Senior Staff Engineer, Quality Assurance

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for ensuring that products and manufacturing processes meet required quality standards. This role involves leading quality engineers, managing customer quality issues and quality risks for manufacturing, product changes, and new product introductions. Developing quality competencies and driving continuous improvement to enhance product reliability and manufacturing efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting Quality Engineers in daily operations to ensure effective quality control, issue resolution, and continuous improvement across manufacturing processes.
• Establish, monitor, and drive improvement of critical product and process quality metrics (yield, defect rates, Cp/Cpk, and reliability).
• Drive cross-functional issue resolution with Process, Equipment, and Operations teams, leading root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Initiate activities on customer quality requirements, including audits, documentation control, and technical discussions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry and customer quality standards (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, customer-specific requirements) and continuously improve quality processes, lessons learned, and best practices.

• Bachelor Degree or Master in Engineering or Science
• Management and technical experiences in quality, process, or engineering within semiconductor industry.
• Formal quality-related training or certification:
  • ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 / VDA 6.3
  • Core Tools (APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC)
  • Quality tools and Statistical Analysis

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.