Principal CAD Engineer

Job Description

Own some part of the overall CAD solution and be responsible for WW engagement with customers.

Good understanding of Digital Implementation Methodologies for HPC type of designs.

Hands-on in development & debug of CAD flows and with industry leading EDA tools in Digital Designs.

Proactively engage with customers through regular follow-ups, tool training sessions, and consistent support throughout the entire deployment process.

Hands-on in mature software development practices, leading programming languages for potential AI/ML development tasks.

Expected to work in a dynamic design environment.

Evaluate EDA tools and flows for improved design efficiency and turnaround time.

Certified EDA tools with considering international standards (ISO
26262, ISO/SAE 21434).

Prior collaboration with offshore/outsourcing partners and vendor escalation management.

Experienced in leading team (Senior individual contributor role focused on technical leadership and cross‑team collaboration).

Conversational proficiency in Japanese is preferred.

• BTech/MTech in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science with 12+ years of experience in EDA/CAD.
• Proven experience in supporting mature-node technologies (e.g., 22nm, 12nm).
• Expertise in Synopsys/Cadence RTL to GDS digital design flow (e.g., synthesis tools, implementation tools and STA tools).
• Strong scripting skills (Tcl, Perl, Python) for automation of RTL to GDS digital design flow (e.g., synthesis, implementation tools and STA flows).
• Working knowledge of license servers and environment variable–based license routing.
• Hands‑on experience with job scheduler (e.g., LSF or Slurm), including queue setup, resource tuning, job diagnostics.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), problem solving, teamwork, attention to detail, commitment to task, and quality focus.
• Can – do attitude, openness to new environment, people and culture.
• Ability to propose innovative and leading-edge solutions.
• Strong drive & ability to coordinate work across highly experienced global teams.

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 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,…