Senior Application Engineer – Low-Voltage GaN, Motor Drive Applications

Renesas is seeking a talented and driven Senior Applications Engineer to lead the development of advanced reference designs and provide expert customer support for low-voltage motor drive applications using low-voltage GaN discretes GaN-based power stages and GaN driver ICs. 

This role focuses on enabling BLDC/PMSM motor drives compact inverter stages robotics drones emobility subsystems and battery-powered systems where efficiency switching performance and power density are critical. 

You will collaborate with customers define nextgeneration GaN-based motor control solutions and produce technical collateral that accelerates adoption of low-voltage GaN technologies. 

Key Responsibilities 

Product Definition & Application Expertise 

• Contribute to defining new low-voltage GaN FETs power stages and integrated driver solutions for motor control applications. 

• Provide system-level insight into requirements for battery-powered and lightweight motor drives. 

• Influence roadmap and feature prioritization for next-generation GaN ICs and power stages. 

Reference Design Development 

• Design validate and optimize low-voltage GaN-based motor drive reference designs (e.g. 2460 V BLDC drives compact inverter modules). 

• Implement highfrequency switching techniques to maximize efficiency thermal performance and EMI robustness. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop evaluation boards demonstrating GaN system benefits. 

Customer Support & Enablement 

• Deliver expert technical support for customers integrating LV GaN in motor drives including schematic reviews and troubleshooting. 

• Conduct technical trainings workshops and in-depth design reviews for key accounts. 

• Support customers in transitioning from traditional MOSFETs to GaN-based power stages. 

Technical Documentation 

• Create application notes design guides white papers and best-practice guidelines for low-voltage GaN motor drive systems. 

• Communicate integration techniques performance advantages and GaN-specific design considerations. 

Feedback Integration 

• Gather customer insights and use-cases to influence future GaN products and system solutions. 

• Work closely with engineering teams to refine device features packaging and driving requirements. 

Qualifications :

Education 

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field. 

• Ph.D. preferred but not required. 

Experience 

• 5 years of experience in power electronics or motor drive application engineering. 

• Hands-on experience with low-voltage motor drives BLDC/PMSM control and inverter power stages. 

• Experience designing with GaN FETs GaN driver ICs or high-speed switching devices strongly preferred. 

Technical Expertise 

• Strong fundamentals in low-voltage motor drive control inverter design and power stage optimization. 

• Proficiency with GaN switching behavior layout best practices dead-time tuning and high-frequency operation. 

• Schematic design and PCB layout experience (Altium preferred). 

• Familiarity with simulation tools (PLECS LTSpice Simplis). 

• Background in magnetic component selection (inductors gate drive magnetics current sensors). 

Preferred 

• Experience with motor control firmware (FOC sinusoidal control PWM modulation). 

• Understanding of standards relevant to low-voltage motor drives in robotics industrial or consumer systems. 

Soft Skills 

• Strong customer-facing communication skills. 

• Excellent problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration capabilities. 

Core Competencies 

• Low-voltage motor drive system design 

• GaN-based power stage development and optimization 

• Application-level problem solving and customer support 

• Technical documentation & knowledge sharing 

• Cross-functional collaboration with product and design teams 

Additional Information :

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.

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time