Sr Staff/Principal Digital Engineer

About the team: Renesas Electronics Americas (REA) is a dynamic, multi-cultural tech company where employees can learn, mentor and thrive. REA brings together the strong financial foundation of a multi-billion-dollar global operation and the flexibility and velocity of a smaller organization. We are developing technologies for the latest advances in mobile computing, secured connected devices, autonomous driving, smart homes and factories and more. Our solutions are at the heart of products developed by the major innovators around the world. Join us and be part of what’s next in electronics.

This is an opportunity to join a top-notch Automotive Battery Management System IC (ABMS) Design Team within Renesas Electronics America’s leading power management product line. As part of one of Renesas’s most prominent Battery and Power Solutions Design Groups, this Engineer will work on next-generation IC products for multiple fast paced consumer power products.

What we need:

The Design team is seeking a Principal Digital Design Engineer who is technically savvy and is excited about working on cutting edge Automotive power solutions for Battery Management System. You will support all design flow tasks and be the champion in managing our processes and systems, interfacing with multiple departments and external customers.  Given the wide range of responsibility, we’re looking for someone eager to learn, ready to hit the ground running, and help define what Design means for Renesas. This opportunity will allow you to open pathways to by having a greater level of responsibility in the team and across Renesas. If you like problem-solving, building something from the ground up, and challenging the status quo, we’d like to hear from you.

Role & Responsibilities

• Be part of a highly skilled and challenging Automotive MCU design team working on the latest Automotive BMS products.
• Collaborate with hardware architects to define safety mechanisms for MCU, Flash Subsystem (FlashSS), watchdogs, self-tests, power domains, and fault handling.
• Take ownership of safety analysis engineering methods such as FMEDA, DFA, FTA, and Dependent Failure Analysis throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Work closely with system architects, hardware designers, software teams, testing, quality, cybersecurity, and program management teams.
• Define the digital architecture and micro-architecture of IPs and their sub-functions.
• Be responsible for all aspects of digital design, from specification to silicon, including integration at the SoC level.
• Actively participate in problem-solving and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive innovation and develop new architectures for best-in-class solutions.
• Mentor and coach other design team members on technical topics.
• Collaborate with domain specialists across global locations on core technical initiatives.
• Work closely with analog designers to ensure smooth integration and interfaces between digital and analog circuits.

Skills Required

• Experience with functional safety mechanisms including lockstep CPUs, watchdogs, ECC, BIST/MBIST, CRC, voltage and clock monitoring, and safe state handling.
• Familiarity with microcontroller and Flash Controller architectures, with hands-on experience in microcontroller development.
• Strong understanding of safety architectures for MCUs, SoCs, and automotive ECUs.
• Experience leading a team of digital designers and collaborating with verification and physical design teams.
• Strong fundamentals in Verilog/SystemVerilog and scripting languages, timing closure, DFT, synthesis, lint, and CDC analysis.
• Working knowledge of embedded systems, microcontrollers, hardware design, and automotive software development.
• Experience with silicon bring-up and debug of the aforementioned IPs.
• Working knowledge of RTL-to-GDSII design flows.
• Experience collaborating with analog teams on mixed-signal data paths.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional and globally distributed teams.
• Demonstrated team leadership experience, including task planning and execution.

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, Analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

• M.S./M.Tech or B.S./B.E. in Electronics or a related field.
• 8–17 years of relevant industry experience.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
 
With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     
 
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

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.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.