Principal Engineer. Virtual Prototype Modeling
Renesas Electronics15 hours ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Develop SystemC/TLM2.0-based models for IP blocks, CPUs, SoCs, and electronic systems.
- Define transaction-level models for processors, cache controllers, interconnects, peripherals, NPUs, and ISPs.
- Port operating systems to virtual prototypes and develop device drivers.
- Verify virtual prototype models at the IP and SoC levels.
- Develop regression-ready, self-checking test suites using C and ARM assembly.
- Develop system-level flows and methodologies using virtual prototypes.
- Support firmware and software teams in effectively using virtual prototypes.
Requirements
- BTech or MTech in electrical engineering or computer science.
- 15+ years of hardware engineering experience.
- Proficiency in C, C++, SystemC, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
- Experience developing SystemC and TLM-based models for SoC virtual platforms and expertise creating virtual prototypes of SoCs or electronic systems.
- Experience with virtual prototype tools including ARM Fast Models, Synopsys Virtualizer, and Wind River Simics.
- Experience validating virtual prototypes, writing bare-metal tests, using embedded toolchains and assembly language, debugging, and working with embedded Linux.
- Knowledge of microprocessors, microcontrollers, SoC architecture, bus protocols, computer and processor architecture, caches, MMUs, and pipelines.
- Experience developing applications in assembly or higher-level languages.
- Exposure to quality processes, project execution and delivery, and collaboration across multiple geographic teams.
- Preferred expertise in IP-XACT, SystemRDL, and SystemC-AMS.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package; further details are provided during the hiring process.
- Regular permanent employment (PERM).
- Remote work is not available.
About Renesas Electronics
Renesas Electronics designs and sells microcontrollers, analog and power ICs, and connectivity solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT manufacturers. Its portfolio spans embedded processing, power management and ADAS-ready components, sold directly and through channels to OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, with software and development tools to integrate them. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tokyo, it is a public company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has expanded through acquisitions including Intersil and Dialog Semiconductor.