Job Description

Job Description

Our PDK team works with internal and external foundries to develop and deploy high quality PDKs on both mature and advanced nodes. This global, dynamic and fast-paced team interfaces directly with foundries and EDA tool vendors, as well as internally through foundry tech teams, packaging teams and design and layout communities to provide highly integrated, state of the art PDKs and PDK flows/solutions. The PDK is a core and essential part of all our design flows from concept to tapeout for every project.

We are looking for a Senior Engineer based out of Palm Bay, FL to enhance the team’s support for our business units and take over critical activities.

Responsibilities :

• Install and customize foundry PDKs and provide support for product groups.
• Develop, maintain, test, and deploy foundry PDKs, components, and methodologies to various business units, fulfilling their specific requirements.
• Support the circuit design and layout community with PDK-related tasks, including design migrations, frontend simulation, backend layout physical verification ( DRC/LVS/ERC ), EMIR , and layout parasitic extraction ( PEX/QRC/StarRC ).
• Set up PDKs to support digital on top design methodologies.
• Generate internal training material on PDK-supported flows for design teams.
• Support, develop, and maintain components and scripts required for internal PDKs and for the design community.
• Ensure PDKs are compatible with the latest EDA tools and provide feedback and bug reports to EDA vendors as needed.
• Innovate new processes and procedures to quickly achieve solutions to complex problems.
• Maintain skills to ensure competence in all assigned responsibilities.
• Contribute to the definition, documentation, management, and continual improvement of processes to align with key stakeholders’ needs and requirements.
• Align with manager’s goals and initiatives to meet agreed-upon objectives and key performance indicators ( KPIs ).

Qualifications

• ​​​​​ Education : Bachelor or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree.
• Experience: 4-5 years of experience in PDK's. 
• Experience with Python or any other programming languages. 
• Good knowledge of CMOS fundamentals with background in electrical engineering or semiconductor physics.
• Knowledge of PDKs and their internal components: PCell, CDF, Tech files, DRC/LVS/PEX, EMIR etc.
• Knowledge of SKILL, Shell scripting & programming
• Understanding of design management systems & LSF from a user perspective
• Strong support and debugging capability.
• This is an on-site position in Morrisville, NC, or Palm Bay, FL. At this time, Renesas is not offering relocation assistance.

Additional Information

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 22,000 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. Shape Your Future with Us .

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating 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 federal, state or local law. For more information, please read our  Diversity & Inclusion Statement .

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.

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.

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Relocation package, Flexible hours, 2 days per week,

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