Graduate Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

This role will be on-site in Chicago, Illinois or Milwaukee, Minnesota.

• Quickly become familiar with Renesas product portfolio with a focus on analog and power products
• Interface professionally with customers to understand their technical needs and challenges
• Identify and pursue new design activity at key customers
• Work collaboratively with sales, marketing, distribution partners and product engineers to define the best solutions for customers, including block diagrams, schematics, simulations, etc.
• Establish and grow relationships across a wide range of customers
• Demonstrate products (GUI, demonstration and evaluation boards for example)
• Provide technical expertise and support to develop Renesas revenues in cooperation with the sales team
• Identify new sockets for Renesas by working closely with customers at the project design stage to achieve design win targets
• Understand competitors’ position within customers and develop strategies to counter their activity
• Support customers through the whole design lifecycle including first consultancy, design in, prototyping and production

• Masters Engineering Degree Required, electrical or computer engineering preferred (or bachelor’s degree with 3 years minimum experience)
•  Self-starter with strong communication skills
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written
• Basics in system design with ability to understand and create block diagrams of customer applications.
• Motivated, responsive and driven personality required with strong organizational skills
• Travel required
• Previous experience as an FAE a plus
• Strong problem-solving capability to interface customer needs and resources with energetic and creative approaches
• Capable of identifying key projects and recommending possible solutions

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 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 remain agile and fearless as we accelerate our growth, encouraging everyone to play an active role with an entrepreneurial mindset and accountability.     
 
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 automotive, industrial, infrastructure, IoT, and sustainable products and solutions to meet our customers’ evolving needs and help people and communities thrive tomorrow.  

• 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 (ERGs), 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.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.