Senior Product Engineering Lead — Power Modules

Renesas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Senior Manager, Product Engineering to lead the Module Product Engineering function from NPI to sustaining high-volume production. You will manage PE teams, set standards, and govern module-level decisions affecting quality, cost, and delivery.

The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration across Design, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain, with a focus on manufacturability and escalation management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field; Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline or business discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Module Product Engineering function for advanced power modules from NPI through high-volume production and sustaining.
• Manage, develop, and provision qualified Product Engineers and Embedded PE Leads to product delivery teams based on program needs, technical complexity, and schedule risk.
• Own workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, skill development, succession planning, and performance management for the module PE team.
• Define and maintain module PE standards for product readiness, manufacturability, characterization, qualification execution, yield analysis, product change management, and sustaining ownership.
• Establish governance for module-level decisions that affect quality, cost, yield, capacity, customer commitments, qualification strategy, and production release readiness.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Design, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Applications, and Product Management to enable scalable module execution.
• Ensure robust module manufacturability across OSAT and internal manufacturing sites, including IPC-A-610 expectations, die attach, clip attach, solder integrity, and module-level defect prevention.
• Lead executive-level escalation and decision-making for major module yield excursions, qualification issues, production holds, customer returns, and corrective actions.
• Translate product delivery team needs into staffing, capability, tooling, data, and process requirements for the broader platform and functional organizations.
• Drive data-driven improvements in cost, yield, cycle time, traceability, qualification readiness, and high-volume production robustness.
• Represent module PE in senior leadership reviews, customer escalations, NPI gate reviews, capacity discussions, and strategic planning forums.

Skills

Semiconductor product engineering

Technical leadership

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Materials/Computer Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Senior Manager, Product Engineering to lead the Module Product Engineering function from NPI to sustaining high-volume production. You will manage PE teams, set standards, and govern module-level decisions affecting quality, cost, and delivery.

The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration across Design, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain, with a focus on manufacturability and escalation management.