Sr Product Engineer at Renesas Electronics — Austin, TX

100% onsite

Renesas Electronics is seeking a motivated Sr Product Engineer to join our Austin-based team supporting the development and production of advanced semiconductor power products. This role offers the opportunity to work on technologies including power management ICs, smart power stages, and related solutions. You will work with cross-functional teams to support new product introduction (NPI), qualification, and high-volume production.

Key Responsibilities

• Work on product engineering activities across the full lifecycle, including silicon bring-up, characterization, qualification, production release, and sustaining
• 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)
• Work on cross-functional efforts to resolve customer issues and field escalations
• Analyze 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
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• 5+ 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)
• Proven track record solving complex technical and yield-related issues
• Strong data analysis skills (JMP, Python, MATLAB or similar)
• Experience with ATE, silicon characterization, and production environments
• 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

Why Renesas

Renesas is a global leader in the semiconductor industry, delivering innovative embedded and power solutions that enable modern computing, data center, automotive, and industrial systems. The Austin team plays a key role in advancing high-performance power semiconductor technologies.