Principal Engineer, Product Marketing (Power)

Job description

We are seeking a talented and motivated person to join as Senior Staff of product marketing team to own and define next generation products for India for India business division with focus on Renesas’s Power & Analog product portfolio. A successful candidate will have strong desire and ability to work in a technically challenging and entrepreneurial environment. To succeed, candidate will need to combine deep technical understanding of power management and analog products, Renesas products and customer systems. You will engage in product definition as well as business planning activities. Your ability to work across functional groups through formal communication and direct interaction is critical to success. The position requires significant technical experience in power management & analog products as well as understanding of firmware-enabled and embedded system (attach to SoC) products. The candidate will work closely with management, sales and engineers based in India while coordinating efforts with a global team. Responsibilities Identify market opportunities and collaborate with Marketing team, Business Division management, and Sales to exploit these opportunities Support technical marketing efforts through customer visits to promote products and uncover critical customer needs. Work with UX team to engage with customers effectively Use knowledge gained to support marketing business plan including TAM/ SAM / SOM) activities by providing analysis demonstrating technical merit of Renesas solutions vs competing solutions. Provide deep technical support and training to advance Renesas’s commercial success. Requires ability to translate complex ideas or implementations to a level suitable for less experienced audiences such as customers or field sales staff. Work with the broader marketing team and design team to develop customer collateral that raises the company's profile Collaborate with sales and operations on forecasting and volume ramp by product family Support customers with design-in activities Support new product development and launch efforts Manage prioritization and trade-offs between engineering constraints, schedule limitations, customer experience, cost, and time to market. Define and execute Go-To-Market strategy with sales, including pricing and identifying lead customers and target applications. Create & verify business case Execute go-to-market strategies, including identifying lead customers and target applications. Drive internal and external resources to ensure readiness of all aspects of product release NPI demand estimation and supply management to transition to tactical marketing team Support hiring and managing the necessary marketing team as per business need over time Comfort and ability to collaborate and be effective in an entrepreneurial (fast-paced and ambiguous) environment Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and comfort in presenting to a wide range of audiences. Capable to communicate issues in a concise and effective way. Desire and drive to interact with, as well as ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Product ownership mentality 10+ years of experience in power management and analog product space, ideally including product definition, with semiconductor companies Travel will be required Bachelor or Masters of Electronics Engineering or related discipline Ability to build a strong team and motivate individuals to work out of their comfort zone Self-driven, strongly motivated individual capable to take full ownership of their activities, and to involve other functions in the company or management when needed to bring them to a successful outcome. Understanding of power management as well as analog applications and products. Familiarity with automotive, industrial, or consumer market trends. Technical proficiency Experience of launching digital campaigns with sales and marketing team Data analysis using Excel or JMP Understanding of AECQ / IATF /ISO26262 (FuSa) (At least basic level) 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? 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 . Renesas is a global semiconductor leader shaping the backbone of next‑generation automotive, industrial, cloud, and IoT innovation. With over $9.3 billion in annual revenue (2024) and a world‑class team of 22,700+ employees, Renesas operates at scale while retaining the agility to drive category‑defining breakthroughs. The company’s footprint spans more than 30 countries, enabling deep customer proximity and a uniquely global innovative engine. As Japan’s semiconductor powerhouse and a top global player in microcontrollers, analog, and power technologies, Renesas delivers real‑world impact across EVs, smart factories, renewable energy infrastructure, and edge intelligence. For ambitious problem‑solvers who want to work on meaningful, systems‑level challenges with huge industry leverage, Renesas offers the scale, stability, and strategic clarity of a market leader—paired with the transformative momentum of a company reinventing how the world computes, connects, and electrifies. Renesas has a growing presence in India with HC approaching 1000+ and significant presence with active government and university collaboration as well as OSAT footprint (JV with CG India). With the growing importance of India as a market (Growing semiconductor market and government goals / mandates of localization needs) and talent hub, our division’s (India for India) mission is to grow India market. We aspire to create products (SoCs, Software, Power and Analog chips etc) which serve needs for local market. Renesas is a leading electronics supplier globally, and this is a unique opportunity to directly influence the future products which will be offered to our customers in a new, fast growing and large Indian market with specific needs and applications.