Senior Staff AMS Design Verification Engineer

Senior project lead of a team of engineers in the tasks of guaranteeing specification compliance of analog & mixed signal design by means of advanced verification methodologies and concepts.

It involves definition, deployment, and improvement of state-of-the-art verification methodologies.

Principal Accountabilities: Take responsibility for design verification to achieve first pass silicon success and to ensure design meets performance, power, and timescale constraints.

Lead analog & mixed signal verification of complex integrated circuits or sub-systems.

Provide a technical interface between AMS DV teams and any local contract DV resources.

Develop verification strategy for mixed signal IPs and implement the verification IP following object-oriented programming principles and methodologies including UVM.

Verification planning, maintenance, feature extraction, verification tests, coverage and checker development.

Develop efficient, reusable state-of-the-art verification environments and testbench structures.

Initiate and participate in review meetings with all functional disciplines such as analog & digital design teams, systems team, test & validation team, and other verification engineers.

Able to debug the RTL for design intent and interface with cross-functional teams and collaboration in all verification related activities.

Mentor verification team and provide technical support for verification activities.

Delegate project tasks appropriately, ensuring the entire team follows procedures and analog practices that are required by internal methodology guidelines.

Make significant contribution into Renesas's Analog verification strategy, through representation at group management meetings, customer reviews and cross-site initiatives.

Keep abreast of industry developments, driving continual improvements within team through effective change management.

Any ad hoc tasks as deemed reasonable by your manager.

Key Performance Measures: Develop the technical and non-technical skillset of the team, ensuring clear career development and progression.

Demonstrate effective performance management.

Ensure budget is appropriately managed and resource is utilized to maximize success of deliverables.

Ensure high quality deliverables in project through effective leadership and risk management.

Appropriate planning and delegation of tasks to ensure project timescales and quality expectations are met.

Ensure impactful dissemination of knowledge across teams.

Driving strategic changes within analog function that positively impact the business - e.g., resource, cost and performance.

Ensure effective team profiling, through succession planning, development, and strategic talent acquisition.

Demonstrate elements of Spirit of Renesas in all aspects of work Instils culture of innovation, professionalism, and collaboration throughout team.

Qualifications Degree level qualification in electrical engineering, electronics, computer engineering, computer science, or equivalent.

The ideal candidate has an experience of 10+ years in advanced verification methodologies, owning the verification of complex digital and mixed signal designs.

Strong fundamentals in analog and mixed signal circuit concepts and topologies.

Experience working with mixed signal verification environment, simulation, and regression tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, xCelium, Incisive, vManager, IMC.

Ability to read analog schematics and extract related main functionality.

Familiar with Verilog based RTL coding and ASIC design methodology.

Expert in System Verilog for advanced verification methodologies such as assertions, constrained randomization, metric driven, and UVM.

Familiar with behavioral modelling of analog blocks using System Verilog (RNM) and Verilog AMS.

Experience in modelling mixed signal blocks including biasing networks, power regulators, bandgaps, simple amplifiers, comparators, data converters, mixers, multiplexers, switches, power converters, etc.

Experience of modelling power converters is desired.

Good knowledge of UNIX shell scripting, Perl, and TCL scripting.

Proven experience in writing verification plans and test bench development, simulation and debugging.

General : Concise and proactive communication skills within a multi-site and multi-cultural environment Ability to persuade and influence others based on technical facts.

Ability to interact with customers · Ability to successfully work with 3rd party contractors.

Takes responsibility for solutions and makes them happen, self-motivated.

Looks for continuous improvement in own and Renesas work practices.

Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Results-oriented and able to deliver on-time under tight schedule pressure.

Ability to propose innovative solutions.

Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity