Design Verification Engineer

*Please Note: Candidates for this role must be open to relocation to Duluth, GA. Renesas is looking for an experienced **Staff Design Verification Engineer** to join our team developing leading-edge memory interface products for data center, AI, and cloud computing applications. These products enable high-bandwidth, power-efficient memory solutions for intensive computing environments. This role will contribute to the verification of advanced memory data buffer products, including **DDR6 and future generations**. The ideal candidate brings strong semiconductor design verification experience with **SystemVerilog and UVM**. Previous DDR or memory experience is an advantage, but is not required. Key Responsibilities - Drive verification activities for complex digital designs at the **block and system level**. - Develop and execute verification plans based on functional and performance specifications. - Develop, maintain, and optimize **SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments and testbenches**. - Develop verification tests, functional coverage, checkers, and other verification components. - Take ownership of verification environments and verification execution for assigned blocks and features. - Drive and monitor coverage to ensure verification goals are achieved. - Work closely with design engineers to ensure designs meet requirements and are effectively verifiable. - Analyze verification results, debug failures, and identify functional or design issues. - Develop efficient, reusable verification environments and methodologies with a focus on quality, performance, and ease of use. - Identify and implement improvements to verification processes, methodologies, and design behavior. - Participate in feasibility studies and technical reviews. - Serve as a technical resource within the team, providing guidance on complex verification problems and sharing best practices. - Communicate verification status, risks, and results to project stakeholders. Qualifications - Bachelor's or Master's degree in **Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field**, or equivalent experience. - 8+ years of related experience in semiconductor design verification. - Strong experience in **semiconductor design verification**. - Strong proficiency with **SystemVerilog** and hands-on experience using **UVM (Universal Verification Methodology)**. - Experience developing and debugging UVM-based verification environments and testbenches. - Experience with verification planning, functional verification, coverage, checkers, test development, and debugging. - Ability to independently own complex verification assignments and determine appropriate verification approaches. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with DDR4, DDR5, memory interfaces, data buffers, or other high-speed memory technologies. - Experience improving verification methodologies, efficiency, or reuse. - Experience serving as a technical resource or mentoring other engineers. *Please Note: Candidates for this role must be open to relocation to Duluth, GA. Additional Information 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. Videos To Watch https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-zs4tB6nNc