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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 progressive engineering experience precisely
PERM requires your employer to demonstrate you meet the minimum requirements for the role. Gather performance reviews, project scopes, and org charts that show progressive responsibility across each position, since gaps or vague titles can stall the prevailing wage determination.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsoring employers
Target companies with confirmed employment-based green card filing history for engineering roles. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified PERM and I-140 sponsorship records, so you spend less time cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored a Principal Design Engineer.
Verify your role qualifies under EB-2 before applying
EB-2 requires the position itself to demand an advanced degree or its equivalent. Review the O*NET profile for Principal Design Engineer to confirm the degree and experience requirements, then ask prospective employers whether they classify the role at that level before PERM is filed.
Research prevailing wage tiers early in negotiations
DOL sets four wage levels for each occupation and geographic area. Your employer's PERM application must offer at least the prevailing wage for your level. Run the OFLC Wage Search for your specific metro area and experience tier so your offer letter won't require last-minute revision.
Ask employers about their PERM recruitment timeline
PERM requires employers to run a full recruitment test before filing, which typically spans 60 to 90 days. Confirm whether your prospective employer has completed or started that process, since a delayed recruitment window directly delays when USCIS can receive your I-140 petition.
Track your priority date separately from your I-140 approval
Your priority date is established when PERM is filed with DOL, not when USCIS approves your I-140. If you change employers after I-140 approval, that priority date can carry over to a new petition, which protects your place in the queue during long per-country backlogs.
Green Card Principal Design Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Principal Design Engineers?
Green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residence, not a temporary status. For Principal Design Engineers, it typically involves PERM labor certification filed with DOL, an I-140 immigrant petition filed with USCIS, and then either adjustment of status or consular processing. Unlike H-1B visa, there is no lottery, but per-country annual limits mean nationals from high-demand countries can face significant priority-date backlogs before a visa number becomes available.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for this role?
Your employer files PERM with the Department of Labor to prove no qualified U.S. worker is available for the position. This requires a prevailing wage determination, a structured recruitment campaign lasting roughly 60 to 90 days, and documentation of all applicants considered. The job requirements stated in PERM become the baseline for your I-140 and must reflect what the role genuinely demands, so accurate job descriptions are essential from the start.
Does my engineering degree need to be from a U.S. university to qualify for EB-2?
No. EB-2 accepts foreign degrees, provided they are equivalent to a U.S. advanced degree. Your employer typically obtains a credential evaluation from a recognized organization to document equivalency. If your degree is a three-year bachelor's, you may need to demonstrate additional progressive experience to meet the advanced-degree threshold that USCIS requires for EB-2 classification.
How do I find Principal Design Engineer jobs where the employer is already willing to sponsor a green card?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified PERM and I-140 sponsorship history, searchable by role and location. This lets you identify companies that have sponsored Principal Design Engineers specifically, rather than relying on job descriptions that may omit green card sponsorship details entirely. Targeting employers with an established sponsorship track record shortens the credentialing conversation during early recruitment stages.
Can I change employers after my I-140 is approved without losing my priority date?
Once your I-140 is approved, your priority date is preserved and can be carried over to a new employer's I-140 petition for a substantially similar role, including Principal Design Engineer positions. AC21 portability also 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 abandoning your place in the queue.