Sr Staff Mask Design Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Sr Staff Mask Design Engineer to join a highly skilled layout organization working on Analog and Mixed‑Signal ICs for Automotive applications.
The role involves defining, developing, and delivering high‑quality, manufacturable IC layouts using industry‑standard technologies and tools.

The successful candidate will contribute at block and top level, support or lead layout activities, collaborate closely with design and cross‑functional teams, and ensure robust physical implementation that meets performance, reliability, and quality requirements.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to deliver robust, high‑quality physical layouts for complex analog and mixed‑signal ICs, ensuring manufacturability, reliability, and on‑time delivery, while contributing to layout methodology, team capability, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

As a Sr Staff Mask Design Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Implementing physical layouts for Automotive Business Line products at IP, block, and/or SoC level
• Driving and delivering floorplanning activities for blocks and top‑level designs
• Participating in power supply strategy definition and signal distribution between blocks
• Delivering analog and mixed‑signal layout blocks and contributing to top‑level floorplan strategy
• Applying state‑of‑the‑art layout techniques for device matching, parasitic reduction, ESD protection, latch‑up prevention, and yield optimization
• Executing and signing off physical verification flows, including DRC, LVS, ERC, DFM, and parasitic extraction (PEX)
• Working according to Analog‑on‑Top and Mixed‑Signal‑on‑Top layout methodologies
• Attending relevant project and design reviews, reporting progress, risks, and schedule impacts
• Collaborating closely with design, verification, CAD, and technology teams to minimize rework and resolve physical implementation issues
• Identifying root causes and proposing solutions for issues observed during first silicon or prototype evaluation
• Contributing to design‑for‑quality, ensuring layouts are verified, validated, and suitable for long‑term reliability and zero‑defect goals
• Supporting or leading layout team activities, including task planning, execution, and knowledge sharing
• Participating in and contributing to training activities, technical documentation, and layout guidelines
• Taking a proactive role in personal development, continuous learning, and methodology improvement

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Microelectronics Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in Analog and Mixed‑Signal IC layout design
• Proven experience delivering complex layouts at IP, block, and/or SoC level
• Experience in automotive or safety‑critical semiconductor products is highly desirable

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in analog layout techniques, including:
  • Floorplanning and top‑level integration
  • Device matching and symmetry
  • Parasitic management
  • Latch‑up prevention and ESD protection
• Solid understanding of electronics, semiconductor physics, and fabrication processes
• Hands‑on expertise with layout and verification tools, including:
  • Cadence Virtuoso / Virtuoso XL (OA, PVS)
  • Mentor Graphics Calibre (DRC, LVS, PEX, DFM)
  • R3D and related parasitic extraction tools
• Experience with advanced CMOS BCD technologies
• Experience using Mixed‑Signal‑on‑Top (MSoT) flows
• Ability to define and execute advanced floorplan strategies

Soft Skills & Ways of Working

• Strong team player, self‑motivated, and results‑oriented
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multisite, multicultural environment
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Clear, concise communication and presentation skills
• Ability to propose innovative and pragmatic solutions
• Strong focus on quality, reliability, and on‑time delivery
• Willingness to undertake occasional international travel if required
• Comfortable collaborating with cross‑functional teams including design, test, program management, and quality

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.

Business Unit Description

The Power Product Group (PWR) is responsible for delivering power management solutions across automotive, computing, consumer, and industrial markets. Within PWR, the Automotive System Power (ASP) division focuses on automotive power management and system power solutions, supporting advanced vehicle architectures and safety‑critical applications.

ASP brings together expertise in automotive system power, system attach PMICs, and automotive battery management ICs, delivering highly reliable solutions that meet stringent automotive quality, functional safety, and long‑term reliability requirements. The division works closely with cross‑functional teams across design, layout, technology, test, and manufacturing to deliver robust SoC and IP solutions for automotive customers worldwide.

As part of the global PWR organization, ASP operates in a multisite, multicultural environment, emphasizing strong collaboration, technical excellence, and alignment across product lines to support Renesas’ automotive growth strategy.

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 for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries 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 design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     
 
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 innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• 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 the first day.    

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.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.