Principal Engineer - Design Automation (EDA / CAD)

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

We are seeking a Principal Engineer or above – EDA to architect, develop and deploy AI/ML solutions BackEnd for Digital and Analog Designs done in the company. This role is part of the global EDA team.

- Propose, Architect, Develop and Successfully deploy AI/ML/GenAI solutions in Chip Design domain across Renesas’s portfolio. Be proficient in developing and deploying AI solutions and EDA tools with keen eye on end-user experience metric.
- Own some part of the overall CAD solution and be responsible for WW engagement with customers.
- Good understanding of Digital Implementation and Signoff Methodologies for MCU and HPC type of designs.
- Hands-on in development & debug of AI/ML Technologies and with industry leading EDA tools in Digital/Analog Designs
- Proactively engage with customers through regular follow-ups, in feature engineering, model development, demonstrate incremental and sufficient PPA, Productivity impact in chip design process.
- Hands-on in mature software development practices, leading programming languages for AI/ML development tasks
- Expected to work in a dynamic design environment
- Prior collaboration with offshore/outsourcing partners and vendor escalation management

Requirements

BTech/MTech in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science with 15+ years of experience in AI/ML software/model development and collaboration with design/EDA/CAD teams.; Proven experience in developing AI Agents, Agentic AI, GenAI and ML solutions.; Strong Programming and Scripting skills (Tcl, Perl, Python) for model/Agentic AI tool development on top of RTL to GDS digital design flow .; Strong communication skills (written and verbal), problem solving, teamwork, attention to detail, commitment to task, and quality focus; Can – do attitude, openness to new environment, people and culture; Ability to propose innovative and leading edge solutions; Strong drive & ability to coordinate work across highly experienced global teams