Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

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.

Job Description

What you will do :

• Lead New Product Introduction efforts to ensure delivery on schedule, on budget and meeting market requirements
• Partner with product definers and customers to set project scope and requirements
• Work with functional area managers to identify needed resources
• Engage with functional area leaders to build and drive the program to completion
• Identify and mitigate risks to program success
• Advise and report on program progress and priorities
• Track all items required for NPI
• Ensure adherence to NPI process and industry standards
• Provide regular communication to senior leaders and customers on program progress, risks and challenges
• Solve problems
• Anticipate : Identify risks early. Plan for contingencies.
• Prevent : Find opportunities to prevent problems before they manifest
• React : Work with managers and technical leader staff to coordinate solutions
• Drive improvements in our processes
• Perform end-of-project reviews to identify and close gaps in our processes and milestone signoffs
• Partner with functional area leaders and peer program managers to align and refine best practices for new product introduction

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in semiconductor (or adjacent) new product development in a technical role (Applications, Operations, PE, TE, Reliability, Design, Packaging, etc.)
• Demonstrated track record of delivering complex technical programs to market
• Working knowledge of program management best practices and tools
• Business Acumen - Understands financial considerations in product development and portfolio management
• Strong communication skills ability to quickly and succinctly communicate complex technical content to non-area experts.

You can translate across between technical verticals, customers, and management.

• Flexibility Comfortable working in emerging technologies with ambiguous or changing requirements may require abrupt and significant changes to project scopes and plans.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics or similar discipline is required
• 8+ years in a technical role is required
• Experience in power electronics or automotive NPI is a plus
• PMP certification is a plus

Additional Information

Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and / or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance.

In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation.

New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.

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 based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.

With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation.

We remain agile and fearless as we accelerate our growth, encouraging everyone to play an active role with an entrepreneurial mindset and accountability.

At Renesas, you can :

Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions.

You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.

• Make a real impact by developing automotive, industrial, infrastructure, IoT, and sustainable products and solutions to meet our customers’ evolving needs and help people and communities thrive tomorrow.
• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from Day 1.

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating 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 federal, state or local law.