Sr AI Engineer (Developer)
Renesas Electronics.com
Office
Toyosu, Japan
Full Time
Job Description
- About this role
- Hands-on technical leader who designs and delivers AI solutions (with emphasis on Generative AI), while providing pragmatic project leadership.
About our team
At Renesas, our Global AI, Data & Analytics Department is dedicated to enhancing productivity across the company by leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies, including Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). We work closely with business partners to deliver impactful AI-driven solutions that create value at a global enterprise scale. We are seeking passionate individuals who thrive in a collaborative, global team of technologists. Ideal candidates are excited about empowering internal customers, working with teammates across regions, and applying the latest advancements in AI and data technologies.
Responsibilities
- Lead and actively contribute to AI solution development: model selection, fine-tuning, evaluation, and production integration.
- Design and implement scalable AI systems, APIs, and data/inference pipelines.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues and mentor engineers through code reviews and design guidance.
- Define technical roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, and coordinate with stakeholders on scope and priorities.
- Provide project leadership (scheduling, resource alignment, risk/issue management) to keep delivery on track.
- Ensure deliverables meet technical specifications, quality standards, security, and compliance requirements.
- Collaborate with business units to translate objectives into technical solutions and measurable outcomes.
- Report progress, risks, and mitigation plans to directors and key stakeholders.
Qualifications
Must Have
- 10+ years of full-time professional experience, including significant hands-on development in AI or software engineering.
- Deep knowledge of Generative AI (LLMs, RAG, LVM, diffusion) and applied prompt engineering, as well as traditional ML.
- Strong programming skills in Python; proficiency with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Strong familiarity developing with Databricks products and services.
- Experience working with APIs
- Practical experience shipping AI models to production (fine-tuning, evaluation, observability, and deployment).
- Ability to take ownership of complex technical tasks and deliver under tight timelines.
- Experience managing multiple initiatives simultaneously (scheduling, resource alignment, and stakeholder coordination).
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Business-level proficiency in English (written and spoken).
Preferred
- Databricks certifications.
- End-to-end solution experience (data, model, service, UI) and systems design skills.
- Familiarity with MLOps and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), including CI/CD and model serving.
- Azure certifications.
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and mentoring talent.
- Business-level proficiency in Japanese (written and spoken).
Additional Information
ルネサスは、「To Make Our Lives Easier 」（人々の暮らしを楽“ラク”にする）というPurposeの下、組み込み半導体ソリューションを提供します。高品質とシステムレベルノウハウを兼ね備えた組み込み半導体のリーダーとして、自動車、産業、インフラ・IoT分野向けに、ハイパフォーマンスコンピューティング、組み込みプロセッシング、アナログ＆コネクティビティ、そしてパワーを含めた幅広い製品ポートフォリオを軸とした、スケーラブルで包括的なソリューションを提供しています。
ルネサスは、30か国以上で22,000 人を超える多様性あふれる従業員と共に、限界に挑戦しながら、デジタライゼーションを通じてユーザエクスペリエンスを充実化させ、新たなイノベーションの時代を切り開いていきます。そして世界中の人々やコミュニティの未来のために、持続可能で省エネ効果の高いソリューションの開発に全力で取り組み、「To Make Our Lives Easier」を実現します。