Director - Design Enablement

We are looking for a senior technical leader to drive the Tools/Flows/Methodology, Metric & Dashboard Automation aspects of high-performance compute SOC/MCU development. The candidate must be highly experienced, hands-on and have expert level EDA working knowledge and must have had prior experience in the design enablement, flow development, testing and deployment space. The candidate must have experience working on advance technology nodes and related tape-out experience.

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to 

• Be the focal-point to  develop, train & deploy  Chip-Design Methodologies & Workflows to global teams in Renesas
• Providing the Design Automation support to the SOC & IP development in the tools/flows used for RTL design, Verification, DFT, Physical Design domains.
• Responsible for internal/external vendor interaction, developing new concepts, methodology and deploying those capabilities to different teams within the organization.
• Responsible for tools and flows development and support in multiple functional areas including Design Entry solutions, RTL Validation, Functional Coverage, Formal Verification, Low Power solutions, Back-end physical design
• Continuously improve the process, verification/validation methods and tools, driving the SOC & IP team to achieve successful tape out.
• Need to work with peers across the business to drive change throughout Renesas to have common methods that work across the whole organization in partnership and collaboration with stakeholders and influence the direction taken.

Involve training program definition and roll out, lessons learned proliferation and best practice sharing.

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• At least 15+ years of experience in related domains and have working knowledge of industry standard digital EDA toolkits to drive the tools/flows certification, regression testing and deployment.
• Proficiency in Python, TCL, Data Analytics, software workflows.
• Exeprience & Expsoure to Cloud Infrastructures and ML frameworks
• Have experience in leading EDA development/design automation and enablement teams in the past.
• Proven track record in successfully delivering EDA/TFM for multi-million gate, multi-core, Performance/Power optimized, AI/ML enabled, Functionally Safe (ISO 26262) and Secure SOCs.
• Expertise in all the modern EDA tools and methodologies
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), problem solving, teamwork, attention to detail, commitment to task, and quality focus.
• Passion for continuously improving the SOC development processes, methods, tracking mechanisms, coverage, automation and quality.
• Presentation and negotiation skills with ability to influence.
• Strong drive & ability to coordinate work across a cross functional, highly experienced global team.

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 www.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.

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.  
 
With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We remain agile and fearless as we accelerate our growth, encouraging everyone to play an active role with an entrepreneurial mindset and accountability.     
 
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing automotive, industrial, infrastructure, IoT, and sustainable products and solutions to meet our customers’ evolving needs and help people and communities thrive tomorrow.  

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from Day 1.    
   

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  
 

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.