Principal Design Verification Engineer

We are seeking a Principal Design Verification Engineer to provide technical leadership for verification of next-generation semiconductor memory interface products including data buffer silicon.

This role will drive verification strategy and execution for complex digital designs working closely with design teams to ensure functionality performance and product requirements are met. The ideal candidate brings deep semiconductor verification expertise with SystemVerilog and UVM . Previous DDR or memory experience is an advantage but is not required.

This is an opportunity to take significant technical ownership while contributing to next-generation DDR6 technology .

Key Responsibilities

• Lead verification strategy and execution for complex semiconductor designs at the block and system level .
• Define verification methodologies test plans coverage strategies and verification environments.
• Architect develop maintain and optimize SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches and verification environments .
• Drive test development functional coverage checkers constrained-random verification and coverage closure.
• Take technical ownership of verification for assigned blocks features and environments from planning through signoff.
• Work closely with RTL and design engineers to ensure designs meet functional and performance requirements and are effectively verifiable.
• Analyze specifications design implementation and verification results to identify functional gaps and design issues.
• Drive debugging and resolution of complex verification failures.
• Develop scalable and reusable verification components methodologies and best practices.
• Identify and lead improvements in verification efficiency quality performance and reuse.
• Participate in architecture feasibility design and technical reviews.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to verification engineers.
• Serve as a technical expert for assigned verification methodologies and tools.
• Communicate verification progress coverage technical risks and readiness to engineering leadership and project stakeholders.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related technical field .
• Extensive experience in semiconductor design verification with demonstrated technical ownership of complex verification efforts.
• Expert-level proficiency with SystemVerilog .
• Significant hands-on experience with UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) including development and optimization of UVM-based verification environments.
• Experience defining verification strategies and developing verification plans from design and product specifications.
• Strong experience with functional verification constrained-random testing functional coverage checkers debugging and coverage closure.
• Experience partnering closely with RTL/design engineering teams throughout the verification lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex verification and design problems.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and mentoring within a verification team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DDR memory interfaces memory controllers data buffers or related semiconductor technologies .
• Experience with DDR4 and/or DDR5 .
• Verification experience with complex high-speed interfaces protocols or mixed-signal semiconductor products.
• Experience leading verification efforts through coverage closure and signoff.

Additional Information :

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier . With a global team of over 21000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries we offer the opportunity to work on worldleading 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

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time