Renesas Electronics America

Sr Mgr, Project/Program Design

Renesas Electronics America$125K — $150K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in semiconductor, embedded systems, automotive electronics, or related industries.
  • 5+ years in technical program or project management roles.
  • Experience with complex MCU or SoC product development programs.
  • Strong understanding of embedded systems and software development lifecycles.
  • Proven ability to manage global cross-functional teams and customer relationships.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end execution of MCU product programs across teams.
  • Build and maintain integrated program schedules with milestones and dependencies.
  • Drive readiness for silicon bring-up, software releases, and production launch.
  • Track KPIs for schedule, cost, quality, risk, and resource utilization.
  • Proactively identify execution risks and lead mitigation plans.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering and operations.
  • Ensure alignment between customer commitments and internal capabilities.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package provided during the hiring process.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Sr Mgr, Project/Program Design for MCU Products is responsible for leading customer-facing product programs from proposal through production launch and lifecycle support. This role focuses on strong cross-functional project execution to ensure successful delivery of microcontroller (MCU) products for all relevant markets.

The ideal candidate has experience managing a team of project/program managers, managing semiconductor product programs, coordinating global engineering teams, driving execution against aggressive timelines, and serving as the primary escalation point for customer and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Project Execution & Delivery
  • Own end-to-end execution of MCU product programs across silicon, software, systems, validation, manufacturing, and quality teams.
  • Build and maintain integrated program schedules with clear milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
  • Drive execution readiness for silicon bring-up, software releases, validation, qualification, and production launch.
  • Track program KPIs including schedule, cost, quality, risk, and resource utilization.
  • Identify execution risks proactively and lead mitigation and recovery plans.
  • Coordinate global cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, product marketing, applications, quality, and supply chain.
  • Ensure alignment between customer commitments and internal execution capabilities.


Qualifications

Requirements and Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in semiconductor, embedded systems, automotive electronics, or related industries.
  • 5+ years of experience in technical program management, customer program management, or project execution roles.
  • Experience managing complex MCU or SoC product development programs.
  • Strong understanding of embedded systems, software development lifecycles, and semiconductor product development.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional global teams and customer relationships.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies.


Key Competencies
  • Program execution excellence
  • Technical depth in IC products
  • Risk management and problem solving
  • Executive communication and stakeholder alignment
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Strategic planning and operational execution
  • People management experience


Additional Information

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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