Senior Staff Digital Verification Engineer

At Renesas, we are more than just a semiconductor company; we are the engine behind a "safer, smarter, and more sustainable" future. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, we are at the forefront of innovation in Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT technologies. By blending cutting-edge embedded processing with world-class analog and power expertise, we develop "Winning Combinations" that power billions of intelligent devices globally. Joining us means joining a collaborative, forward-thinking environment where your work directly impacts the next generation of AI-driven infrastructure and green energy solutions. 

Renesas is looking for a talented individual for their memory interface products. These memory interface products mainly go to datacenters for AI and cloud computing, providing the highest bandwidth for intensive computing while consuming low power. This exciting role is responsible for the development of digital sections of leading-edge memory data buffer chips for DDR5, DDR6 and beyond.

• Verification of DDR6 Data Buffer to meet functional and performance specifications.
• Be able to integrate and test on System-level and block level using UVM methodology
• Support in developing verification plan based on specifications.
• Support in Verification planning, maintenance, feature extraction, verification tests, coverage and checker development.
• Develop efficient, reusable state-of-the-art verification environments and testbench structures.
• Optimize solutions for key indicators such as reusability, performance and ease of use
• Identify and communicate improvements that may ease verification and/or improve design behavior.
• Support in optimizing UVM based testbench.
• Take ownership of verification environments for assigned blocks, and tools appointed to you as Expert User.
• Participate in feasibility studies.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the Memory interface products verification effort, including defining the verification strategy, developing test plans, coverage, and executing tests.
• Drive and quality control the creation of a verification test plan.
• Work closely with the design team to ensure that the design meets the requirements and is testable.
• Identify and drive improvements to the verification process to ensure the highest levels of quality and efficiency.
• Drive and monitor coverage of design verification.
• Provide regular updates to management on the status of the verification effort.

• Masters in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent with 7+ years of experience.\

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent with 9+ years of experience

Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.

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.

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