Sr Staff Digital Engineer – Microcontroller (MCU) Systems & Architecture - Ho Chi Minh, vn, Vietnam
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading the specification, RTL implementation, physical synthesis, and full-chip verification of MCU platforms integrating RISC-V and ARM® Cortex®-M CPU cores.
What you'll do
- Translate Product Requirement Documents into Target & Detail Specifications for SYSSS, CPUSS, Peripheral IPs, IOTOP, and ChipTop modules.
- Perform RTL coding (Verilog / SystemVerilog) for SYSSS, CPUSS, Peripheral IPs, IOTOP, and ChipTop, providing implementation instructions to Physical Design teams.
- Create test plans and execute Unit-Level Verification (UT) and Chip-Level / Top-Level Verification (CT) using UVM and SystemVerilog environments.
- Lead root-cause debugging across IP, MCU, and SoC levels.
- Run module-level physical synthesis and perform top-level technology checks including HLDRC, STAchk, and DFTchk.
- Drive interconnect architecture based on AMBA bus protocols (AHB, APB, AXI).
What you'll need
- Experience in IP, MCU, and SoC level development with debugging skills across front-end RTL, simulation, and post-synthesis environments.
- Understanding of RISC-V and ARM Cortex-M CPU architectures and common MCU peripherals (WDT, INTC, IIC, SPI, ADC).
- Knowledge of AMBA protocols (AHB, APB, AXI).
- Knowledge of Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) and Asynchronous Transfer Design techniques.
- Proficiency in Verilog, SVA, SystemVerilog, UVM, C, C++, Perl, Python.
- Experience with industry-standard Cadence and Synopsys EDA tools: Xcellium, VCS, SimVision, Verdi, Spyglass, Design compiler, Formality, PrimeTime.
- Full-flow experience from PRD specification writing to RTL coding, UT/CT testbench creation, verification checklist, coverage.
Skills: RTL coding, Verilog, SystemVerilog, RISC-V, ARM Cortex-M, AMBA protocols
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 63-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
964
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$185k
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| Metric | Renesas Electronics | All employers we track in this specialty (964 roles · 101 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 23 | 964 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 84 | 3079 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 67 d | 63 d (+4 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: RTL coding, Verilog, SystemVerilog, RISC-V, ARM Cortex-M, AMBA protocols
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 139 open roles · median 61 d
- AMD · 67 open roles · median 63 d
- Synopsys · 63 open roles · median 23 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 54 open roles · median 71 d
- Analog Devices · 46 open roles · median 36 d
- NVIDIA · 46 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 964 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 101 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.