Senior Engineer I - Equipment
About The Position
Join Microchip Technology’s Equipment Engineering team to support manufacturing equipment, automation, controls, maintenance strategy, reliability, capacity, qualification, safety, troubleshooting, and lifecycle engineering. The role is suited to candidates with 5–7.5 years of relevant experience in equipment engineering or a closely related area. The position owns complex individual-contributor outcomes, coordinates technical investigations and reviews, and partners with technical and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, compliant, high-quality results and continuous improvement. It also involves collaboration across equipment, process, manufacturing, facilities, quality, EHS, IT, suppliers, and operations teams. The role requires access to technology, materials, software, or hardware controlled by U.S. export laws. Candidates must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or protected-individual status as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3). Travel is listed as 0%–25%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Controls Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5–7.5 years of relevant experience in equipment engineering, automation, controls, maintenance, reliability, manufacturing systems, qualification, troubleshooting, or a closely related area.
- A proven track record of reliability, sustained accountability, effective teamwork, and integrity and accuracy in representing qualifications.
- Hands-on troubleshooting, installation, and preventive or corrective maintenance of mechanical, electromechanical, electronic, or vacuum systems.
- Proficiency with diagnostic tools, hand tools, and engineering software such as AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
- Demonstrated analytical thinking, structured problem solving, technical ownership, clear communication, technical documentation, cross-functional collaboration, quality and safety focus, and sound judgment in equipment engineering work.
- Candidates must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or protected-individual status as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3), due to U.S. export-control requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with manufacturing equipment, automation, robotics, controls, motion, sensors, facilities interfaces, or maintenance engineering.
- Experience with equipment qualification, reliability, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, data analysis, scripting, or condition monitoring.
- Experience with semiconductor or electronics manufacturing, capacity, yield, safety, suppliers, installation, or continuous improvement.
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Controls Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Develop, install, qualify, sustain, and improve manufacturing equipment, automation, controls, fixtures, and supporting systems.
- Translate process, product, safety, quality, capacity, reliability, cost, and schedule needs into equipment requirements.
- Analyze downtime, performance, capacity, reliability, maintenance, defects, safety, risks, and technical tradeoffs.
- Lead equipment, automation, controls, process-interface, reliability, safety, and production investigations within approved scope.
- Review specifications, designs, acceptance tests, qualifications, changes, maintenance plans, and readiness evidence.
- Drive equipment safety, availability, reliability, automation, capacity, quality, cost, and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate outcomes across equipment, process, manufacturing, facilities, quality, EHS, IT, suppliers, and operations teams.
- Maintain specifications, qualification, maintenance, configuration, change, safety, and lifecycle documentation.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and 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
Senior
