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

Company Description

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, infrastructure, and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world

Job Description

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).

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• 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

Technical Execution & Support

• Lead system validation activities (functional, ESD, EMC)
• Drive device firmware development enabling software-defined hardware concepts
• Provide software enablement for customers, including embedded test software and GUI tools
• Drive AUTOSAR enablement (OS, MCAL, CDD), including configuration tools (e.g., DaVinci)
• Deliver hardware enablement via reference designs and evaluation boards
• Ensure high-quality delivery of application collateral (reference designs, application notes, development tools)
• Support system-level architecture and design-in activities for complex automotive applications
• Drive development of virtual prototyping platforms
• Ensure compliance with automotive standards and processes (e.g., ISO 26262, ISO 21434, ASPICE)

Customer Engagement

• Act as executive technical interface for key automotive OEMs and Tier 1 customers
• Drive design-in and design-win activities through system-level solution positioning
• Support customers during integration, validation, and issue resolution
• Translate customer requirements into actionable product and development improvements

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with:
  • Product Marketing (positioning and roadmap alignment)
  • R&D / Systems / Product Definition (silicon and platform development)
  • Sales (customer engagement and opportunity management)
• Influence product definitions based on field insights and customer feedback
• Drive partnerships with ecosystem stakeholders (e.g., HIL vendors, software partners, tool providers)

Qualifications

• 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
• Fluent in German and English
• Willingness to travel internationally

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 21,000 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. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

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