Sr Staff Mask Design Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Sr Staff Mask Design Engineer to join a highly skilled layout organization working on Analog and MixedSignal ICs for Automotive applications.
The role involves defining developing and delivering highquality manufacturable IC layouts using industrystandard technologies and tools.

The successful candidate will contribute at block and top level support or lead layout activities collaborate closely with design and crossfunctional teams and ensure robust physical implementation that meets performance reliability and quality requirements.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to deliver robust highquality physical layouts for complex analog and mixedsignal ICs ensuring manufacturability reliability and ontime delivery while contributing to layout methodology team capability and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

As a Sr Staff Mask Design Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Implementing physical layouts for Automotive Business Line products at IP block and/or SoC level
• Driving and delivering floorplanning activities for blocks and toplevel designs
• Participating in power supply strategy definition and signal distribution between blocks
• Delivering analog and mixedsignal layout blocks and contributing to toplevel floorplan strategy
• Applying stateoftheart layout techniques for device matching parasitic reduction ESD protection latchup prevention and yield optimization
• Executing and signing off physical verification flows including DRC LVS ERC DFM and parasitic extraction (PEX)
• Working according to AnalogonTop and MixedSignalonTop layout methodologies
• Attending relevant project and design reviews reporting progress risks and schedule impacts
• Collaborating closely with design verification CAD and technology teams to minimize rework and resolve physical implementation issues
• Identifying root causes and proposing solutions for issues observed during first silicon or prototype evaluation
• Contributing to designforquality ensuring layouts are verified validated and suitable for longterm reliability and zerodefect goals
• Supporting or leading layout team activities including task planning execution and knowledge sharing
• Participating in and contributing to training activities technical documentation and layout guidelines
• Taking a proactive role in personal development continuous learning and methodology improvement

Qualifications :

Education & Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Electronics or Microelectronics Engineering
• 8 years of experience in Analog and MixedSignal IC layout design
• Proven experience delivering complex layouts at IP block and/or SoC level
• Experience in automotive or safetycritical semiconductor products is highly desirable

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in analog layout techniques including:
  • Floorplanning and toplevel integration
  • Device matching and symmetry
  • Parasitic management
  • Latchup prevention and ESD protection
• Solid understanding of electronics semiconductor physics and fabrication processes
• Handson expertise with layout and verification tools including:
  • Cadence Virtuoso / Virtuoso XL (OA PVS)
  • Mentor Graphics Calibre (DRC LVS PEX DFM)
  • R3D and related parasitic extraction tools
• Experience with advanced CMOS BCD technologies
• Experience using MixedSignalonTop (MSoT) flows
• Ability to define and execute advanced floorplan strategies

Soft Skills & Ways of Working

• Strong team player selfmotivated and resultsoriented
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multisite multicultural environment
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Clear concise communication and presentation skills
• Ability to propose innovative and pragmatic solutions
• Strong focus on quality reliability and ontime delivery
• Willingness to undertake occasional international travel if required
• Comfortable collaborating with crossfunctional teams including design test program management and quality

Additional Information :

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. As the industrys 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 21000 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 you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers evolving needs and help make peoples lives easier safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark  

Join Renesas. Lets Shape the Future together.  

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.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation collaboration and continuous learning.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time