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Design Principal jobs with green card sponsorship are available at U.S. employers willing to file PERM labor certification, an I-140 immigrant petition, and support your path to lawful permanent residency. EB-2 and EB-3 categories both apply depending on your degree and experience, and priority-date backlogs vary by country of birth.
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Please Note: Candidates for this role must be open to relocation to Duluth, GA.
We are seeking a Principal Design Verification Engineer to provide technical leadership for verification of next-generation semiconductor memory interface products, including data buffer silicon.
This role will drive verification strategy and execution for complex digital designs, working closely with design teams to ensure functionality, performance, and product requirements are met. The ideal candidate brings deep semiconductor verification expertise with SystemVerilog and UVM. Previous DDR or memory experience is an advantage, but is not required.
This is an opportunity to take significant technical ownership while contributing to next-generation DDR6 technology.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead verification strategy and execution for complex semiconductor designs at the block and system level.
- Define verification methodologies, test plans, coverage strategies, and verification environments.
- Architect, develop, maintain, and optimize SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches and verification environments.
- Drive test development, functional coverage, checkers, constrained-random verification, and coverage closure.
- Take technical ownership of verification for assigned blocks, features, and environments from planning through signoff.
- Work closely with RTL and design engineers to ensure designs meet functional and performance requirements and are effectively verifiable.
- Analyze specifications, design implementation, and verification results to identify functional gaps and design issues.
- Drive debugging and resolution of complex verification failures.
- Develop scalable and reusable verification components, methodologies, and best practices.
- Identify and lead improvements in verification efficiency, quality, performance, and reuse.
- Participate in architecture, feasibility, design, and technical reviews.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to verification engineers.
- Serve as a technical expert for assigned verification methodologies and tools.
- Communicate verification progress, coverage, technical risks, and readiness to engineering leadership and project stakeholders.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Extensive experience in semiconductor design verification, with demonstrated technical ownership of complex verification efforts.
- Expert-level proficiency with SystemVerilog.
- Significant hands-on experience with UVM (Universal Verification Methodology), including development and optimization of UVM-based verification environments.
- Experience defining verification strategies and developing verification plans from design and product specifications.
- Strong experience with functional verification, constrained-random testing, functional coverage, checkers, debugging, and coverage closure.
- Experience partnering closely with RTL/design engineering teams throughout the verification lifecycle.
- Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex verification and design problems.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and mentoring within a verification team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with DDR, memory interfaces, memory controllers, data buffers, or related semiconductor technologies.
- Experience with DDR4 and/or DDR5.
- Verification experience with complex high-speed interfaces, protocols, or mixed-signal semiconductor products.
- Experience leading verification efforts through coverage closure and signoff.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 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. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.
INTRODUCTION
Please Note: Candidates for this role must be open to relocation to Duluth, GA.
We are seeking a Principal Design Verification Engineer to provide technical leadership for verification of next-generation semiconductor memory interface products, including data buffer silicon.
This role will drive verification strategy and execution for complex digital designs, working closely with design teams to ensure functionality, performance, and product requirements are met. The ideal candidate brings deep semiconductor verification expertise with SystemVerilog and UVM. Previous DDR or memory experience is an advantage, but is not required.
This is an opportunity to take significant technical ownership while contributing to next-generation DDR6 technology.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead verification strategy and execution for complex semiconductor designs at the block and system level.
- Define verification methodologies, test plans, coverage strategies, and verification environments.
- Architect, develop, maintain, and optimize SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches and verification environments.
- Drive test development, functional coverage, checkers, constrained-random verification, and coverage closure.
- Take technical ownership of verification for assigned blocks, features, and environments from planning through signoff.
- Work closely with RTL and design engineers to ensure designs meet functional and performance requirements and are effectively verifiable.
- Analyze specifications, design implementation, and verification results to identify functional gaps and design issues.
- Drive debugging and resolution of complex verification failures.
- Develop scalable and reusable verification components, methodologies, and best practices.
- Identify and lead improvements in verification efficiency, quality, performance, and reuse.
