Field Applications Engineer; FAE

Job Description

REMOTE - MUST BE WILLING TO BE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - PREFERRED ORANGE COUNTY (LA and San Diego included too.)

We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Field Applications Engineer (Analog & Power) to join our team. This role will serve as the technical lead for power and analog solutions
, supporting system-level design engagements across key customers, including pre- and post-design support activities such as schematic review, component selection, technical resource guidance, and issue resolution to help drive design-in to design-win success.

The FAE will:

• Lead customer power architecture development
  , including power tree design, device selection, and system optimization
• Perform technical design reviews
  , root-cause analysis, and hands‑on debug for complex analog and power‑related issues
• Drive new product evaluations and competitive positioning for Renesas power and analog portfolio (PMICs, DC/DC, LDOs, battery management, signal chain)
• Execute extensive hands‑on lab work
  , including board bring‑up, measurement, validation, and failure analysis
• Support system‑level design integration
  , ensuring alignment between power, processor, and connectivity subsystems
• Provide direct technical guidance to customers to accelerate designs from concept to production revenue
• Deliver field feedback to product divisions
  , influencing roadmap, feature prioritization, and system solution gaps
• Develop and present customer trainings, technical seminars, and internal enablement content

Success in this role requires the ability to translate component‑level expertise into system‑level solutions
, while building strong, trusted relationships with customers and internal teams.

• REMOTE - MUST BE WILLING TO BE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - PREFERRED ORANGE COUNTY (LA and San Diego included too.)
• BS Electrical Engineering (MSEE preferred)
• 8+ years of experience in Analog and Power Electronics (customer‑facing or design role)

• Establish strong relationships with sales, FAEs, and distribution
  , acting as the regional expert for power/analog
• Partner closely with product marketing and BU teams to drive alignment between field needs and roadmap
• Lead customers through power design challenges
  , from architecture through debug and production readiness
• Provide actionable, system‑level feedback to influence new product development
• Support cross‑functional engagements where power is a critical system dependency (MCU/MPU, AI, connectivity platforms)
• Deliver technical presentations, customer training, and design workshops
• Travel as needed to support key customer engagements (approx. ≤10-20%)

• Deep expertise in power conversion and management :
• Buck/boost converters, PMICs, LDOs
• Power tree sequencing and optimization
• Battery-powered system design (fuel gauging, charging, protection)
• Strong understanding of analog signal chain :
• Amplifiers, data converters, sensors, filtering, Noise, stability, and signal integrity considerations
• Proven experience in:
• System‑level power architecture design, Schematic and PCB layout review, especially for power integrity and thermal considerations, Bench characterization, validation, and debug of power systems
• Ability to work across domains:
• Interaction of power with MCUs/MPUs, DDR, high‑speed interfaces, and connectivity subsystems
• Hands‑on lab proficiency:
• Oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal analysis, transient response measurements
• Strong communication skills:
• Capable of translating deep technical content into customer‑facing solutions and value propositions
• Self‑driven, highly collaborative, able to own complex technical engagements end‑to‑end

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