Renesas Electronics Europe is seeking a Graduate Engineer to join the Microcontroller (MCU) Application Engineering team to provide high quality application and product support directly to our customers through multiple contact channels.
This is an entry level position ideally suited to a talented Electronic Engineering graduate with strong embedded software skills. The AE role encompasses a broad range of disciplines so a desire for continuous development is strongly sought.
The Graduate Engineer will initially be exposed to all products, technologies, and disciplines from the MCU application engineering department, gaining a broad range of experience and skills through collaboration with the senior engineers, whilst identifying and developing an application area specialism uniquely suited to their own skillset.
Job Duties:
The main duties in this role will be to provide detailed technical support to customers, Renesas technical staff, and distributor FAEs on all aspects of our general purpose MCU products and solutions.
The candidate shall:
- Become an expert on MCU devices from our 16 and 32-bit MCU families.
- Provide on-going support for new and existing customer programs, either directly though the various online support channels Renesas operate, or by supporting the Field Application Engineers across Europe.
- Work closely with the Product Development, Marketing, Field Application Engineering and Sales teams to provide detailed technical support during promotion and customer design activities.
- Create and deliver technical training on Renesas solutions and devices with customers, sales teams, and distributors.
- Participate in Design Reviews of MCU-based boards, systems, and firmware/software.
- Assist in HW and SW bring-up and debugging.
The role will entail developing additional technical expertise in a broad range of disciplines, including analogue and mixed-signal, low power, AI and security, to support these complex application areas directly with customers.
QualificationsEducation:
Batchelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
Experience and skills:
A graduate engineer with an aptitude for the following;
- Embedded programming on MCU platforms using C language
- Good understanding of schematic and hardware design, preferably related to digital systems or microcontrollers.
- Understanding of analogue design and implementation.
- Good understanding of serial protocols including SPI, I2C etc.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, as regular interfacing with customers, partners and global colleagues will be a significant aspect of the job.
- Must be a self-motivated team player who is able to take direction, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and communicate effectively.
- Must be a fluent English speaker, and hold visa-free travel status for EMEA region as short notice travel within Europe will be a requirement of the role.
Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’
At Renesas, you can:
- Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.
- Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure.
- Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.
Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?
Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.
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