Senior Staff ESD Engineer

Renesas Electronics•Chandler, AZ

20h

About The Position

Seeking an experienced ESD Engineer to support product development utilizing High Voltage BCD, Power Management, Analog, and Mixed-Signal technologies. The candidate will work closely with product development teams to deliver robust ESD and Latch-Up protection solutions for automotive, industrial, power, and mixed-signal applications.

Requirements

M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
5+ years of semiconductor ESD design experience.
Knowledge of: ESD devices physics, HBM, CDM, TLP methodologies, Latch-Up, High Voltage BCD technologies
Strong understanding of High Voltage BCD device structures, isolation techniques, and reliability challenges.
Hands-on experience with High Voltage BCD technologies and ESD protection design for analog, power, or mixed-signal products.
Familiar with Cadence tool flow for analog IC development
Familiarity with ESD verification tools such as Calibre PERC.
Experience performing silicon characterization and failure analysis.
Technical writing skills with the ability to produce clear technical reports, design reviews, and engineering recommendations.
Communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical risks, recommendations, and methodologies across global teams including Japan and Asia.

Nice To Haves

Experience with IEC/EMC or system-level ESD considerations

Responsibilities

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 design guidelines and best practices.
Perform ESD characterization using HBM, CDM, and TLP methodologies.
Support silicon debug, reliability investigations, and failure analysis activities.
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 activities with internal design teams and customers.