Renesas Electronics: Principal EDA Engineer — Austin, TX, United States

About Renesas Electronics

Renesas Electronics develops semiconductors for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and connected-device applications. Its employer description identifies microcontrollers, system-on-chip devices, analogue components and power products within its portfolio. These components form part of electronic systems made by other manufacturers. Renesas also describes combining complementary products into solutions for customers, connecting individual chips with the needs of an end application. Its business therefore involves both semiconductor technology and how that technology is used in wider electronic products.

The position and its setting

Renesas Electronics lists Principal EDA Engineer in Austin, TX, United States, under reference 20034937_2026-10-16. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 23 October 2026
• Brands: Renesas Electronics

Responsibilities and work described

• We are seeking an experienced Principal EDA/CAD Engineer to provide technical leadership for Renesas’ global engineering compute and design-data-management environment
• The role combines hands-on CAD engineering with responsibility for compute infrastructure, Perforce/IPLM-based design data management, project/workspace methodologies, automation, documentation, training and engineering support
• Work: closely with engineering, CAD and infrastructure teams to develop scalable solutions for managing semiconductor design environments and design data across globally distributed engineering teams
• Compute Infrastructure & Engineering Environments
• Delivery: technical leadership for engineering compute infrastructure and CAD environments
• Support: the development and evolution of globally consistent Linux-based engineering environments
• Define requirements for compute, storage and supporting engineering infrastructure
• Work: with IT/IS and engineering teams to ensure infrastructure meets semiconductor design requirements
• Support: migration and consolidation of legacy engineering environments
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and engineering-environment issues
• Perforce & IPLM
• Delivery: technical ownership and expertise for Perforce Helix and IPLM-based design-data-management methodologies
• Support: Perforce/IPLM integration with EDA tools and engineering environments
• Development: methodologies for IP creation, versioning, release, reuse and lifecycle management
• Development: scalable approaches for managing both analog and digital design data
• Define data-management best practices and help engineering projects adopt them

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Required Skills &
• Significant experience in EDA/CAD engineering, semiconductor design infrastructure or engineering compute environments
• Linux/Unix knowledge
• Understanding: engineering compute, storage and data-management environments
• Experience: Perforce Helix (P4) or comparable enterprise version-control/data-management technologies
• Methodics IPLM or equivalent IP lifecycle-management experience
• Experience: semiconductor EDA workflows
• Python and/or shell scripting skills
• Experience supporting complex engineering project environments
• Troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis skills
• Work effectively across engineering and IT/infrastructure organizations
• Documentation and technical communication skills

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Perforce administration and architecture experience
• Cadence/Virtuoso knowledge
• Understanding: analog and digital semiconductor development flows
• Experience migrating from DesignSync/Synchronicity, Cliosoft/SOS or other legacy DM platforms
• Experience: large-scale Linux compute environments
• Experience developing CAD methodology and engineering automation
• Experience delivering technical training to engineering teams

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Austin, TX, United States

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Renesas Electronics

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Open the official Renesas Electronics posting below and match the title and reference 20034937_2026-10-16.

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Practical preparation: Python

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Relevant skills

• Python
• Linux
• CAD
• training
• sustainability
• technical documentation
• problem resolution
• communication
• root-cause analysis