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Senior Application Manager (m/f/d) – Automotive Battery Management Systems

Renesas Electronics · Graz, Styria · On-site

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About Renesas Electronics

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial,...

About the role

This role serves as the critical interface between Product Marketing, R&D, and customers, ensuring the successful deployment of system-level solutions in the automotive BMS market. The position has a global scope and is preferably based in Greater Munich, Düsseldorf (Germany), or Graz (Austria) . Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
  • 15+ years of experience in Applications, Systems, or R&D within the automotive semiconductor industry
  • Proven experience in automotive Battery Management Systems (Tier 1 or OEM background preferred)
  • Demonstrated leadership of global technical teams supporting customers and partners
  • Strong problem-solving capability with proactive, solution-oriented mindset
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
More about this role

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Application Manager / Director of Automotive BMS Applications to lead global application engineering teams across firmware, embedded software, and hardware domains for advanced automotive Battery Management System (BMS) semiconductor solutions.

This role serves as the critical interface between Product Marketing, R&D, and customers, ensuring the successful deployment of system-level solutions in the automotive BMS market.

The position has a global scope and is preferably based in Greater Munich, Düsseldorf (Germany), or Graz (Austria) .

  • Lead and scale a global applications engineering organization across firmware, embedded software, and hardware
  • Define and execute the Automotive BMS application engineering strategy aligned with product roadmaps and business objectives
  • Drive organizational excellence, including capability development, hiring, and performance management
  • Establish and enforce best practices for design methodologies, reuse, and platform-based development
  • Lead system validation activities (functional, ESD, EMC)
  • Drive device firmware development enabling software-defined hardware concepts
  • Provide software...

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