Senior Staff System Engineer, Energy Generation, Storage & Conversion

Job overview

The Senior Staff System Engineer, Energy Generation, Storage & Conversion role is onsite in Plano, TX. Compensation is not specified. The role is in Renesas’s Engineering department and supports energy, storage, and power-conversion solutions for infrastructure markets. The engineer defines end-to-end system designs that connect energy-market requirements with semiconductor and power-electronics capabilities. Through technical leadership and collaboration with product, platform, and engineering teams, the role advances scalable, efficient, and reliable solutions for renewable energy, storage, and grid infrastructure.

What you'll do

• Define energy system designs, including grid connection and protection schemes
• develop AC/DC and DC/DC power-conversion topologies
• design battery energy storage systems and battery management systems
• address microgrid control, islanding, and black-start capabilities
• optimize efficiency, power density, thermal performance, and reliability
• support solid-state transformer systems
• ensure grid-code compliance, safety, and reliability
• create system requirement documents, reference designs, and evaluation platforms
• collaborate with utilities, renewable developers, storage OEMs, and internal teams
• track standards and regulations for technical roadmaps.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior staff system engineer

energy generation

energy storage

power conversion

renesas

plano tx

onsite

power electronics

battery energy storage

grid integration

microgrids

renewable energy

system design

engineering leadership

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Renesas states it offers a competitive benefits package
• details are provided during the hiring process.

Why this role

Requires a master’s or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, power electronics, or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience; 8+ years of hands-on experience in energy generation, storage, and power conversion is required.

About the employer

Renesas is hiring for this role. Industry: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. Sector: 33.