Senior Principal Engineer- SoC/Chip Lead

About the Position

Senior Principal Engineer- SoC/Chip Lead

We are seeking a Senior Principal Engineer- SoC/Chip Lead with 20+ years of semiconductor industry experience to lead complex SoC programs from architecture through silicon production.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical leadership and execution of complex SoC programs from architecture through silicon production.
• Drive SoC planning, integration strategy, execution schedules, risk management, and tape-out readiness.
• Lead cross-functional teams across digital design, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, validation, packaging, and product engineering.
• Define chip-level architecture, integration requirements, performance targets, and power/area objectives.
• Drive technical decision-making and trade-off analysis across architecture, implementation, and product requirements.
• Oversee subsystem and IP integration, ensuring successful deployment of complex multi-domain SoCs.
• Partner with analog and SerDes teams to integrate high-speed interfaces and mixed-signal subsystems into the overall chip architecture.
• Lead design reviews, execution reviews, silicon readiness assessments, and post-silicon debug activities.
• Drive issue resolution across the development lifecycle and ensure successful first-pass silicon execution.
• Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 20+ years of semiconductor industry experience with substantial leadership responsibility.
• Proven experience as a Chip Lead, SoC Lead, Technical Program Lead, or equivalent role for large-scale ASIC/SoC products.
• Demonstrated success leading advanced-node SoCs, preferably at 3nm and/or 5nm technology nodes.
• Deep understanding of SoC architecture, integration methodologies, and full-chip development flows.
• Strong experience working across:
  • RTL Design
  • Design Verification
  • Physical Design
  • DFT
  • Static Timing Analysis
  • Low-Power Design Methodologies
  • Silicon Bring-up and Productization
• Experience managing complex schedules, technical dependencies, and cross-functional execution across global teams.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and engineering leadership skills.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience with:
  • Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures
  • Data movement and interconnect fabrics
  • High-bandwidth memory-centric systems
  • Complex multi-die or chiplet-based architectures
• Hands-on experience integrating:
  • High-speed SerDes interfaces
  • Analog front-end (AFE) subsystems
  • Mixed-signal IPs
  • Advanced PHY technologies
• Experience with high-bandwidth and low-latency interconnect technologies.
• Knowledge of packaging technologies and signal integrity considerations for high-speed systems.
• Experience in AI, HPC, networking, connectivity, data-center, or memory infrastructure products.
• Prior exposure to UALink, Ethernet switching, switch fabrics, or similar high-performance interconnect technologies is highly desirable.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work on world-leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT
• Professional development opportunities
• Diverse and inclusive work environment

About the Company

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.

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.