Senior Manager, Project/Program Design (MCU Products)

Job Title

Senior Manager, Project/Program Design (MCU Products)

Role Summary

Lead customer-facing MCU product programs from proposal through production launch and lifecycle support. Manage a team of project/program managers and coordinate cross-functional global engineering, operations, and quality teams to deliver MCU and SoC products on schedule, on budget, and meeting quality targets.

Primary focus: program execution, risk mitigation, customer alignment, and driving cross-functional delivery for MCU product lines.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 8+ years in semiconductor or related industries and 5+ years in technical or customer program/project management.

Responsibilities

Deliver and oversee end-to-end program execution for MCU products.

• Own integrated program schedules and maintain clear milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Track program KPIs including schedule, cost, quality, risk, and resource utilization.
• Drive execution readiness for silicon bring-up, software releases, validation, qualification, and production launch.
• 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; act as primary escalation point for customer and internal stakeholders.
• Report program status to executives and stakeholders; negotiate schedule and resource tradeoffs.
• Mentor and manage program managers; develop program management processes and best practices.

Requirements

Must-have technical and leadership qualifications.

• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor, embedded systems, automotive electronics, or related industries.
• 5+ years 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 lead cross-functional global teams and manage customer relationships.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies.

Nice to have: experience with automotive electronics, qualification/test/validation flows, supply chain coordination, and prior people-management experience.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (as stated in the posting).

About the Company

Company: Renesas

Headquarters: Hitachinaka, Japan

Renesas is a global leader in embedded semiconductor solutions, providing high-quality products across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors. With over 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries, the company focuses on scalable solutions that enhance user experience and drive innovation while committed to sustainability and energy efficiency.