Electronics Design Specialist (hybrid)

About Renesas and Altium Education:

Renesas Electronics is a global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power, and SoC products. We provide comprehensive embedded solutions that enable billions of connected devices across a wide array of industries. We’re looking for passionate and driven individuals to help university engineering faculty and students learn embedded systems and PCB design skills and prepare for industry careers.

About the role: 

We are seeking a Electronics Design Specialist to join our education team. This unique role combines technical expertise in PCB design with a passion for teaching and mentoring others. The ideal candidate will be responsible for introducing the University Curriculum, Embedded Systems: From Product Design to PCB Layout, a global university initiative developed by Renesas and Altium to prepare industry-ready students in embedded systems, hardware engineering, and PCB design.  This role is responsible for developing training materials and delivering technical training sessions for the University community from beginners to advanced students. As part of the Altium Education team, you will be responsible for introductory cross training on embedded systems and the Renesas QuickConnect Studio. 

A day in the life of our Electronic Design Specialist:

• Create and maintain high-quality technical training content including presentations, tutorials, labs, and hands-on exercises.
• Deliver training sessions and workshops on: University Curriculum, “Embedded Systems: From Product Design to PCB Layout”, Printed Circuit Board Design, Altium Designer tools and Altium 365 platform either virtually or in-person, to Professors and students. 
• Act as a technical advisor and mentor to engineering faculty and students needing guidance on Altium design tools, Altium 365 platform, PCB Design and basic embedded systems skills. 
• Host workshops and online forum designed to support students enrolled in the educational courses with their projects, design reviews, and use of tools and platforms
• Collaborate with product and application engineering teams to stay aligned with the latest Altium tools and platforms.
• Provide technical feedback to development teams based on customer and trainee interactions.

What You’ll Need For This Position:

• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in PCB design and development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Japanese and English
• Prior experience working with electronic design software, with a preference for Altium experience.
• Strong understanding of PCB design principles and methodologies.
• Passion for education and mentoring, with the ability to adjust teaching style based on university level experience and background.
• Self-motivated, well-organized, and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities.

In addition, preferred qualifications include:

• Experience creating technical training materials or online learning content.
• Experience in teaching or mentoring University level faculty and/or students
• Interest in teaching  the embedded design ecosystem from product design to PCB layout 

Benefits:

✈️ Annual leave
🤒 Paid sick leave, family care leave and child care leave
👶 Family medical, maternity and nursing, paternity, menstruation leave
🎊 Public holidays
🚘 Commuting allowance
🎁 Work anniversary gifts
🥳 Employee referral program
🌍 Remote working abroad program
📚 Professional development support and resources 
🏦 Pension