MCU Embedded Software Technical Lead
Renesas Electronics7 hours ago
Kodaira, JapanStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and review software requirements, PRDs, architecture, design documents, and technical specifications for Renesas MCU embedded software.
- Design, develop, and technically lead BSPs, device drivers, RTOS integrations, networking and connectivity middleware, OTA/FOTA, and sample applications.
- Manage traceability between customer requirements, software architecture, implementation, testing, and release deliverables using Jira and similar tools.
- Lead technical discussions with domestic and international development teams, partners, and customers, resolving technical issues and aligning requirements.
- Conduct design reviews and make technical decisions focused on implementation quality, scalability, reusability, and maintainability.
- Promote CI/CD, test automation, and development-process standardization to improve development efficiency and quality.
- Improve the usability of software and the development experience for developers and customers.
Requirements
- Professional experience developing embedded software in C.
- Experience developing at least one MCU/SoC software area such as BSPs, device drivers, RTOS, middleware, or communication stacks.
- Practical experience with software requirements definition, specification design, architecture design, and design reviews.
- Experience analyzing defects, identifying root causes, proposing countermeasures, and improving quality.
- Ability to organize technical issues and build consensus with domestic and international stakeholders.
- Practical experience creating technical documentation, managing progress and issues, and supporting releases.
- Ability to independently learn new technical domains and apply them to product development.
- Preferred experience with FreeRTOS, AzureRTOS (ThreadX), ZephyrRTOS, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, MQTT, TLS, bootloaders, startup-time optimization, memory layouts, multi-OS/coexistence designs, or embedded software for automotive, edge AI, or industrial equipment.
- Preferred experience with customer or overseas-partner technical discussions, requirements coordination, technical seminars, Python, CI/CD, test automation, process standardization, small-team technical leadership, project management, or AI-assisted code development, review, and testing.
Benefits
- Regular permanent employment.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits; details are provided during the selection process.
- Remote work is not available.
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.