Senior Application Manager (m/f/d) – Automotive Battery Management Systems

Renesas Electronics Corp.; Graz; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics seeks a Senior Application Manager to lead global automotive BMS applications, spanning firmware, embedded software, and hardware. You will interface with Product Marketing, R&D, and customers to deploy system-level BMS solutions.

Based in Europe with a global scope, the role requires 15+ years in automotive semiconductor applications and demonstrated leadership of technical teams. A strategic, outcomes-driven mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in Applications, Systems, or R&D within the automotive semiconductor industry.
• Proven experience in automotive Battery Management Systems (Tier 1 or OEM background preferred).
• Demonstrated leadership of global technical teams supporting customers and partners.
• Strong problem-solving capability with proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead global applications engineering across firmware, embedded software, and hardware.
• Define and execute the Automotive BMS application engineering strategy aligned with roadmaps and business objectives.
• Drive capability development, hiring, and performance management.
• Establish and enforce best practices for design methodologies, reuse, and platform-based development.
• Lead system validation activities (functional, ESD, EMC).
• Drive device firmware development enabling software-defined hardware concepts.
• Provide software enablement for customers, including embedded test software and GUI tools.
• Drive AUTOSAR enablement (OS, MCAL, CDD), including configuration tools (e.g., DaVinci).
• Deliver hardware enablement via reference designs and evaluation boards.
• Ensure compliance with automotive standards and processes (ISO 26262, ISO 21434, ASPICE).
• Act as executive technical interface for key automotive OEMs and Tier 1 customers.
• Drive design-in and design-win activities through system-level solution positioning.
• Support customers during integration, validation, and issue resolution.
• Translate customer requirements into actionable product and development improvements.

Skills

Global team leadership

Automotive BMS

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics degree

Job description

Senior Application Manager (m/f/d) – Automotive Battery Management Systems

• Full-time
• Employment Type: Regular (PERM)
• Remote Work Available: No

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

We are seeking an experienced and visionarySenior Application Manager / Director of Automotive BMS Applications to lead global application engineering teams across firmware, embedded software, and hardware domains for advanced automotive Battery Management System (BMS) semiconductor solutions.

This role serves as the critical interface between Product Marketing, R&D, and customers, ensuring the successful deployment of system-level solutions in the automotive BMS market.

The position has aglobal scope and is preferably based inGreater Munich, Düsseldorf (Germany), or Graz (Austria).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a global applications engineering organization across firmware, embedded software, and hardware
• Define and execute the Automotive BMS application engineering strategy aligned with product roadmaps and business objectives
• Drive organizational excellence, including capability development, hiring, and performance management
• Establish and enforce best practices for design methodologies, reuse, and platform-based development

Technical Execution & Support

• Lead system validation activities (functional, ESD, EMC)
• Drive device firmware development enabling software-defined hardware concepts
• Provide software enablement for customers, including embedded test software and GUI tools
• Drive AUTOSAR enablement (OS, MCAL, CDD), including configuration tools (e.g., DaVinci)
• Deliver hardware enablement via reference designs and evaluation boards
• Ensure high-quality delivery of application collateral (reference designs, application notes, development tools)
• Support system-level architecture and design-in activities for complex automotive applications
• Drive development of virtual prototyping platforms
• Ensure compliance with automotive standards and processes (e.g., ISO 26262, ISO 21434, ASPICE)
• Act as executive technical interface for key automotive OEMs and Tier 1 customers
• Drive design-in and design-win activities through system-level solution positioning
• Support customers during integration, validation, and issue resolution
• Translate customer requirements into actionable product and development improvements

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with:
  • Product Marketing (positioning and roadmap alignment)
  • R&D / Systems / Product Definition (silicon and platform development)
  • Sales (customer engagement and opportunity management)
• Influence product definitions based on field insights and customer feedback
• Drive partnerships with ecosystem stakeholders (e.g., HIL vendors, software partners, tool providers)

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
• 15+ years of experience in Applications, Systems, or R&D within the automotive semiconductor industry
• Proven experience in automotive Battery Management Systems (Tier 1 or OEM background preferred)
• Demonstrated leadership of global technical teams supporting customers and partners
• Strong problem-solving capability with proactive, solution-oriented mindset
• Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills

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.

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.