Sr Staff Engineer SoC Program Management

We are looking for an experienced SoC Program Management to lead complex Tier1 and OEM projects in the ADAS and Cockpit / IVI domain. The role requires strong ownership technical project-management discipline and the ability to drive cross-functional execution across customer teams software and hardware engineering FAEs sales commercial stakeholders and senior management.

You will act as the central interface for customer-facing SoC programs ensuring clear project structure reliable follow-up transparent risk management and timely escalation where needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead customer project execution for automotive SoC programs in ADAS Cockpit IVI camera and AI/vision domains.
• Act as primary project-management interface to Tier1 and OEM customers.
• Coordinate internal HW SW FAE sales business quality and commercial stakeholders.
• Drive milestone tracking issue closure risk mitigation and management escalation.
• Manage complex customer topics such as software integration SDK/platform migration safety deliverables performance gaps release timing and change requests.
• Ensure clear ownership target dates and action tracking across all project workstreams.
• Support RFQ/RFI activities requirement clarification deviation handling and customer award-readiness.
• Prepare concise project status risk summaries and executive-level decision proposals.
• Maintain structured project documentation meeting notes risk trackers and decision logs.

Required Profile

• Degree in electrical engineering computer engineering embedded systems automotive engineering or equivalent.
• Several years of project-management experience in automotive semiconductor embedded systems ADAS Cockpit IVI or software platform projects.
• Proven experience working with Tier1 and/or OEM customers.
• Solid understanding of embedded HW/SW development software integration and automotive release processes.
• Strong ownership mindset: proactive persistent structured and closure oriented.
• Ability to drive cross-functional teams without formal line authority.
• Excellent communication skills with engineers customers and senior management.
• Strong risk issue milestone and escalation management skills.
• Fluent English written and spoken.

Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification or comparable project-management qualification.
• German language skills.
• Korean language skills or experience with Korean Tier1/OEM customers.
• Experience with automotive SoCs SDKs AUTOSAR Linux QNX Android camera frameworks or AI/vision software.
• Familiarity with JIRA Microsoft 365 SharePoint Teams and structured Excel-based tracking.

Additional Information :

Ideal Candidate

You are not a passive coordinator. You take ownership create transparency challenge unclear assumptions and drive topics to closure. You can translate technical complexity into clear project actions and management decisions while maintaining customer trust and protecting realistic scope schedule and commercial boundaries.

Success in This Role Means

• Customer programs are transparent structured and under control.
• Risks are identified early and mitigated before milestone impact.
• Technical schedule and commercial issues have clear owners and closure plans.
• Tier1/OEM stakeholders see Renesas as reliable responsive and well organized.
• Internal teams receive clear priorities decisions and escalation support.

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