Principal Application Engineer

Job description

Seeking an experienced Application engineer to work with the Renesas Memory Interface Validation and Apps team on state-of-the-art products such as RCD and data buffers. This is a position with high visibility and high growth potential. Duties/Responsibilities Support product development life cycle from conception to production release. This involves interfacing with multiple functional teams including Design Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality Assurance, and other engineering groups.

Achieve thorough and methodic understanding of requirements and challenges from the application environment. Continuously expand detailed knowledge of Renesas Memory Interface product offerings. Work with customers to help them achieve their goals and solve problems. Write application notes and other documentation for external customers and partners, as well as for internal company users. Develop solutions to help maximize performance of Renesas products in the user application environment.

Participate in the development of new product specifications to help ensure Renesas products will remain competitive in the field. Design and debug hardware and software for lab validation and qualification purposes.

Qualifications

10+ years of direct experience in post-Silicon applications, debug, and validation. Strong knowledge of DDR3/DDR4/DDR5 and/or SERDES protocols, testing and application. Familiar with computer system architecture, especially for Intel x86 server system. Skilled in the use of lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, pattern generators, ATE, Logic Analyzers. Skilled in test automation development using Python. Experience in high-speed test board design, analysis, and debug.

Familiarity with DIMM RCD, Data Buffer and I2C and I3C devices is a plus. Good writing skills desired.

Education

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related, with 10+ years of relevant experience. Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related, with 15+ years of relevant experience.