Senior Manager, Product Engineering

Renesas Electronics•Austin, TX

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Senior Manager, Product Engineering to build, lead, and scale the team responsible for taking next-generation AI power modules from initial NPI through high-volume global production. As the leader of our Module Product Engineering function, you will own the end-to-end technical execution, workforce planning, and operational governance for advanced multi-chip power modules. You will bridge senior executive strategy with hands-on engineering excellence—partnering closely with Design, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and OSAT partners to ensure high-yield, high-reliability delivery at scale.

Requirements

10+ years of semiconductor product engineering, manufacturing engineering, or test/quality leadership, including 5+ years managing technical engineering teams.
Proven technical expertise in semiconductor power products, advanced power modules, packaging/assembly processes, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing (HVM).
Demonstrated track record of establishing operating metrics, yield governance, and execution standards across complex engineering workstreams.
Exceptional ability to lead cross-functional alignment across internal sites, OSAT partners, and executive stakeholders.
Clear, concise executive communication skills with the ability to summarize complex technical risks, trade-offs, and strategic recommendations.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related technical field.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering or Business preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct & Scale the Org: Own workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, skill development, and succession planning for a high-performing team of Product Engineers and Embedded PE Leads.
Standards & Governance: Define and maintain global module PE standards for readiness, characterization, yield analysis, qualification, and product change management.
Executive Representation: Represent the Module PE organization in NPI gate reviews, executive escalation forums, customer discussions, and strategic capacity planning.
Manufacturing & Yield Optimization: Oversee robust module manufacturability across internal and OSAT manufacturing sites, driving data-driven improvements in yield, cycle time, cost, and defect prevention (assembly workmanship, die attach, clip attach, and solder integrity).
Governance & Escalations: Drive decision-making for quality, yield excursions, production holds, qualification strategy, and customer-facing corrective actions.
Partner across Design, Test, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Product Management to translate roadmap goals into actionable tooling, data, and staffing requirements.