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
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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical/Electronic, or Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field. Master's 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)
More about this role
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.
- 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...
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