Renesas Electronics

embedded semiconductor

Dir,QualityAssurance

San Jose, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Dir, Quality Assurance at Renesas Electronics. Skills: quality assurance, product assurance, leadership, problem-solving, quality management. lead quality for its rapidly growing Module business. embedding a quality-first mindset across the entire product lifecycle”

What You'll Achieve.

reduced quality incidents; speed and effectiveness of issue resolution; ability to influence and elevate quality across a global organization; seamless delivery; closure of non-conformances

Industry & Context.

embedded semiconductor
Problems you'll solve

structured problem-solving methodologies; root-cause analysis; swift resolution of issues; rapid containment; minimize business impact; structured problem-solving methodologies

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years of experience in product or quality engineering teams, Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or a related field, Excellent communication, organizational, and people skills, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, Solid understanding of new product development procedures, semiconductor supply chain and production environments, Ability to manage supplier excursions and customer escalations

Nice to Have

Masters preferred

What You'll Do.

lead quality for its rapidly growing Module business

embedding a quality-first mindset across the entire product lifecycle

ensuring delivery of products that meet and exceed customer expectations

define and drive quality standards

owns end-to-end quality

leading root-cause analysis

driving swift resolution of issues

ensuring robust corrective and preventive actions from development through post-launch

advancing a “shift-left” quality approach

embedding rigor early in design and development to prevent issues before they occur

champion structured problem-solving methodologies to enable rapid containment

and minimize business impact

Champion and enforce quality standards across all phases of execution

and internal requirements to ensure seamless delivery

Own and resolve quality issues end-to-end

driving corrective and preventive actions

Lead continuous quality improvement initiatives using data-driven insights

Serve as primary liaison to customer QA teams

ensuring alignment and responsiveness

Embed customer-specific quality requirements into design

Lead cross-functional teams to rapidly resolve critical quality issues

Drive adoption of structured problem-solving methodologies across the organization

Manage external ISO/IATF audits

ensuring compliance and closure of non-conformances

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

lead cross-functional teams; work cross-functionally with global teams; Align customer, vendor, and internal requirements; Serve as primary liaison to customer QA teams; Lead cross-functional teams to rapidly resolve critical quality issues; Drive adoption of structured problem-solving methodologies across the organization

Communication Scope

Excellent communication; proven ability to lead cross-functional teams

Process & Methodology

new product development procedures

Full Job Description

Renesas is hiring a Director of Product Assurance to lead quality for its rapidly growing Module business within the Performance Core Power group. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for embedding a quality-first mindset across the entire product lifecycle and ensuring delivery of products that meet and exceed customer expectations. You will define and drive quality standards, processes, and metrics across internal teams and key external partners, including module manufacturers and critical suppliers. This role owns end-to-end quality—leading root-cause analysis, driving swift resolution of issues, and ensuring robust corrective and preventive actions from development through post-launch. A core priority is advancing a “shift-left” quality approach, embedding rigor early in design and development to prevent issues before they occur. You will also champion structured problem-solving methodologies to enable rapid containment, protect customers, and minimize business impact. Success in this role will be measured by reduced quality incidents, speed and effectiveness of issue resolution, and your ability to influence and elevate quality across a global organization. This is a highly visible opportunity to work cross-functionally with global teams and shape quality strategy for cutting-edge products serving data center, AI, and computing power markets. Key Responsibilities: * Champion and enforce quality standards across all phases of execution. * Align customer, vendor, and internal requirements to ensure seamless delivery. * Own and resolve quality issues end-to-end, driving corrective and preventive actions. * Lead continuous quality improvement initiatives using data-driven insights. * Serve as primary liaison to customer QA teams, ensuring alignment and responsiveness. * Embed customer-specific quality requirements into design, development, and production. * Lead cross-functional teams to rapidly resolve critical quality issues. * Drive adoption of stru

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