Company Description

Renesas Electronics in Palm Bay, Florida, offers the unique opportunity to work within a massive, 120-acre specialized semiconductor campus that serves as a cornerstone of the region’s high-tech manufacturing sector. Unlike many modern tech roles, the Palm Bay facility operates as a fully onsite environment, driven by its end-to-end capabilities that combine silicon wafer fabrication with sophisticated assembly, testing, and research for high-performance power management and analog technologies. Employees work in a collaborative, "ownership-driven" atmosphere where the physical proximity of engineering and production teams fosters rapid innovation and a deep connection to the hardware being created. This site is ideal for professionals who thrive in a tangible manufacturing setting and wish to contribute to the essential semiconductor components driving modern infrastructure and global communication.

Job Description

Renesas Electronics is seeking an experienced Sr. Equipment Engineering & Maintenance 
Manager to lead equipment engineering and maintenance operations within our semiconductor 
manufacturing facility in Palm Bay, Florida. This role has end-to-end responsibility for Wafer Fab, 
Probe, Assembly, and Test (PAT) equipment.
The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical leader and people manager with a proven 
record of improving equipment reliability, yield, cost of ownership, and organizational capability 
across front-end and back-end manufacturing operations. This position offers professional 
growth opportunities in high-performance analog and embedded semiconductor solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage teams of equipment engineers and maintenance technicians supporting both front-end and back-end manufacturing operations.
• Drive continuous improvement in equipment availability, throughput, yield, reliability, cycle time, and cost of ownership.
• Define, maintain, and continuously improve preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Provide technical leadership for troubleshooting and resolving complex equipment failures.
• Lead root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and systemic reliability improvements.
• Design, evaluate, test, and implement equipment upgrades, automation initiatives, and tool modifications.
• Identify and mitigate spare parts and lifecycle risks, including supplier qualification, second sourcing, and obsolescence management.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, NPI, and Supply Chain aligning with production and business requirements.
• Support and lead equipment procurement, installations, relocations, upgrades, and qualifications.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, PM procedures, and training materials.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, ITAR, and export control requirements.
• Manage budgets, capital planning, vendor relationships, and equipment roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and technicians, developing technical depth and leadership capability within the organization.

Qualifications

Experience

• 8+ years of semiconductor manufacturing experience in Equipment Engineering and/or Maintenance.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Wafer Fab, Probe, Assembly, and Test manufacturing operations.
• 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience managing engineers and/or maintenance technicians.

Technical Experience

• Excellent mechanical, electrical, and electronic troubleshooting skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional problem solving and equipment performance improvement initiatives.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) or equivalent in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related Engineering discipline.
• Equivalent industry experience, training, or military service may substitute for formal education.

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
 
With a diverse team of over 22,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     
 
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Shape Your Future with Us.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating 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 federal, state or local law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.

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