Renesas Electronics America

Senior Manager, Product Engineering

Renesas Electronics America$138K — $165K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in semiconductor product engineering or related roles with 5+ years managing teams
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
  • Strong technical knowledge of semiconductor power products and manufacturing processes
  • Established skills in policy, metrics, and governance for technical organizations
  • Expertise in data analysis and interpretation for decision-making
  • Ability to influence across all management levels and functional areas
  • Strong communication skills, capable of presenting to executives
  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred in engineering or business

Responsibilities

  • Lead advanced power module engineering from development to production
  • Manage staffing and development of Product Engineers and Embedded PE Leads
  • Conduct workforce planning and performance management for module PE team
  • Define standards for product readiness, quality, and manufacturability
  • Establish governance for key module-level decisions impacting production
  • Foster cross-functional alignment for scalable module execution
  • Ensure manufacturability and defect prevention across assembly processes
  • Escalate and resolve major production and qualification issues
  • Translate product needs into actionable staffing and process requirements
  • Drive improvements in cost, yield, and production efficiency

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Collaboration in a supportive, innovative workplace
  • Engagement in cutting-edge technology projects
  • Participation in a global team environment
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Lead the Module Product Engineering function for advanced power modules from NPI through high-volume production and sustaining
  • Manage, develop, and provision qualified Product Engineers and Embedded PE Leads to product delivery teams based on program needs, technical complexity, and schedule risk
  • Own workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, skill development, succession planning, and performance management for the module PE team
  • Define and maintain module PE standards for product readiness, manufacturability, characterization, qualification execution, yield analysis, product change management, and sustaining ownership
  • Establish governance for module-level decisions that affect quality, cost, yield, capacity, customer commitments, qualification strategy, and production release readiness
  • Drive cross-functional alignment across Design, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Applications, and Product Management to enable scalable module execution
  • Ensure robust module manufacturability across OSAT and internal manufacturing sites, including assembly workmanship standards, IPC-A-610 expectations, die attach, clip attach, solder integrity, and module-level defect prevention
  • Lead executive-level escalation and decision-making for major module yield excursions, qualification issues, production holds, customer returns, and corrective actions
  • Translate product delivery team needs into staffing, capability, tooling, data, and process requirements for the broader platform and functional organizations
  • Drive data-driven improvements in cost, yield, cycle time, traceability, qualification readiness, and high-volume production robustness
  • Represent module PE in senior leadership reviews, customer escalations, NPI gate reviews, capacity discussions, and strategic planning forums


Qualifications

Experience & Skills:
  • 10+ years of experience in semiconductor product engineering, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality, or related technical leadership roles, including 5+ years of experience managing engineers or technical teams
  • Demonstrated ability to lead experienced professionals and subordinate technical leaders across multiple related product engineering workstreams
  • Strong technical depth in semiconductor power products, advanced power modules, module assembly, qualification, high-volume manufacturing, yield, and sustaining execution
  • Proven ability to establish operating objectives, policies, procedures, work plans, execution metrics, and governance mechanisms for a technical organization
  • Strong data analysis and decision-making skills with the ability to interpret statistical results, product risk, manufacturing capability, and customer impact
  • Experience driving cross-functional execution across Design, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Applications, Product Management, and customer-facing teams
  • Ability to influence lower and senior management on matters involving several functional areas, sensitive tradeoffs, and high-impact customer or production decisions
  • Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills with the ability to present clear status, risks, decisions needed, and recommended actions
  • Education:
  • Bachelor's degree required in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field; Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline or business discipline 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?

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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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