- Participate in architecture, feasibility, design, and technical reviews.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to verification engineers.
- Serve as a technical expert for assigned verification methodologies and tools.
- Communicate verification progress, coverage, technical risks, and readiness to engineering leadership and project stakeholders.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Extensive experience in semiconductor design verification, with demonstrated technical ownership of complex verification efforts.
- Expert-level proficiency with SystemVerilog.
- Significant hands-on experience with UVM (Universal Verification Methodology), including development and optimization of UVM-based verification environments.
- Experience defining verification strategies and developing verification plans from design and product specifications.
- Strong experience with functional verification, constrained-random testing, functional coverage, checkers, debugging, and coverage closure.
- Experience partnering closely with RTL/design engineering teams throughout the verification lifecycle.
- Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex verification and design problems.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and mentoring within a verification team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with DDR, memory interfaces, memory controllers, data buffers, or related semiconductor technologies.
- Experience with DDR4 and/or DDR5.
- Verification experience with complex high-speed interfaces, protocols, or mixed-signal semiconductor products.
- Experience leading verification efforts through coverage closure and signoff.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 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. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.
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Document your design leadership credentials early
Gather performance reviews, project portfolios, and promotion records that demonstrate progressive responsibility. PERM requires your employer to prove the role genuinely needs your qualifications, so clear evidence of specialized design leadership strengthens the prevailing wage and job description stages.
Target employers with dedicated immigration programs
Search Migrate Mate to find U.S. companies with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history for design and creative leadership roles, so you apply only where the infrastructure for PERM filing already exists.
Verify your wage tier before accepting an offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for Design Principal roles in your target metro area. DOL will reject PERM filings where the offered wage falls below the applicable Level III or Level IV threshold for your SOC code.
Understand the EB-2 versus EB-3 category trade-off
If your offer requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive design experience, the employer can file under EB-2. EB-3 applies to roles requiring a bachelor's alone. Your country of birth determines which category's priority-date queue moves faster for you.
Push for PERM filing before your I-485 window opens
PERM labor certification at DOL must be approved before your employer files the I-140 with USCIS. Filing delays reset your place in the priority-date queue, so negotiate a clear timeline with HR during offer discussions, not after onboarding.
Preserve your priority date if you change employers
Once your original I-140 is approved, your priority date can transfer to a new employer's I-140 petition. AC21 portability also lets you change to a same-or-similar occupation once your I-485 has been pending 180 days, protecting your green card case if the sponsoring employer changes.
Green Card Design Principal: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Design Principal role qualify for EB-2 green card sponsorship?
Yes. Design Principal positions typically require an advanced degree in design, architecture, or a related field, or a bachelor's degree plus at least five years of progressive experience, which meets the EB-2 advanced-degree standard. Your employer must document that the role genuinely requires this level of qualification in the PERM job description submitted to DOL.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for a Design Principal?
Green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residency rather than a temporary work status. The process involves PERM labor certification filed with DOL, an I-140 immigrant petition filed with USCIS, and either adjustment of status or consular processing. There is no annual lottery, but per-country numerical limits mean nationals of high-demand countries may face priority-date backlogs before the final step can be completed.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for a Design Principal role?
DOL requires the employer to obtain a prevailing wage determination, conduct a formal recruitment test to confirm no qualified U.S. workers are available, and document the results. The job description must reflect the actual minimum requirements for the Design Principal position, not inflated credentials. Recruitment typically includes posting on approved job boards, in newspapers, and at the company's own site.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Design Principal positions?
Search Migrate Mate to browse U.S. companies with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history in design and creative leadership. Focusing your applications on employers with established immigration programs reduces the risk that a company will delay or abandon your PERM filing partway through the process.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers as a Design Principal?
If your I-140 has been approved, your priority date can be transferred to a new employer's I-140 petition, protecting your place in the queue. Additionally, AC21 job portability allows you to change to a same-or-similar occupation once your I-485 adjustment-of-status application has been pending for 180 days or more, without losing your green card eligibility.