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Staff Digital Design Engineer

Renesas
April 22, 2026
Remote friendly (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Worldwide
Level - Senior

Job Title

Staff Digital Design Engineer

Role Summary

The Staff Digital Design Engineer will join the hardware development team to design power and area optimized digital circuits for complex mixed-signal applications. The role involves collaboration with analog and verification engineers to deliver high-quality silicon solutions.

Experience Level

Senior level with over 10 years of digital design experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

  • Ensuring the digital development process achieves budget, schedule, and project deliverable goals.
  • Designing digital RTL that meets timing, area, and power specifications.
  • Integrating designs at the top level and running block and top-level simulations.
  • Participating in the mixed-signal design flow from micro-architecture to timing analysis.
  • Collaborating with the P&R team for layout generation.
  • Supporting DFT strategy and implementation, and test case development review.
  • Assisting with top level test-bench debugging and simulations.
  • Developing detailed design documents and holding design reviews.
  • Documenting device errata and implementing engineering changes.

Requirements

Must-have qualifications include:

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
  • Fluency in Verilog/SystemVerilog.
  • Strong understanding of ASIC design methodologies and block-level verification.
  • Experience debugging RTL and gate-level simulations.
  • Familiarity with low-power design techniques and conducting power analysis.
  • Experience with industry-standard protocols (e.g., AMBA, I2C).
  • Mandatory competency in written and verbal English.

Education Requirements

Degree-level qualification in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, 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.

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Date Posted: 2026-04-22