Staff Analog Design Engineer

Job description

Renesas is seeking a Staff Analog Design Engineer to serve as a technical focal point for major analog and power-management circuit blocks within complex PMIC and mixed-signal products. In this role as a Staff Analog Design Engineer, you will apply specialized technical expertise to challenging circuit-design problems, determine appropriate methods and technical approaches for new assignments, and own significant designs from architecture and feasibility through silicon validation and production.

You will remain hands-on in circuit design while providing technical guidance, leading design reviews, mentoring other engineers, and improving analog-design methods, reusable IP, and engineering practices. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates throughout the United States.

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical owner for major analog and power-management circuit blocks. Translate product requirements into block- and subsystem-level architectures and design strategies. Lead the design, simulation, verification, and layout supervision of complex CMOS power-management circuits. Determine design methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for complex new assignments. Conduct feasibility studies and architectural trade-off analyses for new circuit concepts.

Own circuit performance against functional, power, area, robustness, quality, and schedule requirements. Lead technical and design reviews for assigned circuitry and provide technical guidance to other engineers. Work closely with Layout Engineering to optimize physical implementation and resolve layout-dependent performance issues. Lead laboratory evaluation and silicon characterization activities in collaboration with Applications and Validation Engineering.

Identify and resolve complex cross-functional design issues during silicon bring-up and production ramp. Collaborate with DFT, Verification, Test, and Product Engineering on chip-level verification, test strategy, qualification, and production readiness. Develop and improve analog-design methods, reusable IP, technical practices, and design documentation. Coach and mentor less experienced analog designers and serve as a technical resource within the engineering team.

Support customer-facing technical discussions and RFQ activities as part of the broader project team.

Qualifications

Demonstrated depth of experience in analog or mixed-signal integrated circuit design. Strong CMOS transistor-level design, simulation, verification, and debugging capability. Experience designing complex analog and/or power-management circuits. Experience taking significant circuit blocks from specification through tape-out, silicon evaluation, and production. Strong understanding of analog layout considerations, parasitics, matching, noise, stability, and physical-design trade-offs.

Ability to independently select and adapt design methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for complex engineering problems. Demonstrated ability to conduct design reviews and provide effective technical guidance. Experience collaborating across Analog, Digital, Verification, Layout, Applications, Test, and Product Engineering. Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across global engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with PMICs, DC/DC converters, LDOs, charger products, control loops, voltage and current references, or other power-management technologies. Experience with mixed-signal or top-level verification. Experience with silicon characterization, laboratory evaluation, and root-cause analysis. Experience developing reusable analog IP or improving circuit-design methodologies. Experience mentoring other analog IC designers.

Experience with automotive, industrial, or other high-reliability semiconductor applications.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Microelectronics Engineering, or a related discipline with a minimum of 8 years of related experience ; or Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 6 years of related experience ; or PhD in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 3 years of related experience ; or Equivalent relevant education and work experience.