Senior Staff Digital Engineer

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Austin, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
3D Printing
The Role
Leads verification and evidence development for digital control-loop features in advanced power-management products. Translates requirements into test plans, metrics, and pass/fail criteria; validates behavior across models, RTL, mixed-signal simulation, emulation, bench testing, and silicon. Develops automation for parameter sweeps, corner testing, waveform analysis, regression, and evidence generation. Investigates discrepancies, evaluates digital-analog interactions, documents risks, and mentors engineers across multidisciplinary teams.
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Job Description

Renesas is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Digital Engineer to lead verification and evidence 
development for control-loop features and functions in advanced digital power management products 
used in AI, datacenter, and high-performance computing applications.
This role focuses on proving that specific control-loop features behave as intended across requirements, 
behavioral models, digital implementation, analog interactions, simulation, emulation, bench validation, 
and silicon.
The successful candidate will translate feature intent into measurable test plans, define clear pass/fail 
criteria, develop reusable verification methods, and correlate results across engineering environments. 
The role requires a strong understanding of digital control loops, mixed-signal behavior, power-system 
dynamics, data analysis, and verification automation.
The ideal candidate combines hands-on control-loop expertise with disciplined verification and the 
ability to identify and resolve differences between expected behavior, implementation results, and 
measured performance.

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS
Build clear, repeatable evidence that control-loop features and functions operate as intended.
Improve confidence in feature and architecture decisions by connecting requirements, models, 
implementation, tests, and measured results.
Identify feature-level gaps and unexpected interactions before they become product or customer issues.
Create reusable verification methods that improve engineering quality and reduce repeated manual 
testing.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead verification and evidence development for digital control-loop features and functions.
Translate feature requirements and system intent into measurable verification plans, test scenarios, and 
pass/fail criteria.
Verify control-loop behavior across operating conditions, configurations, limits, sequencing, and corner 
cases.
Develop tests covering compensation, stability, bandwidth, transient response, latency, sampling, 
quantization, saturation, limits, mode transitions, sensing behavior, telemetry, and feature interactions.
Correlate feature behavior across behavioral models, RTL, analog/mixed-signal simulation, emulation, 
bench validation, and silicon measurements where applicable.
Evaluate interactions between digital loop functions and analog components, including sensing paths, 
ADCs, DACs, references, PWM generation, timing paths, and power stages.
Produce clear verification evidence containing test conditions, configurations, metrics, plots, waveforms, 
results, conclusions, and identified risks.
Develop reusable automation for parameter sweeps, corner testing, waveform analysis, regression 
testing, and evidence generation.
Investigate discrepancies between expected feature behavior and results from simulation, emulation, 
bench testing, or silicon.
Collaborate with systems, analog design, digital design, firmware, design verification, validation, 
applications, and software/tool teams.
Identify missing requirements, test coverage, observability, or infrastructure needed to verify loop 
features effectively.
Document test intent, assumptions, configurations, results, limitations, and residual risks clearly for 
technical and leadership audiences.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers working on control-loop verification and 
validation.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • 8+ years of relevant experience in digital power control, mixed-signal verification, semiconductor validation, systems engineering, power electronics, design verification, or related product development.
  • Strong understanding of feedback control systems, including compensation, stability, bandwidth, transient response, latency, sampling, quantization, saturation, and nonlinear behavior.
  • Experience verifying or validating control-loop features and functions using measurable engineering evidence.
  • Strong understanding of mixed-signal building blocks such as ADCs, DACs, sensing paths, amplifiers, references, timing circuits, PWM paths, and power stages.
  • Experience developing test plans, test scenarios, pass/fail criteria, metrics, and technical evidence for complex electronic systems.
  • Ability to analyze waveforms and data, isolate behavioral differences, and connect observed results to feature intent and implementation.
  • Ability to independently lead technically complex verification activities from requirements through final correlation and documentation.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex loop behavior and verification results clearly

PREFERRED

  • Experience with digital multiphase controllers, DC/DC converters, voltage regulators, power management ICs, or high-current datacenter power applications.
  • Experience with model-to-silicon correlation, behavioral modeling, real-number modeling, Verilog-AMS, SystemVerilog RNM, MATLAB, Python, SIMPLIS, or equivalent environments.
  • Experience with verification automation, data analysis, test infrastructure, dashboards, databases, or API-driven workflows.
  • Familiarity with control loops, stability, latency, quantization, noise, telemetry, and power-system measurement techniques.
  • Experience creating reusable verification frameworks that improve quality and reduce repeated manual test setup.

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.

At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

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.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • 8+ years of relevant experience in digital power control, mixed-signal verification, semiconductor validation, systems engineering, power electronics, design verification, or related product development
  • Strong understanding of feedback control systems, including compensation, stability, bandwidth, transient response, latency, sampling, quantization, saturation, and nonlinear behavior
  • Experience verifying or validating control-loop features and functions using measurable engineering evidence
  • Strong understanding of mixed-signal building blocks such as ADCs, DACs, sensing paths, amplifiers, references, timing circuits, PWM paths, and power stages
  • Experience developing test plans, test scenarios, pass/fail criteria, metrics, and technical evidence for complex electronic systems
  • Ability to analyze waveforms and data, isolate behavioral differences, and connect observed results to feature intent and implementation
  • Ability to independently lead technically complex verification activities from requirements through final correlation and documentation
  • Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex loop behavior and verification results clearly
  • Experience with digital multiphase controllers, DC/DC converters, voltage regulators, power management ICs, or high-current datacenter power applications
  • Experience with model-to-silicon correlation, behavioral modeling, real-number modeling, Verilog-AMS, SystemVerilog RNM, MATLAB, Python, SIMPLIS, or equivalent environments
  • Experience with verification automation, data analysis, test infrastructure, dashboards, databases, or API-driven workflows
  • Familiarity with control loops, stability, latency, quantization, noise, telemetry, and power-system measurement techniques
  • Experience creating reusable verification frameworks that improve quality and reduce repeated manual test setup

Renesas Electronics Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renesas Electronics and has not been reviewed or approved by Renesas Electronics.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Feedback suggests pay is generally fair-to-good across many roles, with base pay aligned to prevailing market levels in multiple U.S. locations. Engineering and leadership tracks can be competitive on total compensation, reinforcing a sense that pay can meet market expectations in key job families.
  • Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests core medical, dental, and vision coverage is solid and well-regarded by employees. Day-one eligibility in U.S. roles is described, supporting confidence in access and continuity of care.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO, paid holidays, sick time, and parental leave provide a comprehensive time-off framework. Company initiatives like Renesas Day and meeting-light Focus Fridays further support time away and balance.

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HQ: Tokyo
10,040 Employees

What We Do

We're the world's leading semiconductor manufacturer. Our mission is to make our lives easier and a world that's safer, healthier, greener, and smarter.

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