Senior/Staff/Sr Staff Engineer, Validation

Company Description

Renesas Electronics is a dynamic, multicultural tech company where employees can learn, mentor, and thrive. Renesas brings together the strong financial foundation of a multi-billion-dollar global operation and the flexibility and velocity of a smaller organization. We are developing technologies for the latest advances in mobile computing, secured connected devices, autonomous driving, smart homes and factories, and more. Our solutions are at the heart of products developed by major innovators around the world. Join us and be part of what’s next in electronics. This is an opportunity to join a top-notch BMS Team with Renesas’s leading Power Business Group. You will be part of a very skilled group of engineers who are helping build world class automotive and consumer BMS products. Your main responsibility will be to design, develop & maintain Desktop & Web Applications for Battery Management Systems, Automotives, Power tools, Power Charging Products and Solutions. As a key member of the team, you will play a crucial role in unifying customer experience to evaluate various BMS solutions by developing modern, state-of-the-art applications. You will be a key driver in defining and architecting next-generation Software for customers, application engineers, test engineers and developers to interact with our consumer, Industrial, Automotive power solutions.

Job Description

Senior Engineer Validation position is an IC role which requires 7+ years of experience of Bench Validation and Debug of Power Management ICs as part of 2.6B$ Power Business Unit at Renesas. Primary responsibilities include fully own Bench Validation, Silicon Debugs, Automation of Equipment and Tests of PMICs. Will also be responsible for analysing the data, documenting and reporting findings to the Systems team and work closely with Design & Systems experts to ensure quality ICs. The role also involves opportunity to technically lead a small team with ownership of doing end to end IC validation.

The candidate should be able to develop and automate industry standard tests which are done for switching converters. In addition, the candidate should be able to define the equipment requirements for testing Power Management ICs and help setup lab from scratch. Ability to debug setups, equipment related issues and identify solutions is a must. The candidate needs to minimize Bench Testing cost while ensuring high quality in testing by employing standardization, reuse and automation.

Responsibilities

• Maximise utilisation of Benches, equipment and resources through automation and industry best practices.
• Write bench test programs in Python, C, Labview and be able to debug ATE programs. Work with a mindset of smart work, collaboration with rest of the team
• In this technical role, candidate must be very strong hands on and should also be able to technically coach/mentor/ramp up new college graduates and freshers.
• Project the schedule for bench test program development, testing and debug based on the infrastructure and resource availability and identify gaps/risks for execution.
• Ownership and Accountability for accuracy, quality and presentation of all deliverables (waveforms, reports, documentation, results etc).
• Technically lead bench validation and debug of multiple PMICs out of Bengaluru, while working with design/systems teams which located at different geographies and in different time zones.
• Expertise of using Validation related equipment including various types of Power Supplies, Load Slammer, Scopes and probes, Multi-meters, Analog switches, Relays, Computer to IC board communications etc.
• Must have experience of defining and driving Bench Validation plan for Power Management ICs and Evaluation Boards.
• Must be fluent with using FPGAs for testing Digital and emulating system behaviour.
• Must have experience with ATE-Bench correlation and should be able to drive that independently.
• Should be well versed with one or more Power Chip Communication protocols e.g. SPMI, PMBUS, SVI3, SVID etc. Should be comfortable with I2C.
• Should be able to create basic circuits on bread board for experimentation and design PCBs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Bench Validation of Mixed Signal ICs, especially PMICs .
• Ability to work with clarity and predictable timelines to ensure deliverables with high quality.
• Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity.               
• Results-oriented and able to deliver on-time under tight schedule pressure.

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.

At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

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.