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Principal Engineer (f/m/d) Application Engineering

Duesseldorf, de💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25

Core

Drive innovation in automotive microcontroller ecosystems by developing complex embedded applications, reference designs, and firmware for motor control and communication gateways.

Role type

Principal Application Engineer (Embedded Systems)

Builds

Automotive MCU tools, reference designs, and firmware for motor control and inverter applications

Domain

Automotive embedded systems and microcontroller architecture

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Embedded systems software development, automotive microcontroller architectures, real-time operating systems, automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet), low-level C programming, hardware abstraction layers, board-level design and debugging, automated testing frameworks

Preferred skills

Python scripting, mentoring junior engineers, cross-functional collaboration

Technologies

Renesas MCUs, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers

Responsibilities

Develop complex embedded applications and reference designs using Renesas MCUs; Provide deep technical direction on low-level embedded programming and system optimization; Serve as a senior technical advisor to strategic automotive customers; Offer technical assistance to marketing and sales teams; Provide technical training to FAE, Sales, partners, and customers; Mentor junior engineers and application teams

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship

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