Sr Staff Application Engineer – Low-Voltage GaN Discretes & GaN ICs (Industrial & Broad Market) at RenesasElectronics

Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Application Ownership • Serve as a technical authority for low-voltage GaN discrete devices and GaN-based IC solutions. • Establish system-level best practices for high-frequency switching, gate driving, PCB layout, EMI mitigation, thermal optimization, and robustness.Provide application expertise for: • o Datacenter power systems (auxiliary rails, high-current DC-DC, control and bias supplies) • o Solar energy and energy storage systems (low-voltage DC architectures, auxiliary converters) • o Audio power applications (high-efficiency Class-D power stages, low-noise power conversion) • o Battery-powered and distributed power systems • o Designs transitioning from silicon MOSFETs to GaNReference Design & Evaluation Platform Development • Architect and develop low-voltage GaN reference designs and evaluation platforms using discrete GaN FETs, half-bridge stages, and integrated GaN ICs. • Demonstrate clear system-level advantages over silicon solutions, including: • Higher switching frequencies • Improved efficiency across load conditions • Increased power density • Reduced thermal footprint • Lead board bring-up, lab characterization, waveform optimization, and performance benchmarking.Product Validation • Define and execute application-driven product validation strategies for low-voltage GaN discretes and GaN ICs. • Validate performance across: • Switching behavior and dynamic characteristics • Safe operating limits and robustness • Thermal performance and derating • EMI behavior and layout sensitivity • Application-specific stress conditions relevant to datacenter, solar, and audio systems • Collaborate closely with design, test, and quality teams to ensure strong correlation between lab validation and real-world customer use cases. • Identify corner cases and system-level interactions to improve product robustness and customer guidance.Customer Enablement & Expert Support • Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers adopting low-voltage GaN-based power stages, including those migrating from silicon MOSFET solutions. • Perform schematic reviews, PCB layout reviews, and system-level debugging. • Deliver technical workshops, training sessions, and in-depth design reviews.Technical Collateral & Thought Leadership •  Develop high-quality application notes, design guides, and white papers focused on: • Low-voltage GaN integration best practices • High-frequency power stage design • MOSFET-to-GaN migration strategies • Noise-, efficiency-, and thermal-optimized designs • Represent Renesas in customer engagements and technical forums.Mentorship & Cross-Team Collaboration • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, strengthening application engineering capability. • Collaborate closely with R&D, marketing, test, and quality teams to ensure strong technical alignment and execution excellence.