Engineer II - Product
About The Position
Microchip Technology is seeking an experienced engineer to join its Secure Products Group (SPG) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The position focuses primarily on new product development and sustaining engineering for SPG. The Product Engineer is a key member of the Product Development team and collaborates with Product Design, Test Engineering, Quality, Failure Analysis, Yield Enhancement Engineering, and other cross-functional groups to deliver high-quality security products to market. SPG develops and supports cryptographic hardware products for automotive, IoT, medical, consumer, and industrial markets. The role involves supporting new product development from project kick-off through production release, sustaining assigned products in production, characterizing and validating silicon, preparing project and product documentation, and helping resolve technical issues. The successful candidate will communicate effectively, think critically and strategically, solve problems, and learn, use, or implement new methods, processes, and equipment.
Requirements
- BSEE, MSEE, or equivalent.
- 2.5–5 years of industry experience.
- Proven debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with setting up and using laboratory test equipment.
- Ability to work individually, with local team members, and with off-site and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to analyze and present data clearly and proficiently.
- Proficiency with standard office computer equipment and business applications.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with product life cycles.
Responsibilities
- Act as project manager or support a project manager for new product development projects to release new products for production.
- Own assigned products in production and monitor and sustain product performance and profitability.
- Provide technical assistance for customer returns as needed.
- Support other team members with assigned product support needs.
- Prepare project, characterization, and qualification plans, as well as product documentation.
- Validate and characterize silicon.
- Participate in new product development teams and track progress from project kick-off through production release.
- Ensure devices are manufacturable and correctly configured in the production system.
- Debug problems in an organized and efficient manner.
- Lead root-cause analysis and problem-solving efforts as a team lead.
- Perform other job-related tasks as directed by the manager.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay
- Restricted stock units
- Quarterly bonus payments
- Health benefits beginning on day one
- Retirement savings plans
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with a two-year look-back feature
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
