Staff Power Architect – System Design

Renesas Electronics; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics in Edinburgh is seeking a Staff Power Architect – System Design to own PMIC and advanced DC/DC architectures, driving system-level decisions from concept to silicon validation. You will lead cross-functional reviews with analog, digital, and verification teams, and create architecture documentation to guide implementations.

The role emphasizes model-based analysis, collaboration, and technical leadership across programs, with a focus on ensuring robust silicon delivery and

Qualifications

• Strong experience in PMICs, DC/DC converters, or mixed-signal power systems.
• Experience with architecture definition and architectural analysis for power management products.
• Familiarity with modeling tools such as Simplis and Simulink.
• Ability to work across disciplines and influence technical decisions through collaboration and technical credibility.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and reviews.

Responsibilities

• Define and own architectures for PMIC and advanced power converter products across multiple programs.
• Drive architecture trade-offs and define operating modes, startup and shutdown sequencing, and system boundary conditions.
• Lead architecture reviews and remain deeply involved during the design phase to ensure the transition from architecture to design execution is carried out correctly.
• Provide architectural leadership and technical guidance for system-level design decisions across projects.
• Develop and maintain low-level and system-level models to support architecture decisions and risk reduction, using tools such as Simplis.
• Analyze stability, transient response, fault behavior, and corner cases to support architecture definition and validation.
• Provide model-based insight to support analog design convergence and reduce silicon risk.
• Collaborate with analog design, digital, verification, validation, test, and applications teams to ensure architecture intent is implemented and verified.
• Participate in design and architecture reviews and technical discussions across multiple programs.
• Provide technical guidance during silicon validation and system-level debug activities.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, design guidelines, and best-practice references.
• Create detailed sub-block specifications that enable design and verification teams to execute implementation and verification activities efficiently.
• Capture lessons learned, root causes, and preventive actions to improve future designs.
• Contribute to internal training, workshops, and technical knowledge-sharing activities.

Skills

PMICs

DC/DC converters

Power management architectures

Modeling tools (Simplis, Simulink)

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Technical communication

Tools

Simplis

Simulink

Job description

The Staff Power Architect – System Design is responsible for architecture definition, modeling, and technical leadership for PMIC and advanced DC/DC converter products. This role provides architectural ownership and technical leadership from concept through silicon validation. The role works closely with analog design, digital, verification, validation, test, and product engineering teams to ensure alignment of architecture intent, implementation, and verification across multiple programs.

Key Responsibilities

System Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Define and own architectures for PMIC and advanced power converter products across multiple programs.
• Drive architecture trade-offs and define operating modes, startup and shutdown sequencing, and system boundary conditions.
• Lead architecture reviews and remain deeply involved during the design phase to ensure the transition from architecture to design execution is carried out correctly.
• Provide architectural leadership and technical guidance for system-level design decisions across projects.

Modeling & Analysis

• Develop and maintain low-level and system-level models to support architecture decisions and risk reduction, using tools such as Simplis.
• Analyze stability, transient response, fault behavior, and corner cases to support architecture definition and validation.
• Provide model-based insight to support analog design convergence and reduce silicon risk.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with analog design, digital, verification, validation, test, and applications teams to ensure architecture intent is implemented and verified.
• Participate in design and architecture reviews and technical discussions across multiple programs.
• Provide technical guidance during silicon validation and system-level debug activities.

Documentation & Knowledge Capture

• Create and maintain architecture documentation, design guidelines, and best-practice references.
• Create detailed sub-block specifications that enable design and verification teams to execute implementation and verification activities efficiently.
• Capture lessons learned, root causes, and preventive actions to improve future designs.
• Contribute to internal training, workshops, and technical knowledge-sharing activities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in PMICs, DC/DC converters, or mixed-signal power systems.
• Experience with architecture definition and architectural analysis for power management products.
• Familiarity with modeling tools such as Simplis and Simulink.
• Ability to work across disciplines and influence technical decisions through collaboration and technical credibility.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and reviews.

Nice to Have

• Experience contributing to advanced power converter programs.
• Familiarity with emerging architectures such as Multi-Level Converter (MLC) topologies.
• Familiarity with multi-rail power systems and power sequencing.
• Experience supporting silicon bring-up, validation, and root-cause analysis.

Additional Information

What Success Looks Like

• Architectures are clearly defined and consistently implemented across projects.

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.

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 ourDiversity & Inclusion Statement .