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.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Application Ownership

• Serve as a technical authority for low-voltage GaN discrete devices and GaN-based IC solutions.
• Establish system-level best practices for high-frequency switching, gate driving, PCB layout, EMI mitigation, thermal optimization, and robustness.

Provide application expertise for:

• o Datacenter power systems (auxiliary rails, high-current DC-DC, control and bias supplies)
• o Solar energy and energy storage systems (low-voltage DC architectures, auxiliary converters)
• o Audio power applications (high-efficiency Class-D power stages, low-noise power conversion)
• o Battery-powered and distributed power systems
• o Designs transitioning from silicon MOSFETs to GaN

Reference Design & Evaluation Platform Development

• Architect and develop low-voltage GaN reference designs and evaluation platforms using discrete GaN FETs, half-bridge stages, and integrated GaN ICs.
• Demonstrate clear system-level advantages over silicon solutions, including:
• Higher switching frequencies
• Improved efficiency across load conditions
• Increased power density
• Reduced thermal footprint
• Lead board bring-up, lab characterization, waveform optimization, and performance benchmarking.

Product Validation

• Define and execute application-driven product validation strategies for low-voltage GaN discretes and GaN ICs.
• Validate performance across:
• Switching behavior and dynamic characteristics
• Safe operating limits and robustness
• Thermal performance and derating
• EMI behavior and layout sensitivity
• Application-specific stress conditions relevant to datacenter, solar, and audio systems
• Collaborate closely with design, test, and quality teams to ensure strong correlation between lab validation and real-world customer use cases.
• Identify corner cases and system-level interactions to improve product robustness and customer guidance.

Customer Enablement & Expert Support

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers adopting low-voltage GaN-based power stages, including those migrating from silicon MOSFET solutions.
• Perform schematic reviews, PCB layout reviews, and system-level debugging.
• Deliver technical workshops, training sessions, and in-depth design reviews.

Technical Collateral & Thought Leadership

•  Develop high-quality application notes, design guides, and white papers focused on:
• Low-voltage GaN integration best practices
• High-frequency power stage design
• MOSFET-to-GaN migration strategies
• Noise-, efficiency-, and thermal-optimized designs
• Represent Renesas in customer engagements and technical forums.

Mentorship & Cross-Team Collaboration

• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, strengthening application engineering capability.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, marketing, test, and quality teams to ensure strong technical alignment and execution excellence.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Ph.D. in Power Electronics or a related discipline preferred.
• Experience
• 8+ years of experience in power electronics design or application engineering.
• Strong hands-on background in low-voltage power stages using silicon MOSFETs and/or GaN devices.
• · Demonstrated experience supporting customer designs in high-performance power applications.
• Technical Expertise
• Deep understanding of low-voltage power electronics, fast-switching devices, and wide-bandgap behavior.
• Practical experience with:
• Low-voltage GaN discretes and integrated GaN ICs
• Gate-drive optimization and power stage design
• High-frequency PCB layout techniques
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Altium preferred).
• Experience with simulation tools such as PLECS, LTspice, Simplis, or Simetrix.
• Knowledge of magnetic component selection and optimization.

Preferred

• Exposure to power management firmware or digital control loops.
• Familiarity with reliability, EMI, and compliance considerations.

Soft Skills

• Strong customer-facing communication skills.
• Excellent system-level problem-solving and troubleshooting capability.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical design guidance.

Core Competencies

• Low-voltage GaN application leadership
• Product and application validation
• MOSFET-to-GaN transition expertise
• Customer-centric technical problem solving
• Mentorship and knowledge sharing 

Why Join Renesas?

• Work on best-in-class low-voltage GaN products shaping the future of datacenter, solar, and audio power systems.
• Design and validate real customer-relevant applications, not just datasheets.
• Collaborate with highly experienced engineering teams across the globe.
• Be recognized as a technic

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.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.