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The role involves defining, developing, and delivering high-quality, manufacturable IC layouts using industry-standard technologies and tools.\nThe successful candidate will contribute at block and Chip top level, lead layout activities, collaborate closely with design and cross-functional teams, and ensure robust physical implementation that meets performance, reliability, and quality requirements.\nJob Purpose:\nThe purpose of this role is to deliver robust, high-quality physical layouts for complex analog and mixed-signal ICs, ensuring manufacturability, reliability, and on-time delivery, while contributing to layout methodology, team capability, and continuous improvement.\nKey Responsibilities:\nAs a Staff Mask Design Engineer, you will be responsible for:\n· Implementing physical layouts for Automotive Business Line products at IP, block, and/or Chip Top level.\n· Driving and delivering floorplanning activities for blocks and top-level designs.\n· Participating in power supply strategy definition and signal distribution between blocks.\n· Delivering analog and mixed-signal layout blocks and contributing to top-level floorplan strategy.\n· Applying state-of-the-art layout techniques for device matching, parasitic reduction, ESD protection, latch-up prevention, and yield optimization.\n· Executing and signing off physical verification flows, including DRC, LVS, ERC, DFM, and parasitic extraction (PEX).\n· Working according to Analog-on-Top and Mixed-Signal-on-Top layout methodologies.\n· Attending relevant project and design reviews, reporting progress, risks, and schedule impacts.\n· Collaborating closely with design, verification, CAD, and technology teams to minimize rework and resolve physical implementation issues.\n· Identifying root causes and proposing solutions for issues observed during first silicon or prototype evaluation.\n· Contributing to design-for-quality, ensuring layouts are verified, validated, and suitable for long-term reliability and zero-defect goals.\n· Leading layout team activities, including task planning, execution, and knowledge sharing.\n· Participating in and contributing to training activities, technical documentation, and layout guidelines.\n· Taking a proactive role in personal development, continuous learning, and methodology improvement.\n · Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Microelectronics Engineering.\n· 8+ years of experience in Analog and Mixed-Signal IC layout design.\n· Proven experience delivering complex layouts at IP, block, and Chip Top level.\n· Experience in automotive or safety-critical semiconductor products is highly desirable.\nTechnical Skills:\n· Strong expertise in analog layout techniques, including:\no Floorplanning and top-level integration\no Device matching and symmetry\no Parasitic management\no Latch-up prevention and ESD protection\n· Solid understanding of electronics, semiconductor physics, and fabrication processes.\n· Hands-on expertise with layout and verification tools, including:\no Cadence Virtuoso / Virtuoso XL (OA, PVS)\no Mentor Graphics Calibre (DRC, LVS, PEX, DFM)\no R3D and related parasitic extraction tools\n· Experience with advanced CMOS BCD technologies\n· Experience using Mixed-Signal-on-Top (MSoT) flows\n· Ability to define and execute advanced floorplan strategies\nSoft Skills & Ways of Working:\n· Strong team player, self-motivated, and results-oriented.\n· Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multisite, multicultural environment.\n· Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.\n· Clear, concise communication and presentation skills.\n· Ability to propose innovative and pragmatic solutions.\n· Strong focus on quality, reliability, and on-time delivery.\n· Willingness to undertake occasional international travel if required.\n· Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams including design, test, program management, and quality.\n Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world-leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.\nAt Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.\nWe believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.\nAre you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?\nRenesas 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.\nRenesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. 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