Sr Staff/Staff/Senior Engineer–SoC Design Verification

Location: Hyderabad, in

Company Description

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.

Job Description

We are seeking a diligent SoC Verification engineer to join our team at Renesas. The Verification engineer will be responsible for performing various verification tasks including Test Plan creation, Testcase creation, Coverage closure, Requirements traceability and Gate Level Simulation. They will also review system requirements and track quality assurance metrics. Ultimately, the role of the Verification Engineer is to ensure that our products, applications, and systems work correctly, safely & securely.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Verification R&D team driving technical execution and best in class methodologies used in the design of advanced microcontrollers and microprocessors.  
• Work closely with system architects to understand high level specifications to be able to verify them. 
• Work with various EDA vendors to deploy next generation tools 
• Build strong collaboration with other R&D teams such as RTL, DFT, digital IP, PD, Design Enablement, Emulation, and Validation to achieve project milestones 
• Promote continuous improvement to design techniques to ensure ‘Zero Defect’ chips 
• Collaborate with SME’s and key leaders in architecture, systems, emulation, SoC design, software, physical design, and IP teams developing key technical networks to influence overall design improvements and verification methodologies 
• Responsible for developing detailed Technical SoC verification execution plans, progress reports and tracking milestones, managing technical risks, and providing mitigations to meet schedule quality and costs commitments. Communicate across technical teas as well as provide executive level presentations 
• Complete ownership for SoC verification quality sign-offs ensuring all deliverables for team hand-offs. 
• Drive best in class verification methodologies collaborating with global internal and external SME’s and developing adoption and compliance processes. Including, driving key innovation strategies which significantly impact efficiency and quality for overall R&D and ROI 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electronics engineering.
• 5-12 years of experience in SoC Verification domains and have working knowledge of industry standard EDA toolkits.  
• Experience in Microcontroller and Microprocessor architecture & Interconnect
• Experience in protocols like AHB/AXI/CHI, Memory (ROM, RAM, Flash, MRAM, LPDDR5/5x) and memory controllers. 
• Advanced knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog, C/C++, Shell. 
• Good knowledge in scripting like Perl, TCL or Python is a plus 
• Proven experience in testbench design and development using UVM methodology for IP/Subsystem and SOC. 
• High proficiency in Metric Driven Verification concepts, functional and code coverage. 
• Expertise in directed and constrained random methodologies. 
• Good knowledge of formal verification methodologies and assertions. 
• Experience with debugging of designs pre- and post-silicon, in simulation and on the bench. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill.  
• Must have worked on complex, multi-core SoC’s with extensive interconnects and a large range of peripherals. 
• Fair domain knowledge of clocking, system modes, power management, debug, security and other architectures is a must. 

Preferred/Plus Qualifications

• Exposure to formal verification and hybrid formal‑simulation flows
• Experience with low‑power verification
• Familiarity with Medium‑speed or communication IPs, such as:
  • CANXL, CANFD, LINFLEX, UART, FLEXRAY
  • Interconnect fabrics (NIC / NoC / FlexNOC)
  • Security, debug, or safety‑critical IPs
• Experience delivering reusable, production‑quality VIPs used across multiple SoCs

Additional Information

What This Role Offers

• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge IPs for next‑generation microcontrollers and processors
• Strong influence on verification methodology, automation, and AI adoption
• Collaboration with global experts across architecture, design, and validation
• A culture focused on quality, innovation, and first‑silicon success

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.