Technician IV- Production Test
About The Position
Microchip Technology Inc.’s High Reliability and RF (HRR) division designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance power management modules and systems, providing subsystem-level power solutions primarily for space systems and other high-reliability, mission-critical applications. The Technician IV-Production Test works at the company’s Garden Grove, California facility, preparing and performing production tests on power supplies and related assemblies, analyzing results, troubleshooting issues, and building or repairing test equipment. The stated working hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree (AA or AS) in electronics or an equivalent field.
- 5–7 years of hands-on experience testing switching power supplies or related power electronic circuits.
- Understanding of basic electronics principles and components.
- Knowledge of switching-mode power supplies and analog circuits.
- Ability to read and understand electrical schematics.
- Ability to calculate power dissipation and efficiency.
- Working experience using oscilloscopes, current probes, digital multimeters (DMMs), bench-top power supplies, and electronic loads.
- Ability to program and operate a thermal chamber and operate a shaker for vibration testing.
- Proficiency with basic Excel functions and Microsoft Word for writing technical reports.
- Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, permanent U.S. residency, or protected-individual classification under 8 USC 1324b(a)(3), because the role requires access to technology, materials, software, or hardware controlled by U.S. export laws.
Responsibilities
- Prepare test setups for power supply production units.
- Perform switching power supply board-level tests according to Production Test Procedures (PTP).
- Perform power supply top-assembly tests, including vibration and thermal cycling, according to ATP, QTP, or other applicable procedures.
- Summarize and analyze test results and create technical reports for technical issues.
- Troubleshoot at board and top-assembly levels.
- Build and troubleshoot test fixtures, cables, test harnesses, and load banks as needed.
- Test inductor and transformer magnetic assemblies as needed.
- Build test fixtures and perform magnetic assembly Group-A burn-in and Group-B life tests as needed.
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
Education Level
Associate degree
