Asks for

The ad says“5-7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers, power management and analog/mixed-signal products”
The ad says“Strong understanding of SoC architecture, ARM cores (A/M series), peripherals, power/clock/reset, and low-power design techniques.”
The ad says“Familiarity with validation frameworks, debug utilities (JTAG, Lauterbach, OpenOCD), and issue tracking systems (JIRA, Bugzilla).”
The ad says“Knowledge of C/C++ or embedded programming for firmware development”
The ad says“Applying best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies, and grounding.”
The ad says“5-7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers, power management and analog/mixed-signal products”
The ad says“Knowledge of C/C++ or embedded programming for firmware development”
The ad says“Applying best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies, and grounding.”
The ad says“Familiarity with validation frameworks, debug utilities (JTAG, Lauterbach, OpenOCD), and issue tracking systems (JIRA, Bugzilla).”
The ad says“Familiarity with validation frameworks, debug utilities (JTAG, Lauterbach, OpenOCD), and issue tracking systems (JIRA, Bugzilla).”
The ad says“Familiarity with validation frameworks, debug utilities (JTAG, Lauterbach, OpenOCD), and issue tracking systems (JIRA, Bugzilla).”
The ad says“Hands-on experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, thermal sensors).”
The ad says“5-7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers, power management and analog/mixed-signal products”
The ad says“Familiarity with validation frameworks, debug utilities (JTAG, Lauterbach, OpenOCD), and issue tracking systems (JIRA, Bugzilla).”
The ad says“Hands-on experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, thermal sensors).”
The ad says“Applying best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies, and grounding.”
The ad says“Hands-on experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, thermal sensors).”
The ad says“Hands‑on experience with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis for high‑speed digital, mixed‑signal, and power‑dense designs.”
The ad says“5-7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers, power management and analog/mixed-signal products”
The ad says“Applying best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies, and grounding.”
The ad says“Hands‑on experience with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis for high‑speed digital, mixed‑signal, and power‑dense designs.”
The ad says“Strong understanding of SoC architecture, ARM cores (A/M series), peripherals, power/clock/reset, and low-power design techniques.”
The ad says“Applying best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies, and grounding.”
The ad says“5-7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers, power management and analog/mixed-signal products”
The ad says“Hands-on experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, thermal sensors).”
The ad says“5-7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers, power management and analog/mixed-signal products”

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Job Description

Role Overview

The Sr Hardware Validation engineer serves as embedded hardware domain expert, driving product and platform design quality, evaluation and validation objectives, and technical execution while collaborating closely with systems, firmware/software, validation, and platform develop teams.

Key Responsibilities

Lead hardware validation planning and execution of embedded products, applications and solutions utilizing a wide portfolio of Renesas products
Drive hardware technical decisions, ensuring robustness, usability and completeness of hardware platforms
Own hardware execution from ideation, validation through qualification and production readiness.
Collaborate closely with systems, firmware/software, validation, and product engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware‑software integration.
Identify and mitigate hardware‑related technical risks, ensuring highest user experience
Planning and execution of new product prototype bring-up, bench-testing, and evaluation.
Support creation and review of technical documentation (Datasheets, User Manuals/Guides, Application Notes etc)
Feedback findings, issues, potential improvements to product development teams
Contribute to reference designs, development platforms, and documentation to enable broad customer adoption.
Act as a technical mentor, influencing best practices and raising the bar for hardware design excellence.

Qualifications

B. Tech/M. Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, with at least 5- 7 years of experience
5-7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers, power management and analog/mixed-signal products
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, etc.).
Knowledge of C/C++ or embedded programming for firmware development
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.
Hands‑on experience with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis for high‑speed digital, mixed‑signal, and power‑dense designs.
Applying best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies, and grounding.
Proven experience delivering embedded hardware designs from concept through production.

Preferred qualifications

Experience supporting embedded development platforms or reference designs with broad customer adoption across Industrial IoT, Home/Building Automation and Automotive segments
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.
Perform hands‑on silicon hardware 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.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance within the validation team.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level messaging and presentations.
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, cross-functional environment.

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.

With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’

At Renesas, you can:

Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.

Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure.

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.

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.

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.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.