Sr Staff engineer- Hardware Development

Renesas Electronics; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Career advancement opportunities

Innovative product development

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer in Bengaluru, India to provide technical leadership in hardware development for automotive applications. The role involves driving architecture and design while collaborating with multiple teams. Candidates should have a B. Tech/M. Tech with over 12 years of experience in hardware development, including expertise in signal and power integrity. The company offers a flexible work environment with hybrid options available.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in hardware development.
• Hands-on experience with SI and PI for high-speed designs.
• Proven experience delivering hardware designs from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware architecture, design, and implementation for RH850 platforms.
• Drive technical decisions ensuring robustness and scalability.
• Own hardware execution from concept through production readiness.

Skills

Signal Integrity (SI) analysis

Power Integrity (PI) analysis

Embedded hardware design

Motor control circuits

Power electronics

Schematic design

PCB layout

Education

B. Tech/M. Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related field

Job description

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies. With a robust product portfolio of world‑leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, and Winning Combination solutions, we provide cutting‑edge technology for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our mission is to make every endpoint intelligent and to deliver safer, healthier, greener and smarter solutions. The company employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Role Overview

This Sr. Staff Engineer will provide technical leadership and execution of hardware development for the RH850 Motor Control and Automotive Application Platform. The role drives architecture, design quality and technical execution while collaborating closely with systems, firmware/software, validation and platform leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead hardware architecture, design and implementation for RH850 motor control and automotive application platforms.
• Drive hardware technical decisions to ensure robustness, scalability, cost effectiveness and alignment with platform requirements.
• Own hardware execution from concept, through design and validation to qualification and production readiness.
• Collaborate with systems, firmware/software, validation and product engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware‑software integration.
• Support regulatory compliance, qualification and Global Market Access (GMA) readiness for hardware deliverables.
• Identify and mitigate hardware‑related technical risks to ensure predictable execution and high quality.
• Contribute to reference designs, development platforms and documentation to enable broad customer adoption.
• Act as a technical mentor, influence best practices and raise the bar for hardware design excellence.

Qualifications

• B. Tech/M. Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related field with 12+ years of experience.
• Hands‑on experience with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis for high‑speed digital, mixed‑signal and power‑dense designs; applying SI/PI best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies and grounding.
• Deep expertise in embedded hardware design, including MCU‑based systems, motor control circuits and power electronics.
• Proven experience delivering embedded hardware designs from concept through production.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting embedded development platforms or reference designs with broad customer adoption.
• Exposure to regulatory compliance and Global Market Access (GMA) requirements for global automotive markets.

Benefits

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across product groups and corporate functions.
• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions that meet evolving customer needs.
• Flexible and inclusive work environment, including a hybrid remote‑work option: remote two days a week and in‑office days Tuesday through Thursday.

Equal Opportunity

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.