Principal EDA/CAD Architect – Compute & Data Mgmt

Renesas Electronics Corp.; Swindon; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics Corp. is seeking an experienced Principal EDA/CAD Engineer to lead the engineering compute and design-data-management environments across global teams. The role blends hands-on CAD engineering with infrastructure, automation, and documentation responsibilities.

You will drive scalable Linux-based environments, data-management best practices and integration with EDA tools, while mentoring engineers and shaping the technical strategy.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in EDA/CAD engineering, semiconductor design infrastructure or engineering compute environments.
• Strong Linux/Unix knowledge.
• Strong understanding of engineering compute, storage and data-management environments.
• Experience with Perforce Helix (P4) or comparable enterprise version-control/data-management technologies.
• IPLM or equivalent IP lifecycle-management experience.
• Experience with semiconductor EDA workflows.
• Strong Python and/or shell scripting skills.
• Experience supporting complex engineering project environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis skills.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering and IT/infrastructure organizations.
• Strong documentation and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for engineering compute infrastructure and CAD environments.
• Support development of globally consistent Linux-based engineering environments.
• Define requirements for compute, storage and supporting engineering infrastructure.
• Work with IT/IS and engineering teams to ensure infrastructure meets semiconductor design requirements.
• Support migration and consolidation of legacy engineering environments.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and engineering-environment issues.
• Provide technical ownership and expertise for Perforce Helix and IPLM-based design-data-management methodologies.
• Support Perforce/IPLM integration with EDA tools and engineering environments.
• Develop methodologies for IP creation, versioning, release, reuse and lifecycle management.
• Develop scalable approaches for managing both analog and digital design data.
• Define data-management best practices and help engineering projects adopt them.
• Develop and support standardized project and workspace environments.
• Support project configuration, EDA tool configuration, environment variables and Cadence setup.
• Create reusable methodologies for project creation and onboarding.
• Improve consistency between engineering projects while allowing appropriate project-specific configuration.
• Develop automation for engineering environment and data-management workflows.
• Create and maintain Python and shell-based utilities.
• Reduce manual project setup and administration through automation.
• Improve the reliability, maintainability and scalability of CAD infrastructure processes.
• Develop methodologies for migrating engineering data from legacy infrastructures.
• Support transitions from existing data-management platforms to strategic solutions based around Perforce/IPLM.
• Assist engineering teams moving projects, design data and methodologies between environments.
• Maintain appropriate support for legacy environments during transition.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, user guides and engineering best practices.
• Create and deliver training for engineering compute and design-data-management environments.
• Support onboarding of projects and engineering teams.
• Provide expert-level escalation support for complex CAD and data-management issues.
• Capture specialist knowledge in maintainable documentation and repeatable processes.
• Contribute to the roadmap for engineering compute and design-data-management infrastructure.
• Evaluate new technologies and methodologies for engineering data management.
• Work across CAD, engineering and IS organizations to establish sustainable ownership boundaries.
• Help move engineering environments toward standardized, scalable and globally supportable solutions.

Skills

EDA/CAD engineering

Linux/Unix

Perforce Helix

IPLM

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

EDA workflows

Tools

Perforce Helix

IPLM

Cadence

Job description

Renesas Electronics Corp. is seeking an experienced Principal EDA/CAD Engineer to lead the engineering compute and design-data-management environments across global teams. The role blends hands-on CAD engineering with infrastructure, automation, and documentation responsibilities.

You will drive scalable Linux-based environments, data-management best practices and integration with EDA tools, while mentoring engineers and shaping the technical strategy.