Principal Application Engineer,GaN

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Principal Application Engineer to join our team specializing in low-voltage GaN (Gallium Nitride) technology. With at least 10 years of experience in power electronics you will be responsible for driving product definition developing innovative reference designs and supporting customers through deep technical expertise. You will also contribute to the creation of technical materials and relay valuable feedback to guide product development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Definition: Lead the definition of new low-voltage GaN products ensuring alignment with customer needs and emerging market demands.
• Reference Design & Evaluation Board Development: Design and develop innovative reference designs and evaluation boards using low-voltage GaN technology to demonstrate product capabilities and help customers integrate the products effectively.
• LV GaN Focus Areas:
  Develop reference designs for industrial consumer and computing applications
  Optimize switching performance in compact thermally constrained environments
  Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address EMI thermal and layout challenges unique to LV GaN designs
• Customer Support: Provide expert customer support including on-site troubleshooting and customer visits to offer technical guidance and resolve design issues.
• Technical Documentation: Create high-quality technical collaterals including application notes white papers and marketing materials that communicate product benefits use cases and best practices.
• Customer Feedback Integration: Collect and relay customer feedback to the product team to shape future product features and improvements.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors or masters degree in electrical/Electronics/Power Electronics Engineering or in any of the related field
• Relevant 2 years of experience working with high/low-voltage GaN technology and power electronics
• Hands-on experience in AC-DC DC-DC or DC-AC converter development for industrial datacenter consumer or computing applications
• Nice to have: Experience in embedded firmware for power converters
• Excellent skills in testing high-speed WBG (Wide Bandgap) device switching
• Strong fundamentals in power electronics with a focus on low-voltage GaN-based systems
• Excellent technical writing skills for producing application notes white papers and documentation
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for working directly with customers
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical challenges

Skills:

• Proficiency in Altium for schematic design and PCB layout
• Experience with power electronics simulation tools such as Simetrix Simplis PLECS and LTSpice
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in designing magnetic components (e.g. inductors transformers)

Additional Information :

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 .

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.

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 .

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.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. As the industrys 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 21000 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.     
 

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. As the industrys 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 21000 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 peoples 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. Lets 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.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. As the industrys 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 21000 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 peoples 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. Lets 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.