Associate Field Application Engineer

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work under a senior level Field Applications Engineer to assist with the development of new customer designs, perform technical reviews, provide analysis and troubleshooting efforts and conduct new product evaluations. Extensive hands-on supporting the local lab will be required.
• Understand and demonstrate Renesas’ value proposition and solving technical concerns in order to ensure that the customer uses Renesas products. Additional responsibilities include product characterization, design simulations and competitive analysis.
• Act as primary technical resource for pre-sales and post-sales support in the region.
• Secure design wins across a wide range of customers.
• Meet with customers and use analog and power expertise to cultivate design opportunities, position Renesas products, demonstrate technology, address customer obstacles and advance opportunities to design wins.
• Provide real-time support in both reactive and proactive modes for key customers and the Renesas Sales/REP team.
• Regularly support customers on-site as they work through system related bring-up or deal with any Renesas products related issues.
• Quickly and effectively troubleshoot power supply circuits, assist with external component selection and board layout, lead technical discussions and to present technical features and benefits of Renesas products.
• Provide guidance on the value and strategic fit of the assigned product family and then work with the account teams to establish the proper sales goals and strategy.
• Provide competitive updates to the field and help develop impeding strategies.
• Establish dialogue with marketing and management teams of the assigned product lines, updating them on progress of the agreed to objectives and market dynamics as well as competitive inputs.
• Modify evaluation boards as required for customer demo, delivers demo to customer site and “brings up” and debugs customer boards in the lab.
• Conduct schematic/layout review on-site with customer.
• Understand competitive offering and uses detailed product understanding to overcome customer obstacles.
• Lead the effort for technical discovery (uncovering) on key customer designs.
• Establish a close relationship with designers, component engineers, the local rep sales team, and distributors

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering or related field
• Basic understanding of schematics, layouts and digital components\
• Knowledge and understanding of analog circuitry (examples include op-amps, DC/DC power, data converters, sensing, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Must be a self-motivated team player who is able to take direction, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and communicate effectively
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both written and oral communication skills
• Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, along with soldering and debugging skills
• Programming skills in C/C++ (LabView recommended)
• Knowledge of the semiconductor industry
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions, as well as build lasting and influential relationships, both inside and outside the organization
• Strong initiative and time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment