MCU Embedded Software Technical Lead
Renesas Electronics5 days ago
Kodaira, JapanStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and review requirements, PRDs, architectures, designs, and technical documentation for Renesas MCU embedded software.
- Translate market, product, marketing, and customer requirements into software requirements and implementable technical specifications.
- Design, develop, and technically lead BSP, device drivers, RTOS integrations, networking and connectivity middleware, OTA/FOTA, and sample applications.
- Manage traceability across requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, and release deliverables using tools such as Jira.
- Lead technical discussions with domestic and international development teams, partners, and customers, resolving technical issues and aligning requirements.
- Drive design reviews and technical decisions focused on implementation quality, extensibility, reusability, and maintainability.
- Promote development efficiency and quality through CI/CD, test automation, and development-process standardization.
- Improve the usability of software and the development experience for developers and customers.
Requirements
- Professional experience developing embedded software using C.
- Experience developing MCU/SoC BSPs, device drivers, RTOS software, middleware, communication stacks, or related components.
- Practical experience in software requirements definition, specification design, architecture design, and design reviews.
- Experience analyzing defects, identifying root causes, planning corrective actions, and improving quality.
- Ability to organize technical issues and build consensus with domestic and international stakeholders.
- Experience creating technical documentation and managing progress, issues, and releases.
- Ability to independently learn new technical areas and apply them to product development.
- Preferred experience with FreeRTOS, AzureRTOS (ThreadX), or ZephyrRTOS development, porting, or integration.
- Preferred experience with Ethernet, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, MQTT, TLS, bootloaders, startup-time optimization, memory layouts, or multi-OS/coexistence designs.
- Preferred experience in automotive, edge AI, or industrial embedded software development, as well as customer or overseas-partner technical discussions and seminars.
- Preferred experience with Python, Shell, test automation, development-process standardization, small-team technical leadership, project management, or AI-assisted coding, review, and testing.
Benefits
- Regular permanent employment.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, with details provided during the selection process.
- Remote work is not available; the position is not remote.
- Opportunity to work with global teams on embedded semiconductor solutions across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT domains.
About Renesas Electronics
Renesas Electronics designs and sells microcontrollers, analog and power ICs, and connectivity solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT manufacturers. Its portfolio spans embedded processing, power management and ADAS-ready components, sold directly and through channels to OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, with software and development tools to integrate them. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tokyo, it is a public company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has expanded through acquisitions including Intersil and Dialog Semiconductor.