Director, Digital Design & Verification

Company Description

This role exists to define, build, and execute a world-class digital design and verification capability at the site, enabling predictable delivery of complex mixed-signal products with high first-pass silicon success.

The Director operates at a strategic and system level, ensuring that digital architecture, verification rigor, and execution discipline scale with increasing program complexity and business expectations. This role is accountable not only for delivering results, but for shaping how results are achieved across people, methodology, and organization.

Job Description

Deliver high-quality digital design and verification across all programs (schedule, performance, silicon success)

Achieve predictable execution with early risk identification and strong mitigation frameworks

Improve first-pass silicon success rate through disciplined verification and robust design practices

Enable faster time-to-market through reuse, automation, and methodology standardization

Build the site into a self-sufficient digital & verification hub, reducing dependency on external sites

Responsibility

Own end-to-end digital design and verification delivery for the site

Establish and drive verification strategy (simulation, formal, AMS/DMS) as a coherent, evolving plan

Own digital architecture quality, including system control logic, FSM design, FW interfaces, and IP reuse

Define and enforce sign-off criteria, including coverage, closure metrics, and design quality gates

Align digital and verification execution with product roadmap, customer requirements, and business priorities

Direction (Strategic Leadership)

Define a clear multi-year vision for digital and verification capabilities at the site

Translate business and product strategy into technical roadmap and capability investments

Drive adoption of best-in-class methodologies, tools, and automation frameworks

Continuously adapt strategy based on execution gaps, competitive pressure, and program risk

Elevate the role from task execution to systemic impact and organizational leverage

Alignment (Influence & Collaboration)

Lead cross-functional alignment with analog, system, FW, product, and test teams

Act as the primary the site interface for digital and verification in global reviews

Align with other sites on IP reuse, methodology standardization, and sign-off practices

Build strong partnerships with product line managers to ensure design meets system and market needs

Ensure seamless integration across global teams for multi-site program delivery

Core Responsibilities

1. Technical & Architecture Leadership

Guide architecture decisions for digital control systems, power management FSMs, and system interfaces

Ensure robust design practices across:

RTL quality (coding standards, lint, CDC)

Timing closure (STA, constraints)

DFT/scan and test readiness

Drive design reuse strategy to improve productivity and consistency

2. Verification Excellence

Establish a world-class DV capability including:

Coverage-driven verification

SystemVerilog/UVM environments

Formal verification where applicable

AMS/DMS co-simulation for mixed-signal validation

Define verification plans that ensure full coverage and sign-off confidence

Drive automation and regression efficiency to scale execution

3. Execution & Delivery

Own delivery across all digital and DV activities with clear accountability

Drive execution rigor:

Milestone planning

Risk tracking and mitigation

Transparent status reporting

Ensure consistent on-time tape-out with high-quality silicon

4. Organization & Talent

Build and scale a high-performing digital & verification team

Define roles, expectations, and career progression aligned with job leveling frameworks

Develop technical leaders and mentors to increase organizational leverage

Drive hiring, retention, and capability growth aligned with site strategy

5. Methodology & Continuous Improvement

Institutionalize standardized design and verification flows

Drive continuous improvements in:

Productivity (reuse, automation)

Quality (coverage, bug escape reduction)

Efficiency (cycle time reduction)

Promote a culture of data-driven decision making and engineering rigor

Expected Impact

The site becomes a strategic execution hub for mixed-signal digital and verification

Significant improvement in execution predictability and silicon success

Increased engineering productivity without proportional headcount growth

Strong pipeline of technical leaders and scalable expertise

Enhanced customer confidence and competitive positioning

Profile & Leadership Bar

Proven leader in digital IC design and/or verification at scale

Track record of delivering complex mixed-signal SoCs end-to-end

Deep expertise in:

RTL design, FSM/control logic

Verification methodologies (UVM, formal, AMS/DMS)

Ability to operate across strategy, system architecture, and execution simultaneously

Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence across global teams

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.

At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.