Senior Staff MCU and Digital Power Application Engineer

About the role

Renesas Electronics is looking for a highly motivated MCU Application Engineer with a hybrid skill set covering general-purpose MCU application engineering and Digital Power expertise. The role supports customers and internal teams by enabling MCU-based systems that integrate power management, DC-DC control and embedded firmware. The position is full-time.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert-level technical support to customers using Renesas MCU and digital power products (PMICs, digital controllers, power SoCs)
• Perform board bring-up, MCU peripheral configuration and system-level debugging
• Help customers with digital power solutions such as DC-DC converters, PMICs and MCU-based power control
• Develop, debug and optimize embedded firmware in C/C++ (bare-metal or RTOS)
• Develop proof-of-concept solutions and technical collateral combining MCU and power solutions
• Design and tune digital control loops (voltage, current, power factor, multi-phase systems)
• Troubleshoot control stability, efficiency, EMI, transient response and thermal performance issues
• Work with FAEs, marketing and BU engineering teams on design-ins and customer escalations
• Deliver training, workshops and customer presentations on digital power solutions

Required profile

• BS in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering (MS preferred)
• 8+ years of professional experience in embedded systems and digital power applications
• Hands-on experience with digital power or power management systems
• Strong understanding of digital control theory for power electronics
• Working proficiency in English and fluent Chinese

Required skills

• Embedded MCU firmware in C
• Control loop compensation, PID/digital compensators, ADCs, PWMs, comparators, timers
• MCU peripherals and communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet)
• Power system debugging (efficiency, transient response, thermal, EMI/EMC)
• Reference board, evaluation kit or demo system development (preferred)
• Prior AE/FAE or customer-facing engineering experience (preferred)