Associate Digital IC Design Engineer

Company Description

Renesas is a global semiconductor company providing hardware and software solutions for a range of cutting-edge technologies including self-driving cars, robots, automated factory equipment, and smart home applications. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of the electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Job Description

• Participate in feasibility studies and sub-block/chip-level architecture definition;
• Design and integration of digital sub-blocks at top-level;
• Support DFT strategy and implementation;
• Work closely with back-end designers to correctly implement digital designs to layout;
• Verification planning, verification methodology and test bench development using Verilog/VHDL;
• Static timing analysis (STA), formal verification, logic equivalence checking;
• Lab evaluation and debug of digital blocks and full chip function;
• Support production test and HW/SW development for evaluation, characterization and testing;
• Tape out database and document preparation;
• Participate and consult in IC design reviews.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related disciplines;
• Preferably some experience in design of analog/digital circuits;
• Knowledge of Xcelium,(System)Verilog/VHDL/scripting languages;
• Full understanding of IC design flow;
• Ability to prioritize work, set goals and meet deadlines;
• Self-motivated and take full responsibility for solutions;
• Good written, communication and teamwork skills;
• (pre-)intermediate English level;
• Familiarity with Cadence Virtuoso;
• Experience with IC technologies, DFT or protocols (UART, I2C, SPI, etc.);
• Knowledge of transistor-level integrated circuits and semiconductor physics;
• Understanding of advanced verification methodologies (e.g. UVM, ABV);
• Familiarity with RTL logic design, design constraints, synthesis, P&R, static timing analysis and formal verification.

Additional Information

• Friendly and highly professional team;
• 14 calendar days paid vacation;
• Flexible working hours;
• Professional & personal growth.
• Fixed-term contract - 6 months (with the possibility of extension afterwards).
• Part-Time employment (20 work hours per week);

Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at www.renesas.com. 

Renesas’ mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

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.