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About the Role
As a System Architect, you will play a crucial role in defining the architecture of future MCU products, considering market demands for improved performance, lower power consumption, enhanced security, functional safety, and efficient software development. You will collaborate with various departments from the concept stage through mass production, leading the realization of next-generation MCUs. This is a challenging and impactful position where your technical ideas directly influence product direction and market competitiveness.
Responsibilities
- Design the system architecture for microcontrollers (MCUs).
- Analyze market and customer requirements to define product specifications and system configurations for next-generation MCUs.
- Design the overall MCU architecture, including CPU, memory, bus, analog functions, communication functions, and security features.
- Propose optimal hardware configurations considering performance, power consumption, chip area, and manufacturing costs.
- Evaluate and define specifications for new and peripheral functions.
- Promote product development in collaboration with semiconductor design engineers, software engineers, and product planning departments.
- Conduct technical reviews and make architectural decisions within development projects.
- Participate in the development of future MCU platforms and product roadmaps.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of practical experience in semiconductor product development, such as MCUs, SoCs, or ASICs.
- Experience in digital circuit design, embedded software development, or system design.
- Knowledge of embedded system architecture, including CPU, memory, bus, and peripheral functions.
- Experience in creating product specifications and requirement specifications.
- Experience in promoting product development projects in collaboration with related departments.
- Business-level Japanese language proficiency (JLPT N2 or equivalent).
- Business-level English language proficiency (TOEIC 700 or equivalent).
Skills
- System architecture design for MCUs or SoCs
- MCU product specification definition
- CPU architecture knowledge (ARM, RISC-V)
- Low-power design
- Functional safety
- Security features
- Peripheral functions and communication interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C)
- System-level problem analysis and solution proposal
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits (details provided during the selection process)
About the Company
- Renesas is a global company providing embedded semiconductor solutions, driven by the purpose 'To Make Our Lives Easier'. With over 21,000 engineers and problem-solvers in more than 30 countries, we contribute to creating a safer, healthier, environmentally friendly, and smarter future by engaging in cutting-edge technology development in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors.
- Our corporate culture, 'TAGIE' (Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, Entrepreneurial), is at the core of how we work, grow, and achieve our purpose. This collaborative spirit and challenging mindset enable us to transform industries through semiconductor technology and contribute to people's lives worldwide.