Sr Staff Project/Program Design - MCU

Job Description

Renesas is a global semiconductor leader driving innovation across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, cloud, and IoT markets. With approximately $9.3B in revenue and 22,700+ employees worldwide, Renesas combines deep engineering expertise with global scale to deliver advanced semiconductor solutions. 

Renesas has a strong heritage in microcontrollers and embedded processing and is expanding its presence in India through the India-for-India initiative, focused on developing MCU-based and embedded solutions tailored to local market needs. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute directly to products for one of the fastest-growing semiconductor markets globally. 

Role Summary 

The Sr Staff - Embedded MCU Program Management drives end-to-end execution of microcontroller and embedded semiconductor programs, from concept through development, validation, and product release. 

This role operates at the intersection of engineering, product, and application domains, ensuring alignment across architecture, design, firmware, systems, validation, and product engineering teams to deliver high-quality products aligned with customer and market needs. 

What you’ll do:

Program Leadership & Execution 

• Drive end-to-end execution of MCU product programs across concept, development, validation, qualification, and release 

• Own program schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and cross-functional alignment 

• Ensure readiness across silicon, firmware, validation, and release milestones 

Embedded Product Development 

• Support MCU development activities including silicon bring-up, firmware integration, validation, and product qualification 

• Track key deliverables including design progress, firmware readiness, validation status, and sample availability 

• Ensure alignment between product requirements, embedded use cases, and system-level performance 

• Coordinate technical reviews and ensure program readiness across development stages 

India-for-India Product Alignment 

• Translate India market requirements into actionable program plans 

• Support definition and execution of MCU-based solutions across automotive, industrial, IoT, and embedded applications 

• Drive readiness for customer evaluation, reference designs, and product launch 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Partner with teams across architecture, design, firmware, systems, validation, applications, product engineering, and operations 

• Drive accountability through clear ownership, milestone tracking, and timely escalation 

• Communicate program status, risks, and key decisions to stakeholders and leadership 

Risk & Launch Readiness 

• Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, validation, and execution risks 

• Lead project gate reviews, technical readiness checks, and launch readiness 

• Ensure smooth transition from development to production 

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in semiconductor, MCU, or embedded systems product development 

• Strong understanding of MCU product lifecycle: architecture, design, firmware, validation, and release 

• Experience leading complex cross-functional programs in MCU / SoC environments 

• Strong understanding of embedded systems, including hardware-software interaction, firmware integration, and system validation 

• Experience working with firmware, systems, applications, or validation teams 

• In depth understanding of new product introduction and product development flow from concept to production release. 

• Exposure to AECQ / IATF /ISO26262 and APQP automotive process 

• PMP certification is not a requirement but will be plus 

• Proficient with industry standard project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, SharePoint, FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, Confluence, Microsoft OneNote 

Nice to have 

• Experience with MCU or embedded product lines (automotive, industrial, IoT) 

• Familiarity with firmware, SDKs, RTOS, drivers, and embedded development ecosystems 

• Exposure to silicon bring-up, validation, qualification, and product release 

• Experience working with customer-facing or application engineering teams 

Key Skills & Competencies 

• Embedded MCU systems understanding 

• Semiconductor product lifecycle management 

• Technical program leadership 

• Cross-functional engineering coordination 

• Risk identification and mitigation 

• Strong communication and stakeholder alignment 

• Structured problem solving and execution discipline

Why Join Renesas: 

This role offers the opportunity to be part of Renesas’ India-for-India journey and contribute to building MCU-based and embedded semiconductor products for high-growth markets. 

You will work at the intersection of technology, product, and customer applications, with strong exposure to engineering execution, product strategy, and leadership decision-making. This is a high-impact role for candidates who want to combine technical depth with program leadership in shaping next-generation embedded solutions. 

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, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.