Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world. 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 the electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.
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At Renesas, the Product Engineer is responsible for NPI execution – you will be managing and working with our design, product & test development team in US, EU and APAC; supporting new product introduction projects & activities to ensure smooth transition of these new products from development to manufacturing phase.
We are looking for someone with a strong work ethic who is self-driven, and also able to build relationships across teams to create/maintain collaborative working relationships within a large organization. Ability to communicate at multiple levels within the organization, and influence outcomes to the program’s benefit will be critical to this role’s success.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Management of devices focused on automotive end markets with deep understanding of requirements and processes necessary to ensure quality of IC devices in production.
- Product lifecycle ownership from concept to end of life with a focus on ensuring the delivery of the highest quality products to our end customers.
- Definition of ATE test plan, Test coverage, qualification, and manufacturing plans.
- Datasheet and automotive compliance reports.
- Analyze yield at Engineering Sample phase and Characterize NPI product performances and manufacturing yield window including bench correlation to meet product requirements.
- Ownership of BOM release and maintenance.
- Excursion management for both suppliers and customers.
- KPI achievement in product related deliverables including NPI execution and velocity, product cost (Gross margin improvements) , product quality performance and failure analysis cycle times.
- Identify and drive production capacity improvement needs via test time reduction, first pass retest rate reduction, qualifying alternate sources etc.
- Leadership of cross functional teams to maintain program milestones and other key performance indicators.
- Ownership of program schedules and internal status reporting to management.
- Communicate effectively with management to report critical technical, customer escalations or business issues as they arise, and drive mitigation efforts.
Requirements
- 10+ years of Semiconductor or related electrical component development experience, with a focus in development for automotive grade applications.
- Technical expertise in the area of mixed signal IC’s (power IC’s is strongly preferred) with proven track record of driving the development of products.
- Experience of the automotive industry, automotive customer expectations and knowledge of deliverables required to qualify new products in automotive applications.
- Overall knowledge of AECQ-100 and other automotive specifications
- Knowledge of yield analysis, quality management tools, GR&R, Cp, Cpk.
- Interface both on-site and remote product engineering teams.
- Fully proficient in PLM tools such as Agile, yield management tools such as PDF Exensio, JMP, SPC.
- Self-driven, strongly motivated individual capable to take full ownership of their activities, and to involve other functions in the company or management when needed to bring them to a successful outcome.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and comfort in presenting to a wide range of audiences from individual contributor level to the executive team. Full comfort with both technical and non-technical presentations. Capable to communicate issues in a concise and effective way.
- Ability to managing supplier excursions and customer escalations through problem solving.
- Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships within a dynamic team environment and utilize leadership skills in finding the resolution.
- Required to show versatility when by working on a variety of design disciplines, across multiple business lines, product and functional groups.
Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering
- MS in Electrical Engineering is preferred
Additional Information
- $185,000 – $277,700 annualized salary range (Note: Disclosure as required by SB 1162 (9-27-22) for California)
- Please note that the compensation details listed reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.
- Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on the job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position in California. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
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