Renesas Electronics America

Senior Principal Engineer- SoC/Chip Lead

Renesas Electronics America$175K — $210K *
Consumer Technology
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
  • 20+ years in the semiconductor industry with significant leadership experience.
  • Proven track record in roles like Chip Lead or SoC Lead for large-scale ASIC/SoC products.
  • Experience with advanced-node SoCs, specifically 3nm and/or 5nm technology nodes.
  • In-depth knowledge of SoC architecture and full-chip development methodologies.
  • Strong expertise in RTL Design, Verification, Physical Design, and Low-Power Design.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end execution of complex SoC programs from architecture to production.
  • Drive planning, integration strategies, and execution schedules for SoCs.
  • Manage cross-functional teams in digital design, verification, and validation.
  • Define chip-level architecture and integration requirements for performance.
  • Facilitate technical decision-making and trade-off analyses in development.
  • Oversee integration of subsystems and IP for multi-domain SoCs.
  • Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership within teams.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness support.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Collaborative work culture that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Potential to work on leading-edge technology impacting multiple industries.
Full Job Description
Job Description
  • Own end-to-end technical leadership and execution of complex SoC programs from architecture through silicon production.
  • Drive SoC planning, integration strategy, execution schedules, risk management, and tape-out readiness.
  • Lead cross-functional teams across digital design, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, validation, packaging, and product engineering.
  • Define chip-level architecture, integration requirements, performance targets, and power/area objectives.
  • Drive technical decision-making and trade-off analysis across architecture, implementation, and product requirements.
  • Oversee subsystem and IP integration, ensuring successful deployment of complex multi-domain SoCs.
  • Partner with analog and SerDes teams to integrate high-speed interfaces and mixed-signal subsystems into the overall chip architecture.
  • Lead design reviews, execution reviews, silicon readiness assessments, and post-silicon debug activities.
  • Drive issue resolution across the development lifecycle and ensure successful first-pass silicon execution.
  • Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering organizations.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
  • 20+ years of semiconductor industry experience with substantial leadership responsibility.
  • Proven experience as a Chip Lead, SoC Lead, Technical Program Lead, or equivalent role for large-scale ASIC/SoC products.
  • Demonstrated success leading advanced-node SoCs, preferably at 3nm and/or 5nm technology nodes.
  • Deep understanding of SoC architecture, integration methodologies, and full-chip development flows.
  • Strong experience working across:
    • RTL Design, Design Verification, Physical Design, DFT, Static Timing Analysis, Low-Power Design Methodologies and Silicon Bring-up and Productization.
  • Experience managing complex schedules, technical dependencies, and cross-functional execution across global teams.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and engineering leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior experience with:
    • High-performance switching silicon
    • Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures
    • Data movement and interconnect fabrics
    • High-bandwidth memory-centric systems
    • Complex multi-die or chiplet-based architectures
  • Hands-on experience integrating:
    • High-speed SerDes interfaces, Analog front-end (AFE) subsystems, Mixed-signal IPs and Advanced PHY technologies.
  • Experience with high-bandwidth and low-latency interconnect technologies.
  • Knowledge of packaging technologies and signal integrity considerations for high-speed systems.
  • Experience in AI, HPC, networking, connectivity, data-center, or memory infrastructure products.
  • Prior exposure to UALink, Ethernet switching, switch fabrics, or similar high-performance interconnect technologies is highly desirable.


Additional Information

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?

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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