Senior Technical Leader Driving Design Excellence

Job Title

Senior Technical Leader Driving Design Excellence

Role Summary

Senior technical leader responsible for driving design excellence and technical execution across complex analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit development from specification through silicon validation and production readiness.

Works cross-functionally as a global technical authority to improve engineering execution, mentor teams, and align designs with system, verification, test, and manufacturing requirements. Role is based in Kodaira, Japan with a hybrid work model (two remote days per week; in-office days typically Tuesday–Thursday).

Experience Level

Senior — typically 8–10+ years of relevant analog and/or mixed-signal IC design experience with technical leadership on complex IC or system developments.

Responsibilities

Provide technical direction and ensure robust design delivery across the product lifecycle.

• Serve as a global technical authority and provide direction across multiple programs.
• Lead development of complex systems and define strategies balancing performance, power, area, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Own critical design blocks from specification through silicon validation; provide oversight for design, simulation, integration, and debug.
• Review and guide engineering work to enforce best practices, quality standards, and production readiness.
• Guide high-level verification planning and align verification, simulation, and silicon behavior with system requirements.
• Define DFT and test strategies to ensure observability, debuggability, and testability.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across design, verification, test, validation, applications, quality, and reliability teams.
• Identify workflow gaps and introduce automation and practical AI-assisted solutions to improve traceability, documentation, and productivity.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders; contribute to roadmap alignment and adoption of engineering best practices.

Requirements

Must-have technical experience and capabilities.

• Proven technical leadership on complex analog and/or mixed-signal IC or system developments.
• Deep practical knowledge of product lifecycle including system-level design, verification, validation, DFT, test, and production readiness.
• Experience owning design execution, including simulation, integration, silicon debug, and delivering production-ready designs on schedule.
• Ability to influence across teams and communicate effectively in multicultural, global environments.
• Experience defining test and DFT strategies and ensuring correlation between simulation and silicon.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and improving engineering methodologies and team practices.
• Comfort applying automation and pragmatic AI tools to improve workflows and documentation.

Nice-to-have:

• Advanced degree in a technical field (preferred, see Education Requirements).
• Experience in multi-site global program coordination and customer-facing technical discussions.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related discipline is expected; an advanced degree (Master's or PhD) is preferred. (Degree-level qualification appears in the original posting.)

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.