Co-op Applications Engineer

Job Description

Temporary full time (40 hours / week) Co-op / Intern position for 16 weeks from September 3 to December 20, 2024.

As a Co-op Applications Engineer at Renesas, you learn about Renesas' flagship timing devices focused on the 5G market. Your primary focus will be measuring the typical performance of our RF PLL devices on the bench.

This will require extensive lab work and scripting, as well as interacting with cross-functional teams, to achieve the best performance possible.

Qualifications

Position Requirements

• Working toward a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Coursework in circuit analysis and control system theory.
• Good understanding of frequency domain signals analysis, including BODE plots, FFTs, spectrum analysis.
• Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and function generators
• Python programming experience
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Self-starter, not afraid to ask questions and seek guidance
• Curious with a strong desire to grow
• Good attention to detail.

Optional Requirements :

• Knowledge of PLL architecture as an example of a closed loop control system
• Knowledge of transmission line effects and termination schemes (CMOS, LVPECL, LVDS, etc.)
• Solder and rework experience

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets.

Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products.

We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements : Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial.

Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values.

At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.