Senior Engineer I - Product
MicrochipJob Title
Senior Engineer I - Product
Role Summary
Senior Product Engineer on the New Product Introduction (NPI) team responsible for ensuring the reliability and manufacturability of integrated FPGA/SOC products from development through production. The role partners with design, test, component engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams to qualify products and resolve production issues.
Experience Level
Senior - requires 5+ years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include hands-on qualification, test development, failure analysis, and driving corrective actions to enable product releases.
- Perform product reliability qualification for next-generation FPGA/SOC products.
- Design and execute experiments; develop hardware and verify experimental test conditions.
- Perform statistical and electrical root-cause failure analysis before and after qualification.
- Resolve release-to-manufacturing issues and drive corrective actions affecting shipments.
- Support production test flows: define test limits, analyze coverage, and conduct root-cause yield analysis.
- Validate on-chip components (microprocessors, high-speed I/O such as SERDES and DDR, eNVM, SRAM, charge pumps, PLLs, Analog I/O).
- Develop software, scripts, and use AI tools to verify and test FPGA/SOC products.
- Characterize and evaluate device behavior in both production and engineering environments.
- Document findings and communicate technical issues to cross-functional teams.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience for the role.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in semiconductor product engineering or related roles.
- Knowledge of semiconductor product qualifications; JEDEC required, AECQ-100 / MIL-STD-883 preferred.
- Understanding of silicon reliability and process failure mechanisms.
- Hands-on experience with software automation and hardware development.
- Practical experience with Verilog/VHDL, C, Python, and Perl.
- Experience using ATE, bench, and wafer test systems.
- Experience leveraging AI/agentic AI to build tools for compiling, processing, and analyzing data.
- Strong written and verbal communication, ownership, and ability to work cross-functionally.
- Travel: 0%–25%.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent practical experience) required; Master’s degree (MSEE or equivalent) preferred. Fields: Electrical Engineering or closely related technical disciplines; equivalent experience accepted.
About the Company
Company: Microchip
Headquarters: Chandler, Arizona, USA
Microchip is a leading semiconductor company focused on developing innovative solutions to enhance the human experience. With a commitment to empowering innovation, Microchip prioritizes the value of its employees by fostering a culture that supports their growth and contributions.
