Sr Mgr, Project/Program Design

Renesas Electronics; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics in Plano, Texas seeks a Sr Manager, Project/Program Design for MCU Products to lead customer-facing programs from proposal through production launch and lifecycle support. You will drive cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, and quality to deliver MCU products on schedule.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in semiconductors or embedded systems and 5+ years in technical program management, plus strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor, embedded systems, automotive electronics, or related industries.
• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, customer program management, or project execution roles.
• Experience managing complex MCU or SoC product development programs.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems, software development lifecycles, and semiconductor product development.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional global teams and customer relationships.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of MCU product programs across silicon, software, systems, validation, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Build and maintain integrated program schedules with clear milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Drive execution readiness for silicon bring-up, software releases, validation, qualification, and production launch.
• Track program KPIs including schedule, cost, quality, risk, and resource utilization.
• Identify execution risks proactively and lead mitigation and recovery plans.
• Coordinate global cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, product marketing, applications, quality, and supply chain.
• Ensure alignment between customer commitments and internal execution capabilities.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Customer relationship management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Project scheduling

Executive communication

Global team coordination

Embedded systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

PM tools

Job description

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.

The Sr Mgr, Project/Program Designfor MCU Products is responsible for leading customer-facing product programs from proposal through production launch and lifecycle support. This role focuses on strong cross‑functional project execution to ensure successful delivery of microcontroller (MCU) products for all relevant markets.

The ideal candidate has experience managing a team of project/program managers, managing semiconductor product programs, coordinating global engineering teams, driving execution against aggressive timelines, and serving as the primary escalation point for customer and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Project Execution & Delivery

• Own end-to-end execution of MCU product programs across silicon, software, systems, validation, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Build and maintain integrated program schedules with clear milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Drive execution readiness for silicon bring-up, software releases, validation, qualification, and production launch.
• Track program KPIs including schedule, cost, quality, risk, and resource utilization.
• Identify execution risks proactively and lead mitigation and recovery plans.
• Coordinate global cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, product marketing, applications, quality, and supply chain.
• Ensure alignment between customer commitments and internal execution capabilities.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor, embedded systems, automotive electronics, or related industries.
• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, customer program management, or project execution roles.
• Experience managing complex MCU or SoC product development programs.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems, software development lifecycles, and semiconductor product development.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional global teams and customer relationships.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies.

Key Competencies

• Program execution excellence
• Technical depth in IC products
• Risk management and problem solving
• Executive communication and stakeholder alignment
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic planning and operational execution
• People management experience

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?

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.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.