Planner- Engineering

Microchip Technology Inc. • Chandler, AZ

69d • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Planner (New Product Planner) plays a critical role in supporting Product Engineering Teams by managing the documentation, part creation, and coordination activities required to successfully introduce new products into manufacturing. Key responsibilities include:
New Product Documentation: Create and manage new product documentation based on input from multiple sources. Track documents through the approval process to ensure timely completion.
Part Number Creation: Generate manufacturing part codes and associated customer part numbers, including all relevant data required to define how finished goods are manufactured.
Engineering Work Orders: Initiate and manage electronic work orders for starting or modifying engineering wafer lots in internal fabs, or raise purchase requisitions for external fabs, in alignment with Product Engineering needs.
Backend Manufacturing Coordination: Issue electronic work orders for probe, assembly, final test, and qualification processes for new product materials. Coordinate closely with backend manufacturing teams, particularly Microchip Thailand to ensure timely product development support.
Procurement Support: Create purchase requisitions for materials, including masks, wafers, equipment, and services required for engineering activities.
Material Tracking: Track engineering materials from wafer start through to finished goods, ensuring visibility and timely progress across manufacturing stages.
Production Release Support: Develop and maintain all necessary instructions and documentation to release new products to production within Microchip systems.
Data Accuracy: Ensure accurate and up-to-date part data is maintained across all relevant Microchip systems.
Cross-Functional Communication: Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineering, marketing, manufacturing, information services, document control, mask shop, production planning, and wafer fabs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or related field and/or a minimum of 3 years of experience in semiconductor product planning or a related field
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

• APICS Certification (e.g., CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent supply chain certification
• Experience with database tools such as Tableau and/or Microsoft Access
• Familiarity with ERP systems and product lifecycle management tools in a manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

• Create and manage new product documentation based on input from multiple sources. Track documents through the approval process to ensure timely completion.
• Generate manufacturing part codes and associated customer part numbers, including all relevant data required to define how finished goods are manufactured.
• Initiate and manage electronic work orders for starting or modifying engineering wafer lots in internal fabs, or raise purchase requisitions for external fabs, in alignment with Product Engineering needs.
• Issue electronic work orders for probe, assembly, final test, and qualification processes for new product materials. Coordinate closely with backend manufacturing teams, particularly Microchip Thailand to ensure timely product development support.
• Create purchase requisitions for materials, including masks, wafers, equipment, and services required for engineering activities.
• Track engineering materials from wafer start through to finished goods, ensuring visibility and timely progress across manufacturing stages.
• Develop and maintain all necessary instructions and documentation to release new products to production within Microchip systems.
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date part data is maintained across all relevant Microchip systems.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineering, marketing, manufacturing, information services, document control, mask shop, production planning, and wafer fabs.

Benefits

• 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
• Opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level