Staff Application Engineer - Product Marketing Team

Japan

Engineering – Software Engineer / Full-Time / Hybrid

We're hiring a Staff Application Engineer for a global semiconductor company developing advanced microcontrollers — RH850 and ARM-based solutions powering the safety, performance, and intelligence of next-generation automotive applications.

About the role

As a Staff Application Engineer in their Technical Marketing team, you will work in a global environment providing support and comprehensive technical information to our customers, internal teams, and business partners. The technical focus will be on RH850 or ARM microcontrollers in general and the handling of the associated ecosystem tools system with respect to automotive applications.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise and support to customers, internal teams and
businesses partners.
Perform product training and workshops.
Provide technical expertise with respect to RH850 or ARM devices and their
ecosystems.
Drive the market introduction of Renesas MCU’s products in cooperation
with key customers.
Develop a solid technical understanding of our products with respect to
automotive systems.
Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, FAEs, and device design teams to ensure
technical requirements are met when new Renesas products are being
designed.
Research new technology trends and provide insight and feedback to the
product development teams for next generation devices.
Develop supporting technical documents and application notes.
Travel to customers, business partners and internally if required.
Attend conferences, industry events or participate in internal training
events.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or
Computer Science with 5+ years of experience or a Master’s degree in
Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with
3+ years of experience.
Experience with Automotive customers and applications is desired.
Experience in developing MCU-based products and systems.
Hands-on experience in system bring-up, testing, and debugging.
Experience designing with or using embedded system development tools.
Ability to analyze, debug and solve a variety of technical problems.
Good sense of understanding technical requirements and customer
expectations.
Ability or manage complex projects and multi-task.
Strong communication skills, team-oriented and the ability to work in a
multicultural environment.
Good command of the English language (written and spoken) Proficient
handling of standard PC tools (MS-Office).
Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle
uncertainty.

Additional Information

Location: Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
Work Model: Hybrid (3 days in-office, 2 days remote)
Open to relocation: This role is open to candidates located anywhere who are open to relocating to Japan

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