Senior Staff Engineer-Hardware Development Motor Control Solutions

Job Description

Role Overview :

This role is responsible for technical leadership and execution of hardware development for the RH850 Motor Control and Automotive Application Platform, with ownership of solution development spanning hardware and embedded firmware integration. 

The Sr. Staff Engineer serves as a motor control and power conversion domain expert, driving hardware and solution architecture, design quality, and technical execution in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Success in this role requires strong technical expertise, a hands-on engineering mindset, and a commitment to delivering robust motor control solutions from concept through validation. 

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead hardware architecture, design, and implementation for RH850 motor control and automotive application platforms, including development and validation of complete motor control solutions. 

• Drive hardware technical decisions, ensuring robustness, scalability, cost effectiveness, and alignment with platform requirements. 

• Own hardware execution from concept, design, and validation through qualification and production readiness. 

• Collaborate closely with systems, firmware/software, validation, and product engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware‑software integration and successful delivery of motor control solutions. 

• Support regulatory compliance, qualification, and Global Market Access (GMA) readiness for hardware deliverables. 

• Identify and mitigate hardware‑related technical risks, ensuring predictable execution and high quality. 

• Contribute to reference designs, development platforms, solution collaterals and documentation to enable broad customer adoption. 

• Act as a technical mentor, influencing best practices and raising the bar for hardware design excellence. 

Qualifications

• B. Tech/M. Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related field with 12+ years of experience. 

• Hands‑on experience with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis for high‑speed digital, mixed‑signal, and power‑dense designs. Applying SI/PI best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies, and grounding. 

• Deep expertise in embedded hardware design, including MCU‑based systems, motor control circuits, and power electronics, embedded firmware development/debugging for system integration, validation, and optimization 

• Proven experience delivering embedded hardware designs from concept through production. 

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience supporting embedded development platforms or reference designs with broad customer adoption. 

• Exposure to regulatory compliance and Global Market Access (GMA) requirements for global automotive markets. 

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.

At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

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