Renesas Electronics is looking for a Principal Engineer, Physical Design Expert to be the senior technical authority responsible for defining, aligning, and governing Physical Design Architecture, Technology, Foundry selection, and PPA for our MCU and derivative devices. You will serve as the primary interface between our internal SoC Physical Design organization and the foundry and systems team to ensure our products maintain a competitive edge.
What You'll Do
- Act as the primary technical point of contact with TSMC for all Physical Design matters.
- Conduct technical discussions with the foundry team, both internal and external, regarding foundry selection.
- Work with the foundry and technology partners to define requirements for signoff and collaterals.
- Lead an AI initiative focused on cost reduction for MCU development.
- Drive the AI strategy of the Physical team in conjunction with methodology teams and external vendors.
- Pilot AI initiatives within the organization, including scoping, definition, and implementation.
- Work with system architects, the Architecture team, and Chip leads to ensure physically realizable architecture for MCU designs.
- Drive Physical Partitioning, latency, pipeline planning, IO, and AC requirements with leads.
- Align Die-size and PPA targets and KPIs for SoC/MCUs.
What We're Looking For
- A Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering.
- Proven experience of 18-20+ years in Physical Design with multiple node tapeouts.
- Hands-on experience handling MCU designs.
- Familiarity with Architecture and Design principles.
Work Mode
This position follows a hybrid work model.
Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating 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 federal, state or local law.
