Senior Staff Product Engineer

Position Summary 

Renesas Electronics is seeking an experienced Product Engineer ( Senior Staff level) to lead the development qualification release and sustaining of advanced semiconductor power products. This role is responsible for driving product engineering execution across the full lifecycle from silicon bring-up through high-volume production with a strong focus on product quality yield optimization reliability and customer success. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in power semiconductor technologies (e.g. Point of loads (POL) Hotswap/Efuse Drivers solutions) and demonstrate strong ownership of complex technical challenges while influencing cross-functional teams. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Own product engineering activities across the full lifecycle including silicon bring-up characterization qualification production release and sustaining 

• Define and execute comprehensive product qualification strategies aligned to JEDEC and industry standards 

• Drive reliability stress planning and interpretation including HTOL HAST/uHAST TC ELFR and associated qualification methodologies. 

• Lead ESD and latch-up qualification strategy data analysis and failure resolution in alignment with product requirements. 

• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex product test and manufacturing issues 

• Drive improvements in yield test efficiency product performance and cost of quality 

• Define and execute characterization and qualification strategies to ensure robust product release 

• Partner with design and test engineering teams to optimize DFT test coverage and correlation (bench vs ATE vs system) 

• Lead cross-functional efforts to resolve customer issues and field escalations 

• Analyse yield parametric and reliability data to identify trends and drive corrective actions 

• Influence product test and manufacturing decisions through strong technical judgment and data-driven insights 

• Serve as a recognized subject matter expert in product engineering statistical analysis reliability and failure analysis. 

• Lead cross-functional efforts across design applications reliability and test teams to resolve highly complex technical challenges. 

• Provide leadership in defining characterization plans qualification strategies and analysis methodologies. 

• Communicate complex analytical findings qualification results and failure analysis conclusions to diverse stakeholders including senior leadership. 

• Influence product release decisions through data-driven insight technical expertise and sound engineering judgment. 

• Act as a key authority on product readiness with accountability for decisions impacting product quality and business outcomes. 

• Work on complex ambiguous problems requiring evaluation of incomplete or conflicting data applying conceptual and statistical thinking to determine optimal solutions. 

• Anticipate technical risks in product performance qualification adequacy and reliability margins and proactively drive improvements. 

• Contribute to development of best practices in qualification methodology data analysis and engineering decision frameworks. 

• Mentor junior engineers in advanced statistical techniques reliability interpretation and structured problem solving and contribute to development of best practices 

Qualifications :

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Microelectronics Engineering 

• 10 years of experience in semiconductor product engineering test engineering or related roles 

• Strong experience in semiconductor industry with preference for power / analog / mixed-signal products 

• Deep understanding of product lifecycle (NPI through sustaining) 

• Strong working knowledge of JEDEC standards (e.g. JESD47 JESD22 series) and industry qualification practices. 

• Hands-on experience with ESD qualification (HBM CDM) and latch-up testing/analysis. 

• Experience with reliability stress planning and interpretation (HTOL HAST TC ELFR etc.). 

• Proven track record solving complex technical and yield-related issues 

• Strong data analysis skills (JMP Python MATLAB or similar) 

• Demonstrated success driving efficiency improvements in characterization qualification and yield analysis workflows. 

• Experience with ATE silicon characterization and production environments 

• Deep expertise in statistical analysis including distribution analysis correlation analysis and limit optimization. 

• Strong background in product characterization and electrical performance evaluation. 

• Extensive experience in reliability qualification ESD and latch-up methodologies. 

• Demonstrated expertise in failure analysis and root cause investigation across multiple failure modes. 

• Proven leadership in solving highly complex technical problems using data-driven approaches. 

• Experience influencing engineering decisions and leading cross-functional technical initiatives. 

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)  

• Successfully lead on-time product releases with robust characterization and qualification coverage 

• Drive measurable improvements in yield test cost and product quality 

• Achieve timely resolution of critical product and customer issues 

• Establish strong correlation between bench ATE and system-level performance 

• Influence key product and test decisions to improve competitiveness 

• Contribute to team capability growth through mentorship and technical leadership 

Additional Information :

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries we offer the opportunity to work on worldleading technology for Automotive Industrial Infrastructure and IoT shaping a safer healthier greener and smarter future.

At Renesas TAGIE is our culture grounded in being Transparent Agile Global Innovative and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time