and customer expectations 

• Basic knowledge of development and manufacturing costs for commercial evaluation of the best system solution to propose to customers. 

• Leadership skills to set direction for the development of projects and ability to negotiate optimal solutions. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication and English skills. 

• Creativity and team spirit. 

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.