Field Application Engineer, Software Sales

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Renesas Electronics is seeking a Field Application Engineer to bridge customers, sales and product teams for the Renesas 365 platform. The role blends deep EDA/PCB design expertise with strong customer engagement, supporting pre-sales, delivering product demonstrations, developing tailored solutions, and ensuring smooth onboarding and handoff to Customer Success. You’ll translate complex technical details into customer value, lead proof-of-concept engagements for EDA/PCB tools, and provide ROI justification while feeding feedback to product and R&D. To apply, emphasize 5+ years in EDA/PCB or CAD/CAE, proficiency with Altium Designer/365, clear communication, collaborative problem solving, and a track record of customer impact. Hybrid work model: remote two days a week, in-office Tue-Thu; Renesas values growth, diversity and a people-first culture.

Job Description

The Field Application Engineer (FAE) acts as the technical bridge between customers, sales, and product teams for the Renesas 365 platform. You’ll play a pivotal role in demonstrating how Renesas’ digital software ecosystem enables customers to design, simulate, and collaborate more efficiently.

This role combines deep technical expertise with strong customer engagement skills. You’ll support Account Executives in the pre-sales process, deliver product demonstrations, develop tailored solutions, and ensure successful implementation and onboarding.

• Partner with Account Executives to identify customer needs and map them to Renesas 365 solutions.
   
• Conduct technical presentations, product demonstrations, and proof-of-concept engagements for EDA/PCB design tools.
   
• Provide deep technical guidance and ROI justification throughout the sales process.
   
• Collaborate with Product Management and R&D teams to relay customer feedback and influence roadmap priorities.
   
• Create and maintain technical documentation, workflows, and training materials for internal and customer use.
   
• Support customer onboarding and ensure smooth handoff to Customer Success and Technical Support teams.
   
• Stay current on Renesas 365 feature releases, competitive products, and industry best practices to deliver credible expertise in every customer interaction.
   
• Represent Renesas at industry events, workshops, and user groups as a trusted technical expert.
   

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in EDA/PCB design, electronic system design, or CAD/CAE application engineering.
   
• Strong knowledge of Altium Designer, Altium 365, or comparable design platforms.
   
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical details into customer value.
   
• Comfortable working in both pre-sales and post-sales environments, collaborating with sales and product teams.
   
• Passion for technology, problem-solving, and delivering exceptional customer outcomes.
   
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline required; advanced degree a plus.
   

Additional Information

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.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting 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 law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.