Principal Engineer, Analog Design

Job Title

Principal Engineer, Analog Design

Role Summary

Senior individual-contributor responsible for ownership of complex analog IP, converter subsystems, and silicon execution from concept through production. Role sits within Renesas' analog and power engineering organization and focuses on power-management, mixed-signal, and analog IC design for product lines including PMICs and battery-management solutions.

Experience Level

Senior - 15+ years of relevant experience in analog, mixed-signal, or power-management IC design.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture, circuit design, verification, and silicon bring-up for analog and power-management IP and subsystems.

• Define and own architecture and block-level specifications for analog and power-management IP used in PMICs, converters, and mixed-signal ICs.
• Design and validate blocks such as switching converters (buck/boost/buck-boost), LDOs, charge pumps, references, op-amps, comparators, ADCs, sensors, and protection circuits.
• Architect and implement converter control loops; perform stability/compensation analysis and select appropriate control strategies.
• Perform block-level error budgeting and system-level trade-offs across performance, area, power, cost, and manufacturability.
• Drive verification and simulation strategy across schematic, extracted, pre-layout, and post-layout environments; optimize simulation setups and resolve tool/model issues.
• Lead silicon validation, characterization, debug, qualification, production readiness, and root-cause analysis for silicon issues.
• Collaborate with layout, product engineering, test, reliability, and manufacturing teams from floor planning through tape-out and production release.
• Guide layout trade-offs related to matching, noise, parasitics, isolation, current density, and thermal/IR concerns; ensure ESD and latch-up requirements are met.
• Establish and drive analog design methodology, review processes, reusable IP practices, and quality standards; lead technical reviews and mentor engineers.

Requirements

Must-have technical experience, proven execution, and leadership as a senior individual contributor.

• 15+ years of hands-on experience in analog, mixed-signal, or power-management IC design with ownership from architecture through silicon and production.
• Deep expertise in PMICs and switching regulators, LDOs, charge pumps, and related analog IP development.
• Strong understanding of analog feedback loops, control-loop compensation, stability analysis, and converter-architecture trade-offs.
• Experience with schematic design, circuit simulation, extraction, and post-layout verification flows and industry-standard tools.
• Thorough knowledge of analog layout effects, parasitics, matching, noise, ESD, latch-up, and other IC-level reliability concerns.
• Proven track record taking designs through tape-out, silicon validation, qualification support, and production release.
• Ability to lead technical decisions, establish design methodology, run design reviews, and mentor junior/mid-level engineers without formal people-management authority.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across global, multisite, and multicultural teams; self-driven and results-oriented under tight schedules.
• Nice-to-have: Hands-on experience with SAR ADCs, temperature/current sensors, ultra-low-power oscillators, and high-current power-management use cases.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

About the Company

Company: Renesas

Headquarters: Hitachinaka, Japan

Renesas is a global leader in embedded semiconductor solutions, providing high-quality products across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors. With over 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries, the company focuses on scalable solutions that enhance user experience and drive innovation while committed to sustainability and energy efficiency.