Director of Product Quality at Renesas Electronics in Austin, TX

Job Description

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): Provide actionable insights through regular reporting on customer returns, identifying trends, root causes, and areas for improvement.
• Foster and maintain strong relationships with Quality teams (inc. customer QA): Serve as a liaison to external customer quality assurance teams (CQE, factory quality) to ensure alignment and timely support. Assess organization training needs and leverage the Renesas Quality Team to improve product group skillsets in root cause analysis, developing corrective actions, and preventive measures.
• Implement customer-specific quality requirements: Ensure customer-specific standards are incorporated and rigorously followed during design, development, samples and production processes, promoting accountability, consistency and reliability. Also ensuring compliance with Renesas business processes and internal external audit readiness
• Lead cross-functional teams (internal to BD and enterprise foundation teams) to resolve critical quality issues: Coordinate and drive rapid, structured problem-solving efforts involving engineering, production, and supply chain teams to quickly resolve quality concerns.
• Ensure or define standards compliance for AI datacenter products: Clearly define customer level requirements if required to the adoption of regulatory, industry, and customer requirements in product definition and performance.
• Serve as representative on external standards committees relevant to PCP products.

Qualifications

• 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
• Knowledge of commercial and automotive quality standards

Additional Information

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.