Renesas Electronics: Principal Engineer - Design Verification — Hyderabad, TS, India

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 Engineer - Design Verification in Hyderabad, TS, India, under reference 20006304_2026-07-21. 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: 19 October 2026
• Brands: Renesas Electronics

Responsibilities and work described

• We are seeking a diligent SoC/MCU 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
• 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
• Building: 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
• Collaboration: 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
• Development: 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

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electronics engineering
• 14+ years of experience in SoC Verification domains and have working knowledge of industry standard EDA toolkits
• Experience: Microcontroller and Microprocessor architecture & Interconnect
• Experience: protocols like AHB/AXI, Memory (ROM, RAM, Flash, MRAM) and memory controllers
• Advanced knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog, C/C++, Shell
• Experience: 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: debugging of designs pre- and post-silicon, in simulation and on the bench
• 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 experience and additional strengths

• Good knowledge in scripting like Perl, TCL or Python is a plus
• Exposure: formal verification and hybrid formal‑simulation flows
• Experience: low‑power verification
• Familiarity: Medium‑speed or communication IPs, such as:
• CANXL, CANFD, LINFLEX, UART, FLEXRAY
• Interconnect fabrics
• Security, debug, or safety‑critical IPs
• Experience delivering reusable, production‑quality VIPs used across multiple SoCs

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Hyderabad, TS, India

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Renesas Electronics

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Relevant skills

• Python
• C++
• quality assurance
• compliance
• communication