Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering & Planning

Renesas is looking for an experienced Senior Manager Industrial Engineering & Planning to lead capacity throughput and production planning for our Penang site one of Renesas key back-end assembly and test facilities supporting automotive industrial and IoT semiconductor products. This role turns customer demand into executable plans removes bottlenecks and drives the productivity and cost improvements that keep the site competitive in a fast-moving semiconductor market.

The Senior Manager is a critical link between Sales Supply Chain Manufacturing Equipment and Quality translating corporate goals into capacity plans and factory-floor improvements and escalating constraints and investment needs that require leadership attention.

Key Responsibilities

• Own capacity planning the master production schedule and loading plans against demand forecasts balancing WIP cycle time and on-time delivery.
• Lead bottleneck analysis and drive OEE UPH utilization and X-factor improvements across assembly and test lines.
• Lead a team of industrial engineers planners and analysts building bench strength and succession depth.
• Run S&OP and capacity review cycles with Sales Supply Chain and Manufacturing managing hot lots priorities and subcontractor loading.
• Own factory layout line balancing standard times and equipment ratios for new lines tool installs and relocations.
• Build simulation and what-if models (DES Littles Law) to support capex justification and expansion decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma to reduce cost scrap and downtime.
• Lead the automation roadmap (AMHS robotics auto-handling) with clear ROI and manufacturing readiness for NPI and technology transfer.
• Own planning and scheduling systems (MES APS dispatching rules) and promote AI analytics and digitalization in factory operations.
• Report site-level KPIs (OEE cycle time delivery productivity cost) to senior leadership and drive corrective actions for gaps.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Manufacturing Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field. Masters degree or MBA is a plus.
• 10 years of progressive experience in semiconductor or high-volume electronics manufacturing with at least 3 years managing people.
• Strong working knowledge of semiconductor operations (assembly test and/or wafer fab) including SEMI E10 tool states WIP and cycle time management.
• Proven record in capacity planning bottleneck management and measurable productivity improvement at factory level.
• Demonstrated success driving Lean/Six Sigma initiatives with measurable cost yield or throughput gains.
• Hands-on experience with MES APS/scheduling and data tools (SQL Power BI/Tableau Python or similar).
• Proven people-leadership track record in hiring developing and retaining engineering and planning talent.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with simulation tools (e.g. AutoMod FlexSim Simul8).
• Experience with automotive-grade standards and customer qualification (IATF 16949 PPAP APQP PCN).
• Familiarity with SAP or other ERP systems; S&OP or APICS (CPIM/CSCP) experience.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean certification.
• Experience leading automation site expansion or Industry 4.0 initiatives ideally in a global matrixed organization.

Additional Information :

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries we offer the opportunity to work on worldleading 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time