Senior Staff ESD Engineer
RenesasJob Title
Senior Staff ESD Engineer
Role Summary
Lead ESD engineering for High Voltage BCD, power management, analog, and mixed-signal product development. Work with product design, foundry, and technology teams to define, implement, and qualify ESD and latch-up protection for automotive, industrial, power, and mixed-signal ICs.
Experience Level
Senior-level. The posting specifies 5+ years of semiconductor ESD design experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include ESD/latch-up design, characterization, and cross-team coordination:
- Support ESD and latch-up design reviews for High Voltage BCD products.
- Design and optimize ESD protection structures for analog, power, and mixed-signal ICs.
- Develop and maintain ESD design guidelines and best practices.
- Perform ESD characterization using HBM, CDM, and TLP methodologies.
- Support silicon debug, reliability investigations, and failure analysis.
- Collaborate with foundries and technology development teams.
- Support development and qualification of ESD libraries and protection devices.
- Participate in product risk assessment and drive ESD design sign-off with internal teams and customers.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items noted.
- 5+ years of semiconductor ESD design experience.
- Knowledge of ESD device physics, HBM, CDM, TLP methodologies, latch-up, and High Voltage BCD technologies.
- Strong understanding of High Voltage BCD device structures, isolation techniques, and reliability challenges.
- Hands-on experience with ESD protection design for analog, power, or mixed-signal products.
- Familiarity with Cadence analog IC development flows.
- Familiarity with ESD verification tools such as Calibre PERC.
- Experience performing silicon characterization and failure analysis.
- Technical writing skills and ability to communicate technical risks and recommendations across global teams.
- Preferred: experience with IEC/EMC or system-level ESD considerations.
Education Requirements
M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline is required.
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.
