Principal/Sr Principal Engineer, Application Engineering (f/m/d)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 13, 2026. Renesas Electronics scores B on the Alion truth index.
Ready to join the future of innovation in Automotive at Renesas?
This is a great time to be in the Automotive space. Cars are undergoing a big transformation into software platforms on wheels, as they move to become Electric, Automated & Personalized. Under the hood, the electronics infrastructure is a key enabler with domain & zonal electronic architectures. Renesa is a leader in Automotive semiconductors. It is the role within the System Application Engineering team to fully understand the future trends of vehicle infrastructure, and how this maps to current and future Renesas MCU products.
Become part of a dynamic team that is analysing automotive systems to engage with vehicle OEMs and direct customers at expert level to define next generation automotive systems. There is a lot of room for new ideas and innovations, and you will be supported to have a continuous focus on development, coaching and creating a supportive environment for your team. Renesas strongly believes that the business is rapidly transforming, and future growth will be driven by innovations. Our engineers will help to lead this transformation.
Ready to join the future of innovation in Automotive at Renesas?
This is a great time to be in the Automotive space. Cars are undergoing a big transformation into software platforms on wheels, as they move to become Electric, Automated & Personalized. Under the hood, the electronics infrastructure is a key enabler with domain & zonal electronic architectures. Renesa is a leader in Automotive semiconductors. It is the role within the System Application Engineering team to fully understand the future trends of vehicle infrastructure, and how this maps to current and future Renesas MCU products.
Become part of a dynamic team that is analysing automotive systems to engage with vehicle OEMs and direct customers at expert level to define next generation automotive systems. There is a lot of room for new ideas and innovations, and you will be supported to have a continuous focus on development, coaching and creating a supportive environment for your team. Renesas strongly believes that the business is rapidly transforming, and future growth will be driven by innovations. Our engineers will help to lead this transformation.
Job Description
- Understand vehicle E/E architecture evolution and resulting impact on MCU (e.g. impact of central compute and zonalization trend)
- Understand MCU SW ecosystem and architecture and impact on MCU architecture
- Analyse Software / Hardware tradeoffs
- Drive thought leadership of innovative concepts disrupting the market
- Build and maintain technical relationships with key architects at OEMs and leading Tier Ones
- Follow latest market trends to predict changes in product
- Closely follow technology trends and predict their impact
- Closely work with Marketing on Market requirements
- Work closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure that the system meets their needs.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or similar required, Masters preferred
- Vast knowledge in relevant experience
- Strong understanding of automotive applications. We are looking for several candidates covering those segment:
- Electrification, e.g. Inverter, DC/DC, Onboard Charger, …
- Vehicle E/E architecture, e.g. central gateways, zonal ECUs, ECU up integration
- High level of experience in microcontroller/microprocessor architectures as well as network interfaces (Ethernet, CAN…)
- Good understanding of software needs for AutoSAR related applications driving the HW architecture
- Strong customer engagement & experience. Direct experience with Automotive Tier1 or OEMs preferred.
- Ability to work at the system-level, identifying optimal partitioning of solutions between hardware and software.
- Comfortable working with the ambiguity inherent in implementing new technologies
- Good written and verbal communication/presentation skills in English spanning technical contributors, business stakeholders, customers, and management. Information sharing, working as a team player and striving for clarity comes natural to you
- Willingness to travel worldwide
Global Grade:
MK-PM.PM.P6
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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