Renesas Electronics: Sr Staff Engineer, Virtual Platform Engineering — Hyderabad, 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 Sr Staff Engineer, Virtual Platform Engineering in Hyderabad, India, under reference 20031753_2026-08-27. 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: 1 October 2026
• Brands: Renesas Electronics

Responsibilities and work described

• The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who combines deep embedded software expertise with system-level architecture skills
• They will play a key role in advancing SF2 from individual proof-of-concept environments toward reusable, automated, and scalable virtual-product solutions, enabling software teams to develop and validate applications earlier in the product lifecycle
• Design: and deliver scalable virtual platforms for MCU/MPU and SoC products
• Leadership: integration of virtual hardware, firmware, operating systems, and development tools
• Enable pre-silicon software development, debugging, validation, and testing
• Building: reusable platform, automation, and CI/CD frameworks across product programs
• Drive cloud-based deployment and Renesas 365 enablement for virtual platforms
• Collaboration: across modeling, firmware, verification, tools, and cloud teams
• Delivery: technical leadership, architecture guidance, and engineering best practices

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Experience: embedded software development and architecture, with advanced proficiency in C/C++, Python, and MCU/MPU-based systems
• Provide technical leadership across complex, cross-functional engineering initiatives, translating system-level requirements into scalable software architectures
• Understanding: embedded operating systems, BSP/FSP, device drivers, development tools, debugging, validation, and software integration
• Analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across multiple engineering teams

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Experience: virtual platforms, SystemC modeling, or simulation-based software development and validation
• Familiarity: RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS, including software enablement and application-level validation
• Experience establishing reusable software, validation, and automation frameworks across multiple MCU/MPU or SoC programs
• Knowledge: CI/CD, automated regression testing, Linux development environments, containers, and cloud-native development infrastructure
• Experience: developer workflows involving build, debug, trace, performance profiling, simulation, and remote development environments
• Experience enabling pre-silicon software development or integrating firmware with virtual hardware/modeling environments
• Exposure: cloud-based development and deployment environments for scalable virtual-product delivery

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Hyderabad, India

Pay and application dates

A verified salary figure is not established in this article. An online estimate for another Sr Staff Engineer, Virtual Platform Engineering vacancy is not an offer for reference 20031753_2026-08-27; use the employer’s own pay disclosure and recruitment communication.

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How to apply to Renesas Electronics

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Practical preparation: Python

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Relevant skills

• Python
• C++
• CI/CD
• embedded systems
• firmware
• Linux