Renesas Electronics: Senior Staff Engineer, CAD & Methodology — Bengaluru, KA, India

About Renesas Electronics

Renesas Electronics develops semiconductors for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and connected-device applications. Its employer description identifies microcontrollers, system-on-chip devices, analogue components and power products within its portfolio. These components form part of electronic systems made by other manufacturers. Renesas also describes combining complementary products into solutions for customers, connecting individual chips with the needs of an end application. Its business therefore involves both semiconductor technology and how that technology is used in wider electronic products.

The position and its setting

Renesas Electronics lists Senior Staff Engineer, CAD & Methodology in Bengaluru, KA, India, under reference 20032524_2026-09-02. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 7 September 2026
• Brands: Renesas Electronics

Responsibilities and work described

• We are seeking a CAD & Methodology Engineer to drive the development, deployment, and support of scalable design automation infrastructure for Backend Physical Design teams
• The role focuses on enabling efficient, repeatable, and high-quality RTL-to-GDSII implementation and signoff by maintaining robust reference flows, developing automation solutions, and driving methodology standardization across projects
• The ideal candidate will work closely with Physical Design, Timing, Signoff, EDA vendors, IT infrastructure teams, and Foundry partners to ensure seamless tool deployment, optimized design methodologies, and predictable project execution through tapeout
• Develop, maintain, and release reference flows for Synthesis, STA, Place & Route, and Signoff
• Building: automation to improve productivity, including setup generation, QoR checks, report parsing, ECO automation, and deliverable packaging
• Define and enforce methodology standards, flow validation, and QoR compliance checks
• Qualify and deploy EDA tools, PDKs, libraries, and signoff runsets across compute environments
• Delivery: technical support and root-cause analysis for flow, tool, and infrastructure issues through tapeout
• Collaboration: with Physical Design teams, IT, EDA vendors, and Foundry partners to drive flow improvements and issue resolution

Essential requirements and candidate background

• 10+ years of experience in Physical Design CAD, Design Methodology, or Backend Design Automation
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering
• Understanding: RTL-to-GDSII implementation and signoff methodologies
• Experience: industry-standard EDA tools from Synopsys, Cadence, and/or Siemens
• Proficiency: Tcl, Python, Shell, or Perl scripting
• Experience developing CAD automation and methodology solutions for backend design teams

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Experience: advanced technology nodes (7nm and below)
• Knowledge: PDK, library, and runset enablement
• Familiarity: compute farms, Linux environments, Git, and CI/CD frameworks
• Problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Join us to drive design automation, methodology innovation, and successful tapeouts across cutting-edge semiconductor products

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Bengaluru, KA, India

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Renesas Electronics

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Relevant skills

• Python
• CI/CD
• CAD
• compliance
• root-cause analysis
• Linux
• Git
• electrical engineering