Foundry Technical manager （IC role ）

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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 About Operations Engineering Division (OED ): OED is the central team that supports all Business Unit Design and Development teams, and other organizations including Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, Foundry Operations, and Test. OED provides a platform for managing all process technology and PDK development for both Internal and External Foundry processes. This strong and highly qualified team (mostly MS/PhD) adds strength in developing Test Technology, Foundry Operations, and Yield management. The team’s world class contributions lead to aggressive NPI strategies and continual cost and gross margin improvement. Duties and Responsibilities: Foundry Technical Management will support and drive the fab activities, including Fab product transfer, Fab technology transfer, Change control, Safe launch as well as New Product Introductions (NPI), etc. The ideal candidate will be an expert in foundry day-to-day operations and end-to-end fab processing, including deep understanding of fab modules, design / process interactions for split gate MOSFET and work cross-functionally within Renesas (Design, Yield Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, Reliability, Supply Chain, etc) in pursuit of foundry performance excellence. Foundry management: Drive new foundry / fab transfer activities by managing foundry interface meetings. Collaborate with foundry partners and internal design / process team on new technology bring-up. Collaborate with foundry yield team to drive foundry product safe launch for new technology and key customers. Coordinate weekly / quarterly foundry technical review meetings. Manage foundry Quarterly Technical Reviews (QTR) and provide feedback on Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR). Manage foundry production release waivers. Change control management: Manage foundry PCNs and Tool changes Partner with Foundry Quality to assess, qualify, and roll over process changes. Work with cross-functional teams to assess and track foundry process and waivers. Expert Foundry process leader: Have depth and breadth across process modules. Ie split gate MOSFET process. Drive continual improvement towards better Quality, Cost, Cycle time, etc. Experience with end-to-end fab processing, including deep understanding of critical module parameters and design/ process interaction. Hands on experience taking a newly introduced technology/ product to benchmark process performance. Quality and Customer Return Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs): Partner with Foundry Quality and cross-functional teams to lead root cause identification, material disposition, and corrective action identification. Successful corrective action will ensure no repeats of similar types of issues and strive to catch excursion at/ closest to the point of origin. Zero defect/ escape mindset. Foundry Operations’ representative for QA foundry audit Other: Customer obsessed: partner with Supply Chain, Foundry Quality and cross-functional team to ensure a Quality event doesn’t impact customer needs. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. Cost efficient mindset to minimize foundry scrap. Excellent leadership and communication skills. Qualifications Education Requirements master’s degree in electrical, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience in Semiconductors (Fab Integration Engineering, Technology Development) Additional Information 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 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 design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘ To Make Our Lives Easier .’ 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 innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 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 the first day. 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 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, disabilities, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement . We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.