Renesas Electronics
Semiconductor
PrincipalDigitalDesignEngineer
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“Principal Digital Design Engineer at Renesas Electronics. Skills: Digital design, ASIC design, RTL coding. Propose RTL. Architect RTL”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting timing violations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor or Master's degree, 12+ years of experience, 8+ years ASIC/IC design, Architecting digital designs, Device-level specifications, Sub-system specifications, Verilog RTL coding, ASIC design methodology, Logical synthesis, DFT insertion, Static timing analysis, Gate-level simulations, Developing design constraints
Nice to Have
Familiarity with ATPG generation, ATE support, Experience in DFT, Physical design experience
What You'll Do.
Apply clocking controls
Apply low power techniques
Apply high-speed design
Participate in design reviews
Participate in architecture reviews
Participate in verification reviews
Oversee digital backend design
Assist with feature proposal
Assist with feature definition
Assist with feature documentation
Assist with feature implementation
Mentor junior engineers
Train junior engineers
Mentor New College Grad engineers
Train New College Grad engineers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Experienced team of engineers; Cross-functional skill set
Full Job Description
Renesas is seeking a talented individual for their memory interface products team. These products primarily serve data centers for AI and cloud computing, delivering the highest bandwidth for intensive computing while consuming low power. This exciting role is responsible for the development of the digital sections of leading-edge memory data buffer chips for DDR5, DDR6, and beyond. * Propose, architect, and design RTL in Verilog for use in a mixed-signal integrated circuit * Contribute as part of a highly experienced team of engineers with extensive cross-functional skill set * Apply clocking controls, FSM design, low power techniques, and high-speed design concepts * Participate in design, architecture, and verification reviews * Oversee digital backend design, including synthesis, static timing analysis, and logic equivalence checking * Create documentation targeting design, verification, and test teams * Assist with the proposal, definition, documentation, and implementation of new features * Mentor and train junior engineers and New College Grad engineers ## Qualifications * Education: Bachelor or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with minimum 12+ years of experience * 8+ years of direct experience in ASIC/IC design with deep knowledge of the entire IC design flow * Experience in architecting digital designs and writing device-level or sub-system specifications. * Fluent in Verilog RTL coding and ASIC design methodology * Expertise in digital design implementation, including logical synthesis and DFT insertion with high coverage * Experience with static timing analysis and creation of place and route constraints * Proficiency in formal verification, linting, and CDC/RDC checking * Knowledge of asynchronous clock crossings and synthesis implications of RTL * Experience implementing and verifying ECOs on RTL, synthesized, and post-route netlists * Competence in developing design constraints for
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