Senior Principal Engineer- SoC/Chip Lead

Renesas Electronics•San Jose, CA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Own end-to-end technical leadership and execution of complex SoC programs from architecture through silicon production. Drive SoC planning, integration strategy, execution schedules, risk management, and tape-out readiness. Lead cross-functional teams across digital design, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, validation, packaging, and product engineering. Define chip-level architecture, integration requirements, performance targets, and power/area objectives. Drive technical decision-making and trade-off analysis across architecture, implementation, and product requirements. Oversee subsystem and IP integration, ensuring successful deployment of complex multi-domain SoCs. Partner with analog and SerDes teams to integrate high-speed interfaces and mixed-signal subsystems into the overall chip architecture. Lead design reviews, execution reviews, silicon readiness assessments, and post-silicon debug activities. Drive issue resolution across the development lifecycle and ensure successful first-pass silicon execution. Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
20+ years of semiconductor industry experience with substantial leadership responsibility.
Proven experience as a Chip Lead, SoC Lead, Technical Program Lead, or equivalent role for large-scale ASIC/SoC products.
Demonstrated success leading advanced-node SoCs, preferably at 3nm and/or 5nm technology nodes.
Deep understanding of SoC architecture, integration methodologies, and full-chip development flows.
Strong experience working across: RTL Design, Design Verification, Physical Design, DFT, Static Timing Analysis, Low-Power Design Methodologies and Silicon Bring-up and Productization.
Experience managing complex schedules, technical dependencies, and cross-functional execution across global teams.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and engineering leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with High-performance switching silicon
Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures
Data movement and interconnect fabrics
High-bandwidth memory-centric systems
Complex multi-die or chiplet-based architectures
Hands-on experience integrating High-speed SerDes interfaces, Analog front-end (AFE) subsystems, Mixed-signal IPs and Advanced PHY technologies.
Experience with high-bandwidth and low-latency interconnect technologies.
Knowledge of packaging technologies and signal integrity considerations for high-speed systems.
Experience in AI, HPC, networking, connectivity, data-center, or memory infrastructure products.
Prior exposure to UALink, Ethernet switching, switch fabrics, or similar high-performance interconnect technologies is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end technical leadership and execution of complex SoC programs from architecture through silicon production.
Drive SoC planning, integration strategy, execution schedules, risk management, and tape-out readiness.
Lead cross-functional teams across digital design, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, validation, packaging, and product engineering.
Define chip-level architecture, integration requirements, performance targets, and power/area objectives.
Drive technical decision-making and trade-off analysis across architecture, implementation, and product requirements.
Oversee subsystem and IP integration, ensuring successful deployment of complex multi-domain SoCs.
Partner with analog and SerDes teams to integrate high-speed interfaces and mixed-signal subsystems into the overall chip architecture.
Lead design reviews, execution reviews, silicon readiness assessments, and post-silicon debug activities.
Drive issue resolution across the development lifecycle and ensure successful first-pass silicon execution.
Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering organizations.