Senior Principal Product Definer - San Jose, United States
$220,000 - $275,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 July 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 28 September 2026.
Focus on architecture and definition for GreenPAK, GreenFET, PowerGreenPAK, and ForgeFPGA product families.
About the role
Renesas’s CMSD (Configurable Mixed Signal Division) is seeking a product definer with expertise in high performance analog and data converter applications. The role focuses on defining configurable mixed-signal devices across the GreenPAK, GreenFET, PowerGreenPAK, and ForgeFPGA product families.
What you'll do
- Work with marketing to define product roadmaps and establish sustainable differentiation in configurable mixed-signal categories. - Collaborate with IC design teams to conduct feasibility studies for high performance amplifiers, ADC, and DAC IP developments. - Identify new product ideas and convert them into objective specifications that serve as direct inputs for IC design teams. - Own objective specifications and author preliminary and production datasheets. - Work closely with design, applications, marketing, sales/FAE, and customer teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
What you'll need
- BSEE/MSEE or advanced degree with a minimum of 15 years of experience in high performance analog applications. - In-depth knowledge of programmable gain amplifier, ADC, and DAC applications. - Proven experience proposing, defining, and developing semiconductor products. - Comprehensive understanding of customer systems and key requirements for high performance data conversion. - Hands-on skills with lab equipment to debug and evaluate high performance analog products.
Nice to have
- Intimate knowledge of various power conversion architectures.