Senior Director, SystemC & Virtual Platform Engineering

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Job Description

Renesas is seeking a Senior Director of SystemC and Virtual Platform Engineering to lead a global organization responsible for advancing Software First and Simulation First product development.

This leader will define and execute the strategy for delivering reusable SystemC IP models, virtual SoC platforms, verification infrastructure, embedded software enablement, and Digital Twin solutions. These capabilities enable software development, hardware/software integration, validation, and product evaluation before silicon is available.

Leadership Profile

• Strategic technical leadership with strong execution discipline.
• Credible judgment across modeling, architecture, verification, software, validation, and infrastructure.
• Ability to influence Product Groups, customers, executives, and external partners.
• Passion for organization development, mentoring, innovation, reuse, and measurable engineering quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the company-wide strategy and roadmap for SystemC, TLM-2.0, Virtual Platforms, virtual prototyping, and pre-silicon software development.
• Lead a global organization spanning SystemC methodology, IP and SoC modeling, design verification, Virtual Platform engineering, embedded software, and product validation.
• Productize modeling and simulation technologies into versioned, verified, documented, and supported engineering releases.
• Build a reusable portfolio of SystemC/TLM IP models, virtual peripherals, verification assets, software examples, and development infrastructure.
• Oversee integration of reusable IP models into executable virtual SoC and product platforms supporting boot, firmware, drivers, debug, trace, applications, and system use cases.
• Establish a reuse-first verification strategy spanning SystemC LT/AT models, RTL, IP, subsystem, SoC, and platform validation.
• Partner with Product Groups on use cases, fidelity, acceptance criteria, investment priorities, and delivery plans.
• Drive Digital Twin and cloud-hosted engineering workflows, while managing portfolio, budget, staffing, partners, schedules, risks, and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 20+ years of semiconductor industry experience with significant engineering leadership experience in semiconductor development, Virtual Platforms, SoC engineering, embedded systems, EDA, or hardware/software co-development.
• Demonstrated success leading global, multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Strong knowledge of SoC architecture, embedded processors, IP development, firmware, drivers, verification, and hardware/software integration.
• Experience taking emerging technology from proof of concept to a repeatable, supported engineering capability.
• Proven portfolio leadership across staffing, budgets, schedules, quality, dependencies, partners, and executive stakeholders.

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
 
With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     
 
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

Renesas 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.

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.

At 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.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

Renesas 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.

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.

At 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.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

Renesas 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.