Renesas Electronics

Automotive

StaffValidationEngineer

$12000–18000k ~AI est. Kodaira, Japan FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Validation Engineer at Renesas Electronics. Skills: Silicon validation, Test bench development, Validation planning. Operate as a Silicon validation engineer. Understand device functions”

Industry & Context.

Automotive
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years Post silicon Validation experience, Equipment handling, Silicon Validation planning, Validating, Data analysis, report making, Ability to communicate in English (conversation level)

Nice to Have

Python scripting experience, Power electronics knowledge

What You'll Do.

Operate as a Silicon validation engineer

Understand device functions

Work proactively to close gaps

Work in cross functional team

Analyse performance to requirements

Design needed hardware

Give regular updates on status

Communicate any issues

Setup a validation plan

Track validation progress

Align with System/Design/Test teams

Streamline overall efforts

Maintain test benches

Develop automated IC characterization programs

Execute electrical validation

Execute characterization

Generate a product validation report

Support root cause analysis

Carry out correlation measurements

Document test bench setups

Document characterization steps

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross functional team; System/Design/Test teams

Communication Scope

Summarize data; Generate report; Give updates; Communicate issues

Process & Methodology

Validation planning

Full Job Description

【Background of the Recruitment】 The Power Product group at Renesas is a core part of the company’s vision to deliver safe, smart, and sustainable solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT markets. Renesas aims to triple its power business by 2030, leveraging a broad portfolio of power management ICs, discrete devices, and wide-bandgap technologies (GaN, SiC) to address megatrends such as electrification, energy efficiency, and AI-driven systems Our group Automotive System Power within the Power group focuses on Intelligent Power Devices (IPDs) and High-Side Switches (HSS), which are critical for next-generation automotive ECUs, centralized architectures, and EV/Hybrid platforms. These products enable safe power distribution, diagnostics, and protection, reducing complexity and improving reliability in modern vehicles 【Principal Accountabilities】 * Operate as a Silicon validation engineer. * Ability to understand device functions and work proactively to close any gaps in understanding. * Work in cross functional team to develop new products in Automotive and Industrial markets. * Summarize data and analyse performance to requirements. * Design needed hardware and see it through fabrication and checkout. * Give regular updates on status to team and communicate any issues 【Knowledge, Skills and Experience】 * Validation Planning: Setup a validation plan based on the product specification and track validation progress. Align with System/Design/Test teams to streamline overall efforts. * Test Bench Development: Design, setup and maintain mechanical & electrical test benches for different products. Develop automated IC characterization programs. * Validation Testing: Execute electrical validation and characterization of mixed-signal-ICs and building blocks according to the validation plan. Summarize validation results and generate a product validation report. Support root cause analysis in case of functional or parametric specification compliance issues

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