Sr Staff Digital Engineer

Renesas is a global semiconductor company providing hardware and software solutions for various cutting-edge technologies including self-driving cars robots automated factory equipment and smart home applications. We are a key supplier to the worlds leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products but they are all around you. Renesas is a global multi-billion dollar a publicly traded company headquartered in Japan and has subsidiaries in 20 countries worldwide. Renesas is a dynamic multicultural technology company where employees learn mentor innovate and thrive. Renesas is extending our share in fast-growing data economy-related markets such as infrastructure and data centers and strengthening our presence in the industrial/IoT and automotive segments. Our solutions drive products developed by major innovators around the world. Join us and build your future by being part of whats next in electronics. 

At Renesas you will be part of a global engineering organization that values technical excellence innovation and collaboration. We offer opportunities to work on complex mixed-signal and digital SoC products with teams distributed across the United States and Asia contributing to cutting-edge semiconductor solutions from concept to production. 

We are seeking an experienced Sr Staff Digital Design Engineer to join the Analog & Connectivity Business this role you will be responsible for the architecture design integration and implementation of advanced digital and mixed-signal ICs and SoCs. The ideal candidate possesses strong expertise in digital design methodologies RTL development SoC integration and design signoff with a proven track record of delivering successful silicon products. 

You will work closely with architecture verification DFT physical design firmware and analog design teams throughout the product development lifecycle from specification and architecture definition through silicon validation and production release. 

Responsibilities 

• Define digital architecture and micro-architecture for complex mixed-signal and SoC products. 

• Develop high-quality RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog and participate in design reviews. 

• Drive SoC and subsystem integration including internal bus architectures and peripheral interfaces. 

• Develop and validate timing constraints synthesis scripts and implementation flows. 

• Analyze and resolve CDC RDC Lint and timing issues to achieve design signoff. 

• Collaborate with verification teams on test planning coverage closure and debugging. 

• Support DFT implementation including scan MBIST JTAG and production test methodologies. 

• Work with physical design teams to achieve power performance and area goals. 

• Perform silicon bring-up debug characterization and root-cause analysis of silicon issues. 

• Create and maintain design documentation throughout the development cycle. 

• Contribute to technology and architecture definition for future product generations. 

Qualifications :

• MSEE or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with 8 years of relevant industry experience or BSEE with 12 years of relevant industry experience.  

• Strong background in digital IC and SoC architecture design and implementation.  

• Proven experience with SoC interconnects and protocols including AHB APB AXI USB I2C/I3C SPI and UART.  

• Strong knowledge of embedded memory architectures including SRAM OTP MTP and Flash.  

• Extensive hands-on experience with RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog.  

• Experience with the complete ASIC/SoC development flow including:  

• RTL design and simulation 

• SoC integration 

• Lint and design quality checks 

• CDC and RDC verification 

• Logic synthesis 

• DFT implementation 

• SDC constraint development 

• Static Timing Analysis (STA) 

• Timing closure and design signoff 

• Strong understanding of multi-clock designs reset architecture and low-power design methodologies.  

• Experience driving technical debug and resolution of functional timing and silicon issues.  

• Strong communication problem-solving and teamwork skills.  

• Highly motivated self-starter with a passion for technical innovation.  

• AI savvy and able to leverage AI tools to improve engineering productivity and design quality. 

Preferred 

• Mixed-signal IC development experience and understanding of analog/digital integration challenges. 

• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools such as Synopsys Design Compiler PrimeTime SpyGlass VC Static Verdi and Cadence design environments. 

• Hands-on experience integrating and debugging Arm processor subsystems (Cortex-M0 Cortex-M0 Cortex-M3 Cortex-M33 or similar Arm cores) including AHB/APB interconnects memory subsystems interrupt controllers debug infrastructure boot flows and firmware interaction. 

• Experience with high-speed interface design and implementation. 

• Familiarity with FPGA prototyping and emulation flows. 

• Mandarin language proficiency is a plus due to collaboration with engineering teams in China. 

Additional Information :

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries we offer the opportunity to work on worldleading technology for Automotive Industrial Infrastructure and IoT shaping a safer healthier greener and smarter future.

At Renesas TAGIE is our culture grounded in being Transparent Agile Global Innovative and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex race religion national origin gender gender identity gender expression age sexual orientation military status veteran status or any other basis protected by law. For more information please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time