The Core Power Team is seeking an enthusiastic Staff Level Application Engineer who will be responsible for the development and qualification of high-performance DC-DC power converter products with Renesas’ advanced control architectures. The job entails working with cross-functional groups to continually push the envelope of technology implemented in Renesas products.

The location for this position is Durham, NC

Responsibilities:

The candidate will participate in the entire product development cycle of power management IC’s, such as buck converters, boost converters, and buck-boost converters, PMICs and multi-phase regulators. Primary responsibilities will include:

• contribute to the definition of innovative and differentiated products
• product validation and characterization (hands-on work in the lab)
• technical documentation (e.g. datasheet, application note, and design guidelines)
• set up and execute simulations of power converter circuits and systems
• training of field applications engineers as well as customer engineers
• customer support, including off-site support at customer facilities
• system level testing and characterization
• work closely with local and remote teams (FAE’s, design/test/product/reliability engineering, and marketing) to perform the tasks listed above

Qualifications:

The candidate should have a minimum 10 years of industry experience in power management IC applications. We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter with good communication skills (both written and verbal) and knowledge in the following areas:

• Understanding of DC/DC converter topologies, particularly those optimized for handheld devices and notebook/desktop computer applications. These include buck, boost, buck-boost, charge pump converters, and LDO’s.
• Excellent knowledge of control theory, closed loop compensation, stability analysis, phase margin, etc.
• Experience with analog circuit modeling and simulation tools (e.g. Simplis, PSpice, etc.)
  • Modeling experience from a block perspective desired
• Schematic capture, PCB design tools such as Orcad, Allegro. 
• Proficient with product characterization equipment such as oscilloscope, power supplies, electronic load, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, and function generator.
• Familiar with power management architectures of mobile and other battery powered devices such as wearable devices, smartphones, and tablet/notebook PCs.
• Familiarity with I2C, PMBUS, SPI, SPMI communication protocols
• Familiarity with analog circuits and/or IC design including op-amps, DACs, ADCs, LDOs is also desirable.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Multi-phase regulator experience is a plus

Education:

• BSEE, MSEE, or PhD preferred.
• BS +12; MS + 10; PhD +7 years’ experience

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran

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