Staff Engineer / Sr Engineer / Engineer, Validation

Renesas; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and inclusive work environment

Career advancement opportunities

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Renesas is seeking a Staff Engineer / Sr Engineer / Engineer in Hyderabad. This role focuses on post-silicon validation of automotive SoCs/MCUs. The ideal candidate should have a B.E./B. Tech or M.E./M. Tech degree with 3 to 12 years of relevant experience. Key responsibilities include executing system validation, debugging silicon, and mentoring junior engineers. Renesas offers a flexible, inclusive work environment with opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• 3 to 12 years of experience in post‑silicon validation, system validation, or embedded SoC bring‑up.
• Experience validating high‑speed interfaces (e.g., DDR, USB, PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with validation frameworks and issue tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Execute post‑silicon system and functional validation of automotive SoCs/MCUs.
• Own feature‑level validation plans and test strategies.
• Perform hands‑on silicon debug and root‑cause analysis.

Skills

SoC architecture

ARM cores (A/M series)

high-speed interfaces validation

C/C++ programming

lab tools operation

leadership

communication

AI frameworks for SoC Validation

Education

B.E./B. Tech or M.E./M. Tech in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering

Tools

oscilloscopes

logic analyzers

JTAG

JIRA

Job description

Staff Engineer / Sr Engineer / Engineer, Validation

Seeking a technically strong and proactive Post‑Silicon System Validation / Functional Validation Engineer to drive the planning, execution, and debug of system‑level validation of IP and SoC/MCU designs. This role is critical in verifying functional correctness, feature compliance, performance, and robustness of silicon devices across use cases, voltage/temperature corners, and real application conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute post‑silicon system and functional validation of automotive SoCs/MCUs to ensure functional correctness, robustness, and performance.
• Own feature‑level validation plans, test strategies, and coverage matrices aligned with architecture and design specifications.
• 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.
• Develop and maintain test firmware, diagnostics, automation scripts, and stress tools to exercise system features.
• Perform hands‑on silicon debug 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.
• Support escape‑prevention efforts by identifying coverage gaps, corner cases, and robustness risks.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance within the validation team.
• Contribute to validation readiness reports, risk assessments, and release signoff inputs.

Qualifications

• B.E./B. Tech or M.E./M. Tech in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.
• 3 to 12 years of experience in post‑silicon validation, system validation, or embedded SoC bring‑up.
• 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, LIN, FlexRay, etc.).
• Proficiency in C/C++ or embedded programming for firmware development and test automation.
• 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.
• Experience with AI frameworks for SoC Validation efficiency and quality gain— eg validation specific AI agents, Cody AI for content development etc.

Preferred

• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, cross‑functional environment.
• Familiarity with automotive technical trends.
• Self‑starter with a proactive mindset and strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Experience in validation of (Neural Processing Unit) or AI accelerator HW functionality on SoC.

Benefits

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions.
• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs.
• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people‑first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.

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 https://jobs.renesas.com/diversity-and-inclusion.

1. Department Manufacturing
2. Location Hyderabad
3. Remote No

Requisition ID

11015298_2026-03-02