Head of Module Manufacturing & Quality

Renesas Electronics; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 196,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Global exposure

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Director of Module Manufacturing to lead all aspects of manufacturing for its Module business within the Performance Core Power group. The role focuses on embedding a quality-first mindset across the product lifecycle and ensuring delivery of high-quality products that meet customer expectations.

The position requires 10+ years in product or quality engineering, a strong background in semiconductor supply chains, and a proven ability to drive root-cause analysis

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product or quality engineering teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, with a master's preferred.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and people skills, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Solid understanding of new product development procedures, semiconductor supply chain and production environments
• Expertise with statistical analysis, structured problem solving methodologies, and making data-driven decisions
• Ability to manage supplier excursions and customer escalations
• Knowledge of commercial and automotive quality standards

Responsibilities

• Champion and enforce quality standards across all phases of execution.
• Align customer, vendor, and internal requirements to ensure seamless delivery.
• Own and resolve quality issues end-to-end, driving corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead continuous quality improvement initiatives using data-driven insights.
• Serve as primary liaison to customer QA teams, ensuring alignment and responsiveness.
• Embed customer-specific quality requirements into design, development, and production.
• Lead cross-functional teams to rapidly resolve critical quality issues.
• Drive adoption of structured problem-solving methodologies across the organization.
• Manage external ISO/IATF audits, ensuring compliance and closure of non-conformances.

Skills

Quality leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Statistical analysis

Data-driven decisions

Supplier management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Director of Module Manufacturing to lead all aspects of manufacturing for its Module business within the Performance Core Power group. The role focuses on embedding a quality-first mindset across the product lifecycle and ensuring delivery of high-quality products that meet customer expectations.

The position requires 10+ years in product or quality engineering, a strong background in semiconductor supply chains, and a proven ability to drive root-cause analysis