Sr. Manager, Power System Architecture – Infrastructure & Datacenter

Lead, coach, and develop a global team of power system architects and engineers responsible for Infrastructure and Server/Datacenter power solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a global team of power system architects and engineers responsible for Infrastructure and Server/Datacenter power solutions; Set clear objectives, define roles and development plans, conduct performance and career discussions, recognize strong contributions, and address performance gaps promptly and fairly; Own the team's technical strategy and portfolio of complex power electronics system architectures (1 - 250 kW); Translate business, customer, and technology priorities into executable annual and multi-year plans, including program roadmaps, staffing plans, capability development, budgets, milestones, and measurable outcomes; Prioritize and allocate engineering resources across Proof-of-Concept and reference-design programs; Create an inclusive, accountable, and collaborative team culture; Recruit, onboard, retain, and succession-plan critical talent; Establish architecture principles, design methodologies, review practices, documentation standards, and reusable platform strategies; Ensure robust system-level trade-off analysis covering efficiency, power density, cost, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, availability, and regulatory compliance; Provide technical and managerial oversight from architecture and simulation through schematic implementation, system validation, documentation, and customer enablement; Serve as the management escalation point for critical architectural, integration, execution, resource, and customer issues; Influence Renesas product and technology roadmaps; Build effective partnerships with Chip Design, Applications, Software, Product Marketing, Business Development, Sales, Operations, external vendors, customers, ecosystem partners, and industry bodies; Represent the team in leadership and customer reviews and ensure commitments, decisions, and follow-up actions are documented and completed

Requirements

MSEE is required; PhD is preferred, with 12+ years of relevant experience in power-system and power-electronics architecture, design, and development across the 1 - 250 kW range; Proven experience directly managing, developing, and retaining engineers or system architects in a global, matrixed organization, including goal setting, performance management, hiring, coaching, and career development; Demonstrated success building high-performing technical teams and delivering multiple complex power-electronics platforms from concept and architecture through prototype validation, productization, and customer adoption; Strong organizational leadership and portfolio-management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing programs, allocate resources, manage budgets and schedules, and make sound decisions under technical and business constraints; Recognized expertise in electrical engineering fundamentals, system architecture, and structured problem solving, with sufficient technical depth to guide design reviews and challenge assumptions without becoming a bottleneck for the team; Expert knowledge of power-conversion topologies (AC-DC, inverter, isolated DC-DC converters, LDO, and switch-mode topologies such as buck, boost, and buck-boost), magnetics, control theory, thermal design, protection, and discrete power devices (MOSFET, IGBT, GaN, SiC); Strong understanding of power-electronics and system simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB Simulink, SIMetrix/Simplis, SPICE) and experience establishing modelling and design practices across engineering teams; Demonstrated ability to lead feasibility and trade-off studies comparing electrical performance, reliability, power density, Bill of Materials (BOM), manufacturing complexity, and total solution cost; Exceptional communication, executive presentation, stakeholder-management, and influencing skills, with demonstrated success aligning customers and worldwide cross-functional groups including FAEs, Sales, Power IC design teams, Hardware and Software engineers, Product Marketing Managers, and Business Development; Deep experience in power-supply architectures for communication infrastructure, datacenters, traditional servers, and AI servers; Hands-on understanding of schematic design, PCB layout, thermal management, safety, and EMC/EMI mitigation for high-power applications (1 - 250 kW); Substantial experience with wide-bandgap devices, including GaN and SiC, and the ability to evaluate their system-level value, implementation trade-offs, and relevance to product and solution roadmaps; Demonstrated commitment to inclusive leadership, ethical decision-making, cross-cultural collaboration, and development of future technical and people leaders

Nice to have

PhD is preferred; Deep experience in power-supply architectures for communication infrastructure, datacenters, traditional servers, and AI servers; Direct engagement with hyperscale customers or platform partners is strongly preferred; Substantial experience with wide-bandgap devices, including GaN and SiC; Evidence of broader technical impact such as patents, publications, standards participation, conference contributions, architecture methodologies, or reusable platform innovations is preferred

Benefits

Competitive benefits package alongside salary