Design Verification Intern

Renesas looking for a talented EE graduate student to join our team as a Verification Engineer intern in our Austin Texas office. Our team works on PMICs used to power advanced Renesas MCU products here at Renesas. In this role, you will collaborate closely with analog and digital designers to verify silicon performance in a simulation environment. You will be responsible for understanding verification environments for these complex power management IC designs. Additionally, you'll develop an understanding of the functional safety standards essential in the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

• Interact with digital and analog engineers to understand the basic functions of a PMIC.
• Actively assist in all stages of product development including specification, Digital and Analog Design Verification and Silicon debugging.
• Support coding of simulation infrastructure using Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, Python, and Perl.
• Set up and maintain Verification Environment, Develop, and Verify self-tested test benches for Mixed Signal chips and sub-circuits.
• Use and develop advanced mixed-signal simulation techniques to enhance simulation efficiency.
• Gain an understanding of functional safety standards relevant to automotive PMICs, such as ISO 26262. Apply these standards in the context of silicon verification for automotive applications.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams within the PMIC development process.
• Participate in regular meetings and provide updates on project progress.
• Prepare reports and presentations to communicate findings and progress.

• Currently enrolled in a graduate college degree program in Electrical Engineering.
• Familiar with at least one coding language: C,C++, Verilog, System Verilog
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Must have good written and verbal cross-functional communication skills.
• Must be a team player and yet be an independent thinker with strong design fundamentals.

Education

• BSEE required (MSEE/PHD preferred) 

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.

Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com.

Renesas’ mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

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