Renesas Electronics America

Director, Digital Design & Verification

Renesas Electronics America$130K — $180K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of leadership experience in digital IC design and verification
  • Proven track record of delivering complex mixed-signal SoCs
  • Deep expertise in RTL design and FSM/control logic
  • Familiarity with verification methodologies such as UVM and formal verification
  • Strong ability to operate across strategy, system architecture, and execution

Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality digital design and verification across all programs
  • Establish and drive a coherent verification strategy
  • Own the quality of digital architecture and its components
  • Define and enforce sign-off criteria for design quality
  • Align execution with product roadmaps and business priorities
  • Guide architecture decisions for digital and mixed-signal systems
  • Build and scale a high-performing digital and verification team

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for employees
  • Opportunities for career progression and development
  • Support for ongoing training and mentorship
  • Collaborative work environment with strong growth potential
  • Participation in shaping the strategic vision of the site
Full Job Description
This role exists to define, build, and execute a world-class digital design and verification capability at the site, enabling predictable delivery of complex mixed-signal products with high first-pass silicon success. The Director operates at a strategic and system level, ensuring that digital architecture, verification rigor, and execution discipline scale with increasing program complexity and business expectations. This role is accountable not only for delivering results, but for shaping how results are achieved across people, methodology, and organization. Job Description • Deliver high-quality digital design and verification across all programs (schedule, performance, silicon success) • Achieve predictable execution with early risk identification and strong mitigation frameworks • Improve first-pass silicon success rate through disciplined verification and robust design practices • Enable faster time-to-market through reuse, automation, and methodology standardization • Build the site into a self-sufficient digital & verification hub, reducing dependency on external sites Responsibility • Own end-to-end digital design and verification delivery for the site • Establish and drive verification strategy (simulation, formal, AMS/DMS) as a coherent, evolving plan • Own digital architecture quality, including system control logic, FSM design, FW interfaces, and IP reuse • Define and enforce sign-off criteria, including coverage, closure metrics, and design quality gates • Align digital and verification execution with product roadmap, customer requirements, and business priorities Direction (Strategic Leadership) • Define a clear multi-year vision for digital and verification capabilities at the site • Translate business and product strategy into technical roadmap and capability investments • Drive adoption of best-in-class methodologies, tools, and automation frameworks • Continuously adapt strategy based on execution gaps, competitive pressure, and program risk • Elevate the role from task execution to systemic impact and organizational leverage Alignment (Influence & Collaboration) • Lead cross-functional alignment with analog, system, FW, product, and test teams • Act as the primary the site interface for digital and verification in global reviews • Align with other sites on IP reuse, methodology standardization, and sign-off practices • Build strong partnerships with product line managers to ensure design meets system and market needs • Ensure seamless integration across global teams for multi-site program delivery Core Responsibilities 1. Technical & Architecture Leadership • Guide architecture decisions for digital control systems, power management FSMs, and system interfaces • Ensure robust design practices across: • RTL quality (coding standards, lint, CDC) • Timing closure (STA, constraints) • DFT/scan and test readiness • Drive design reuse strategy to improve productivity and consistency 2. Verification Excellence • Establish a world-class DV capability including: • Coverage-driven verification • SystemVerilog/UVM environments • Formal verification where applicable • AMS/DMS co-simulation for mixed-signal validation • Define verification plans that ensure full coverage and sign-off confidence • Drive automation and regression efficiency to scale execution 3. Execution & Delivery • Own delivery across all digital and DV activities with clear accountability • Drive execution rigor: • Milestone planning • Risk tracking and mitigation • Transparent status reporting • Ensure consistent on-time tape-out with high-quality silicon 4. Organization & Talent • Build and scale a high-performing digital & verification team • Define roles, expectations, and career progression aligned with job leveling frameworks • Develop technical leaders and mentors to increase organizational leverage • Drive hiring, retention, and capability growth aligned with site strategy 5. Methodology & Continuous Improvement • Institutionalize standardized design and verification flows • Drive continuous improvements in: • Productivity (reuse, automation) • Quality (coverage, bug escape reduction) • Efficiency (cycle time reduction) • Promote a culture of data-driven decision making and engineering rigor Expected Impact • The site becomes a strategic execution hub for mixed-signal digital and verification • Significant improvement in execution predictability and silicon success • Increased engineering productivity without proportional headcount growth • Strong pipeline of technical leaders and scalable expertise • Enhanced customer confidence and competitive positioning Profile & Leadership Bar • Proven leader in digital IC design and/or verification at scale • Track record of delivering complex mixed-signal SoCs end-to-end • Deep expertise in: • RTL design, FSM/control logic • Verification methodologies (UVM, formal, AMS/DMS) • Ability to operate across strategy, system architecture, and execution simultaneously • Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence across global teams Qualifications Additional Information 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? Videos To Watch https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-zs4tB6nNc

About Renesas Electronics America

Renesas Electronics America is a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad range of analog and power devices, with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications.
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