Senior HW Validation Engineer

Renesas Electronics; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is looking for a Sr Hardware Validation Engineer in Bengaluru, India. This role involves leading hardware validation for embedded products, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring design quality. The ideal candidate holds a B. Tech or M. Tech in Electrical or Computer Engineering and has extensive experience with embedded systems, hardware validation, and high-speed interfaces. Join an innovative team dedicated to driving quality and technical excellence in product development.

Qualifications

• At least 5-7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design.
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture and ARM cores.
• Hands-on experience with lab tools for validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware validation planning and execution.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for hardware-software integration.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks in hardware design.
• Contribute to reference designs and documentation.

Skills

Embedded hardware design

System design and validation

SoC architecture

ARM cores knowledge

High-speed interfaces validation

C/C++ programming

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

B. Tech/M. Tech in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

JIRA

OpenOCD

Job description

Role Overview

The Sr Hardware Validation engineer serves as an embedded hardware domain expert, driving product and platform design quality, evaluation and validation objectives, and technical execution while collaborating closely with systems, firmware/software, validation, and platform development teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead hardware validation planning and execution of embedded products, applications and solutions utilizing a wide portfolio of Renesas products.
• Drive hardware technical decisions, ensuring robustness, usability and completeness of hardware platforms.
• Own hardware execution from ideation, validation through qualification and production readiness.
• Collaborate closely with systems, firmware/software, validation, and product engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware‑software integration.
• Identify and mitigate hardware‑related technical risks, ensuring highest user experience.
• Plan and execute new product prototype bring‑up, bench‑testing, and evaluation.
• Support creation and review of technical documentation (Datasheets, User Manuals/Guides, Application Notes, etc.).
• Provide feedback findings, issues and potential improvements to product development teams.
• Contribute to reference designs, development platforms, and documentation to enable broad customer adoption.
• Act as a technical mentor, influencing best practices and raising the bar for hardware design excellence.

Qualifications

• B. Tech/M. Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, with at least 5‑7 years of experience.
• 5‑7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers, power management and analog/mixed‑signal products.
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, ARM cores (A/M series), peripherals, power/clock/reset, and low‑power design techniques.
• Experience validating high‑speed interfaces (e.g., DDR, USB, PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet) and standard protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, etc.).
• Knowledge of C/C++ or embedded programming for firmware development.
• Hands‑on experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, thermal sensors).
• Familiarity with validation frameworks, debug utilities (JTAG, Lauterbach, OpenOCD), and issue tracking systems (JIRA, Bugzilla).
• Strong leadership, communication and collaboration skills.
• Hands‑on experience with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis for high‑speed digital, mixed‑signal, and power‑dense designs.
• Applying best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies, and grounding.
• Proven experience delivering embedded hardware designs from concept through production.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting embedded development platforms or reference designs with broad customer adoption across Industrial IoT, Home/Building Automation and Automotive segments.
• Execute validation of boot flows, power/clock/reset, memory subsystems, interconnects, and interfaces across stress, corner, and fault scenarios.
• Drive system bring‑up on evaluation boards, emulation/FPGA platforms, and silicon validation setups.
• Perform hands‑on silicon hardware and root‑cause analysis, working closely with design, DV, firmware and software teams to drive closure.
• Analyse validation data and logs, track issues through structured closure, and contribute to quality metrics.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance within the validation team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including executive‑level messaging and presentations.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, cross‑functional environment.

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.