Renesas Electronics America

Principal Engineer, Automated Derivatives

Renesas Electronics America$150K — $180K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
  • 12-15 years in the semiconductor industry, specifically in RTL design and verification.
  • Proficiency in SystemVerilog and UVM for effective design processes.
  • Strong understanding of Synthesis, P&R, and STA for physical design feasibility.
  • Expertise in Python for model building and deployment with simulation and implementation tools.
  • Experience with Tcl/Python for data extraction and predictive modeling support.
  • Familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipelines for efficient design derivative management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design of AI-Augmented RTL that predicts timing and congestion issues pre-synthesis.
  • Automate the creation of design variant elements like RTL wrappers and memory maps through AI scripting.
  • Utilize AI to identify optimization opportunities for power efficiency in derivative designs.
  • Build automated verification environments that adapt constraints based on design changes.
  • Implement ML techniques to prioritize test cases in regressions for cost-effective simulation.
  • Apply pattern-recognition to foresee potential bugs in RTL prior to physical implementation.
  • Facilitate the transition from RTL to physical design using AI for streamlined floorplan and timing generation.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package to be discussed during the hiring process.
Full Job Description
In this multi-disciplinary role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of derivative SoCs, focusing on the intersection of RTL design, functional verification, and physical implementation. You will not just execute flows; you will build an AI-augmented "Silicon Factory" that uses machine learning to bridge the gap between architectural intent and GDSII. Your goal is to achieve ultra-fast turnaround times by using AI to predict physical outcomes during RTL coding and to automate the verification of design variants. Key Responsibilities 1. AI-Augmented RTL & Architecture - Physical-Aware RTL: Use ML-based predictors to evaluate RTL code for timing and congestion bottlenecks before synthesis, reducing the number of "RTL-to-GDS" iterations. - Derivative Generation: Develop scripts and Generative AI prompts to automate the creation of RTL wrappers, memory maps, and bus interconnects for design variants. - Logic Optimization: Employ AI to identify redundant logic or clock-gating opportunities to hit aggressive power targets in derivative designs. 2. Intelligent Verification - Automated Testbench Scaling: Build AI-driven verification environments that automatically adjust constraints and coverage goals when a design derivative (e.g., changed cache size or port count) is instantiated. - Smart Regression Management: Use ML to prioritize test cases that are most likely to fail based on historical RTL changes, slashing simulation time and compute costs. - Bug Prediction: Deploy pattern-recognition models to identify "bug-prone" modules in the RTL based on complexity metrics and previous tape-out data. 3. Rapid Physical Implementation - Seamless Handoff: Ensure a "zero-friction" path from RTL to Physical Design by using AI to automatically generate floorplan constraints and timing assertions from the design spec. - Closure Acceleration: Drive the physical implementation of derivatives, using AI to "reuse" placement and routing solutions from parent designs to achieve 10x faster convergence. Qualifications - Education: Minimum of a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. - Experience: 12-15 years of professional experience in the semiconductor industry, with a focus on: - Full-Stack Hardware Mastery: Proficiency in SystemVerilog for RTL design and UVM for functional verification. - Physical Design Foundation: Solid understanding of Synthesis, P&R, and STA (Static Timing Analysis) to ensure RTL is physically realisable. - ML/AI Integration: Expert Python skills to build and deploy models that interface with both simulation tools (VCS, Xcelium) and implementation tools (Innovus, ICC2). - Data-Driven Flow Dev: Experience using Tcl/Python to extract "features" from simulation logs and implementation reports to train predictive models. - Version Control & CI/CD: Mastery of Git and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab) to manage the high-velocity deployment of design derivatives. 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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