Engineer I - Foundry (Wafer Foundry Management)

Microchip•Chandler, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineer I – Foundry (Wafer Foundry Management) role develops early-career talent to support Microchip’s foundry strategy, supplier competitiveness, cost management, and supply resiliency. This position translates pricing, contract terms, market data, and Business Unit needs into insights that support supplier negotiations and leadership decisions.

Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, or bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with an MBA.
0-2.5 years of professional experience.
Foundational understanding of semiconductor manufacturing.
Basic understanding of supply chain, sourcing, and supplier operations.
Strong quantitative and business insight skills.
Excel proficiency for financial modeling and cost analysis.
Interest in negotiations, supplier strategy, sourcing, and business operations.
Ability to interpret pricing data and frame business implications.
Strong attention to detail, ownership, and follow-through.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Comfortable working with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Tableau experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintain agreements, NDAs, renewals, and negotiation records.
Track milestones, pricing updates, terms, and supplier commitments.
Coordinate Legal and cross-functional reviews.
Prepare negotiation packages with terms, benchmarks, and decision points.
Analyze wafer, mask, and NRE costs for sourcing and negotiations.
Provide cost guidance for planning, margins, and platform decisions.
Evaluate supplier pricing and identify cost or leverage opportunities.
Support price reviews with trend analysis and negotiation materials.
Track special pricing, rebates, and negotiated value.
Support cost estimates, platform evaluations, streamout pricing, resiliency, and sourcing options.
Support RFI/RFQ activities for new technologies and suppliers.
Generate price trend reports and dashboards.
Maintain pricing scorecards for management visibility.
Support mask spend forecasting and budget planning.
Track savings and value creation from negotiations and sourcing initiatives.
Assess supply resiliency across key technologies, suppliers, and dependencies.
Support risk mitigation to improve supply continuity.

Benefits

Multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization
Culture supports growth and stability
Challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential
Nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs
Commitment to employee development
Values-based decision making
Strong sense of community
Awards for diversity and workplace excellence
Record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability
Empowering innovation
Company perks