Renesas Electronics

Renesas Electronics

Sr System Engineer

San Jose, CALIFORNIA, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$171kDetected 22 days ago
C++GitLinuxExcelPCB DesignAltiumEmbedded SystemsEMI/EMCSystems EngineeringRoboticsElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignPower ElectronicsControlsCommunicationActuators

About the role

  • Systems Enginee r to join our embedded engineering team.
  • The expected annual pay range for this position is $109,500 - $171,150.
  • Please note that the final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop electronic systems from requirements to production, including power supply design, signal conditioning, communication interfaces, and mixed-signal circuits.
  • Perform schematic capture using industry-standard EDA tools (Altium).
  • Execute PCB layout, routing, and design rule review for multi-layer boards, ensuring signal integrity, EMC compliance, and thermal performance.
  • Write and maintain hardware design documentation, including schematics, BOM, and design verification reports.
  • Lead PCB design reviews.
  • Develop bare-metal and RTOS-based firmware for 32-bit ARM Cortex-M (FreeRTOS).
  • Implement and optimize peripheral drivers (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet) and communication stacks.
  • Write clean, maintainable C/C++ code following embedded best practices, including memory management, interrupt handling, and low-power design.
  • Perform bring-up, debugging, and root cause analysis of complex hardware/firmware issues using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG/SWD debug tools.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system-level requirements are met and properly validated.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong proficiency in C/C++ firmware development for 32-bit ARM MCUs or MPUs.
  • Experience with one or more RTOS environments (FreeRTOS and ThreadX preferably).
  • Experience with embedded communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, Ethernet).
  • Proficiency with debug tools: JTAG/SWD probes, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters.
  • Experience with motor control libraries or DSPs.

Nice to have

  • Board bring-up, device tree configuration, and kernel/driver development.
  • Familiarity with Linux IPC mechanisms, system services, and application development.
  • Robotics middleware (ROS/ROS 2) -
  • Development of ROS 2 nodes, topics, services, and actions.
  • Integration of sensor drivers and actuators within a ROS 2 ecosystem.
  • Experience with Nav2, MoveIt, or similar ROS 2 navigation/manipulation stacks is a plus.
  • Motor control and power electronics -

Skills

  • Ability to read and interpret datasheets, application notes, and reference manuals independently.
  • Strong documentation habits and experience with version control systems (Git).

Compensation

  • The expected annual pay range for this position is $109,500 - $171,150.
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