Foundry Technical Manager

Renesas Electronics; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics in Penang invites experienced engineers to join the Foundry Management team. The role drives fab transfers, collaborates with partners on new technology bring‑up, and ensures safe launch for key customers.

You will lead change control, coordinate reviews, and push improvements across process modules, with emphasis on quality, cost, and cycle time. The successful candidate combines leadership with hands-on technical depth.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or related field with 3 years of experience in Semiconductors (Fab Integration Engineering, Technology Development).
• Knowledgeable in BCD process and power devices.
• Hands on experience taking a newly introduced technology/ product to benchmark process performance.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive new foundry / fab transfer activities by managing foundry interface meetings.
• Collaborate with foundry partners and internal design / process team on new technology bring-up.
• Collaborate with foundry yield team to drive foundry product safe launch for new technology and key customers.
• Coordinate weekly / quarterly foundry technical review meetings.
• Manage foundry PCNs and Tool changes; partner with Foundry Quality to assess, qualify, and roll over process changes.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent repeats of similar issues; ensure robust action closure.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

BCD process

Power devices

Education

Master’s degree in electrical, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or related field

Job description

Foundry Technical Management will support and drive the fab activities, including Fab product transfer, Fab technology transfer, Change control, Safe launch as well as New Product Introductions (NPI), etc.

Qualifications

Foundry management:

• Drive new foundry / fab transfer activities by managing foundry interface meetings.
• Collaborate with foundry partners and internal design / process team on new technology bring-up.
• Collaborate with foundry yield team to drive foundry product safe launch for new technology and key customers.
• Coordinate weekly / quarterly foundry technical review meetings.

Change control management:

• Manage foundry PCNs and Tool changes
• Partner with Foundry Quality to assess, qualify, and roll over process changes.

Expert Foundry process leader:

• Have depth and breadth across process modules. Ie BCD process.
• Drive continual improvement towards better Quality, Cost, Cycle time, etc.
• Hands on experience taking a newly introduced technology/ product to benchmark process performance.

Quality and Customer Return Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs):

• Partner with Foundry Quality and cross-functional teams to lead root cause identification, material disposition, and corrective action identification.
• Successful corrective action will ensure no repeats of similar types of issues and strive to catch excursion at/ closest to the point of origin.
• Foundry Operations’ representative for QA foundry audit

Additional Information

• Master’s degree in electrical, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or related field with 3 years of experience in Semiconductors (Fab Integration Engineering, Technology Development).
• Knowledgeable in BCD process and power devices.
• Hands on experience taking a newly introduced technology/ product to benchmark process performance. Excellent leadership and communication 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.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

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