Renesas Electronics America

Director of Module Manufacturing

Renesas Electronics America$196K — $240K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in product or quality engineering roles
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field; Master's preferred
  • Strong leadership abilities in cross-functional team settings
  • Deep understanding of product development and semiconductor environments
  • Proficiency in statistical analysis and data-driven decision making
  • Experienced in managing supplier issues and customer escalations
  • Familiarity with automotive and commercial quality standards

Responsibilities

  • Champion quality standards throughout product execution phases
  • Align and manage customer, vendor, and internal delivery requirements
  • Resolve quality issues end-to-end with effective corrective actions
  • Lead initiatives for continuous quality improvement using data insights
  • Act as primary contact for customer QA teams to ensure compliance
  • Integrate customer-specific quality requirements into all phases
  • Lead cross-functional teams in resolving critical quality challenges
  • Drive structured problem-solving methodologies across the organization

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package offered
  • Eligibility for bonus opportunities
  • Opportunities for career growth and impact
  • Access to cutting-edge product initiatives in AI and data center markets
  • Collaboration with global teams and exposure to diverse projects
Full Job Description
Renesas is hiring a Director of Module Manufacturing to lead all aspects of Manufacturing for its rapidly growing Module business within the Performance Core Power group. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for embedding a quality-first mindset across the entire product lifecycle and ensuring delivery of products that meet and exceed customer expectations. You will define and drive quality standards, processes, and metrics across internal teams and key external partners, including module manufacturers and critical suppliers. This role owns end-to-end quality-leading root-cause analysis, driving swift resolution of issues, and ensuring robust corrective and preventive actions from development through post-launch. You will also negotiate with our customers on the manufacturing and quality specifications to be adopted throughout our manufacturing flows with the objective of ensuring timely and quality delivery of the finished products. A core priority is advancing a "shift-left" quality approach, embedding rigor early in design and development to prevent issues before they occur. You will also champion structured problem-solving methodologies to enable rapid containment, protect customers, and minimize business impact. This will extend to the development of our products. It will also extend to the key suppliers for our products and manufacturing flows, as well as the ODMs that our customers use as they ramp and test our products in their systems. Success in this role will be measured by timely introduction of our products, reduced quality incidents, speed and effectiveness of issue resolution, and your ability to influence and elevate quality across a global organization. This is a highly visible opportunity to work cross-functionally with global teams and shape quality strategy for cutting-edge products serving data center, AI, and computing power markets. Job Description • Champion and enforce quality standards across all phases of execution. • Align customer, vendor, and internal requirements to ensure seamless delivery. • Own and resolve quality issues end-to-end, driving corrective and preventive actions. • Lead continuous quality improvement initiatives using data-driven insights. • Serve as primary liaison to customer QA teams, ensuring alignment and responsiveness. • Embed customer-specific quality requirements into design, development, and production. • Lead cross-functional teams to rapidly resolve critical quality issues. • Drive adoption of structured problem-solving methodologies across the organization. • Manage external ISO/IATF audits, ensuring compliance and closure of non-conformances. Qualifications • 10+ years of experience in product or quality engineering teams • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or a related field. Masters preferred. • Excellent communication, organizational, and people skills, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams • Solid understanding of new product development procedures, semiconductor supply chain and production environments • Expertise with statistical analysis, structured problem solving methodologies, and making data-driven decisions • Ability to manage supplier excursions and customer escalations • Knowledge of commercial and automotive quality standards Additional Information The expected annual pay range for this position is $196,000 - $240,000. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that the final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate. 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? Videos To Watch https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-zs4tB6nNc

About Renesas Electronics America

Renesas Electronics America is a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad range of analog and power devices, with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications.
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