Renesas Electronics
Website:
renesas.com
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/renesas
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing
Job details:
Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, Analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.
Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.
Job Description
Renesas is hiring a Sr Staff Software QA Engineer with strong software and hardware testing experience to work with hands-on automated and manual testing of customer-facing software/hardware integrations. Develop and execute detailed manual and automated software/UI test cases in Python or other OO language. Experience in electrical engineering, PCB debugging, hardware/firmware or embedded testing is strongly desired.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate market-leading digital controller solutions powering AI, client, and server applications. Responsibilities include software test planning, execution, reporting, leading testing projects, automation, documentation, and debugging software connected to hardware to determine the root cause of issues, and driving product quality across the development software/hardware lifecycle.
Job responsibilities in QA Testing:
You will work teams across the globe to generate test requirements and define test methodologies.
- Develop a robust understanding of detailed technical requirements for product software and related hardware and firmware.
- Design and execute automated and manual test plans for software, hardware, firmware, and IC solutions.
- Debug software and hardware issues, with a focus on IC functionality and root cause analysis.
- Analyze test results, report defects, and support issue resolution with development and customer-facing teams.
- Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to ensure product quality exceeds expectations.
- Drive test automation, validation framework improvements, and QA best practices.
- Mentor team members and contribute to testing strategy, planning, and process enhancements.
- Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while balancing quality, timelines, and feature delivery.
- Proactively identify risks, raise issues, and recommend product and process improvements.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or similar
Experience: 12+ years of Software QA experience, including 8+ years testing software integrated with hardware/firmware.
Technical Proficiency:
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills with a keen attention to detail to debug complex HW/SW issues and document detailed test plans and test cases and root cause analysis of software vs hardware/FW bugs through deep analysis of both manual automated test failures.
- Experience in electronics, microcontroller programming, and bus communications, ideally in power systems, semiconductors, or ICs.
- GUI test automation skills with Python and tools such as Qt Squish, SmartBear Test Complete, or similar.
- Familiarity with lab test equipment and measurement tools.
- Solid understanding of JIRA, version control, QA best practices, and software/hardware development lifecycles.
- Proven ability to mentor teams, hardware/software test development and lab management, improve test coverage, and drive quality initiatives.
- Willingness to speak up, raise issues and risks, ask lots of questions, and provide improvement recommendations for products, test cases, test automation, and team processes.
- Background in both Software QA and IC/Power Engineering preferred.
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.
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