Sr Mgr, Product Engineering

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.

• Manage team of Product Engineers for on time introduction and productization of new products by supporting package selection, package development, product qualification, product characterization, reliability assessment, manufacturability, yield entitlement and ramp readiness
• Strong Technical leader with leadership and technical hands-on experience in semiconductor product engineering and new product development with ability to lead medium size team (10+ reports)
• Ability to lead and guide team of experienced and early career product engineers with day-to-day product engineering tasks related to new product development
• In depth understanding of IC and package qualification and reliability testing, qualification requirements and global quality standards such as AECQ, JEDEC and IPC standards
• Hands-on experience and functional understanding of semiconductor packaging for automotive application, assembly processes and OSAT communication and collaboration
• Ability to interface with packaging teams to help identify the right package and package design to suit the application and IC needs and participate in thorough package assessment including package level electrical, thermal and mechanical simulations and design rule checks
• Ability to guide team to interface with quality, reliability and failure analysis teams to define optimized qualification and reliability plan for new product introduction
• Ability to guide team to perform risk assessment and define clear and detailed execution plans for PE related tasks
• Ability to collaborate with test team for defining the ATE characterization methodology for guaranteeing datasheet performance through temperature testing and for production limits and guard band setting to ensure yield and manufacturability
• Expert at data analytics needed for standard new product engineering tasks such as assessing parametric drifts during reliability testing, yield analysis and wafer test and final test and characterization data review.
• Adept at use of industry standard data analytics tools such as PDF, Spotfire, Yield watchdog etc
• Strategic leader with ability to define package roadmap and identify areas for cost and execution and efficiency improvement
• Strong leadership with ability to set the right priorities and goals and monitor performance with the aim of nurturing and building talent and continuously improve PE execution metrics
• Ability to mentor product engineers with varying levels of experience to build a strong PE team that is able to own and independently drive PE tasks for new product introduction
• Proficient in English and Japanese with ability to communicate with Japan based team and US based leadership 
• Ensure execution of project aligned to committed schedule. React with urgency to ensure problems are addressed before they impact schedule or cost
• Develop PE team to independently own and execute PE related tasks and deliverables in a time bound manner related to NPI schedule
• Close skill gaps and build a strong PE team that can scale up to meet the execution and roadmap needs
• Reduce dependency on external contractors and create in house expertise and excellence for PE owned tasks
• Effectively communicate with team and leadership
• Build collaborative relationships with other functional and cross functional teams to improve execution efficiency and successful hand-off from development to mass production
• Build trusted relationships with OSATs to negotiate best costs and achieve cost and cycle time targets for new products.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics, Physics or similar degree.
• 15+ Years’ experience in the semiconductor industry working in IC design, Product engineering, test engineering or quality and reliability type role is preferred
• 3-5 years’ experience with leading or managing a team is preferred

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
 
With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     
 
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

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.