Product Management Director

10+ years of experience in product development or quality engineering teams

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or a related field. Master`s degree Preferred

Excellent communication skills, organizational, and people skills, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams

Solid understanding of new product development process and associated quality standards and business processes, semiconductor supply chain and production environments

Expertise with statistical analysis, structured problem-solving methodologies – 8D, 3x5 Why, and making data-driven decisions

Ability to manage supplier excursions and drive resolution of customer escalations

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.

With a diverse team of over 22,000 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 design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘

To Make Our Lives Easier

.’

Renesas is seeking a Director of Product Quality to lead quality improvement initiatives specifically geared towards new product development and volume ramp up to deliver on time high quality and ramp ready products that customer timelines and expectations. In this role, you will help drive Renesas product quality to achieve zero-defect mindset. This position will report to the Power Strategy and Technology Organization and will directly support the Performance Computing Power (PCP) business division.   This role will collaborate closely with NPI execution teams, PMO office, Renesas R&D Engineering, Quality teams, enterprise foundation and factory Operations teams.

The PCP team product development portfolio includes digital multiphase controllers; smart power stages and 48v system power regulators all geared towards rapidly growing AI hyperscale data center market. During development, teams are expected to ship large volume samples and prepare for steep vertical ramps while maintaining stringent quality standards necessary for the data center applications making this role critical for their sucess

Responsibilities:

Define, track, and drive continuous quality improvement initiatives:

Implement strategies to build in and improve NPI product quality, leveraging data-driven insights and cross-functional collaboration to exceed customer expectations.  Work with counterparts in the Power STO (Strategy, Technology and Operations) team to implement changes in the development process as needed and to advocate for new tools/capabilities to further improve our delivered quality.

Analyze and report on PCP quality performance (DPPM):