Principal Process/Device Engineer

• Day to day interactions with Foundries, manage foundry technology deliverables to enable product design, manage meetings and technical discussions on process technology topics with Foundry partners to meet Renesas’ product and roadmap requirements 
• Support and guide product design teams on process technology options, power device usage & layout/isolation best practices as well as general design support activities.  
• Work with product design and layout engineers on DRC reviews, layout checks and other process verifications for successful tape out of products.  
• To maintain a sound knowledge and understanding of IC technologies in the marketplace (especially High Voltage, Analog, Mixed Signal BCD processes) and transferring that knowledge to others (technical expert) 
• Review and evaluate Foundry process technologies and SPICE models for accuracy, design ability and production readiness.  
• Evaluate and benchmark new process technologies and introduce them to support internal product roadmap, when necessary. Initiate, evaluate and execute strategic process technology activities with foundry partners  
• Develop Process Documentation for CAD to develop Process Design Kits and interface with external CAD teams as appropriate 
• Define, develop, layout test structures and design of experiments to evaluate and verify devices, processes, models and reliability (Test Chips) 
• Work closely with quality and product engineers to address and resolve process related yield, quality and manufacturing issues  
• Acting as a coach and mentor within the technical environment, seen as a technical role model. 
Key Performance Measures: 

• Seen as the leader in their field, known and respected outside their direct functional lines 
• Ability to address and solve technical problems quickly and effectively.  
• Remedial actions identified and rectified in a timely and effective manner 
• Ability to come up with forward looking process technology strategies and schemes to support Renesas’s product roadmap 
• Perceived as a mentor and coach among peer group and more junior engineers.

Function: Manufacturing
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level