Senior Staff Engineer - SoC Program Management

About the role

Renesas Electronics is looking for an experienced SoC Program Manager to lead complex Tier1 and OEM projects in the ADAS and Cockpit / IVI domain. The role calls for 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.

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 escalation.
• Manage topics such as software integration, SDK/platform migration, safety deliverables, performance gaps, release timing and change requests.
• Support RFQ/RFI activities, requirement clarification, deviation handling and customer award-readiness.
• Prepare 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.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Required skills

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