Principal Engineer, Product Marketing

Job overview

The Principal Engineer, Product Marketing role is onsite in San Jose, CA. Compensation is not specified. The role is in Renesas's Edge AI and Application Processors Business Division and supports its Vision, Edge, and Physical AI portfolio. The role sets product-line strategy and business priorities, translating customer workloads and market opportunities into product requirements and launch plans. By aligning sales, field application engineering, regional marketing, and technical teams and owning a mini P&L, the position helps build a competitive product family and drive adoption.

What you'll do

• Set product-line strategy, business priorities, and portfolio trade-offs across the Renesas RZ/V MPU family and future generations
• translate customer workloads, deployment constraints, and market opportunities into product and platform requirements
• align Sales, FAEs, and Regional Marketing around an application-led value proposition
• lead strategic customer engagements and senior ecosystem partnerships
• lead across business strategy and go-to-market, product definition, and product/solution support in partnership with hardware, AI software, compiler/runtime, and ecosystem teams
• own a mini P&L and use budgeting experience to drive business results
• engage with global customers, including in Japan, China, Europe, and the U.S., with domestic and international travel and flexibility for asynchronous updates and evening calls.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal engineer

product marketing

renesas

san jose ca

onsite

edge ai

application processors

vision ai

physical ai

rz/v mpu

product strategy

mini p&l

global customer engagement

domestic and international travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

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

Why this role

The role offers ownership of a mini P&L and the opportunity to grow into a broader leadership position as the business line scales. The posting requires 10+ years of semiconductor-industry experience and deep knowledge of and direct access to customers in top robotics and embedded vision markets.

About the employer

Renesas is hiring for this role. Industry: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing. Sector: 33.