Senior Engineer I - Product

Microchip Technology Inc.•Boulder, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Microchip’s Frequency and Time Systems (FTS) business unit is a world leader in precise time solutions and sets the world's standard for time. Our work distributes and applies precise time for the communications, aerospace, defense, IT infrastructure, and metrology industries. Frequency and Timing Systems is expanding our business in global timescales, digital signal processing, satellite communications, airborne timing, and navigation systems. Microchip FTS’s Boulder, CO location, is seeking a Senior Product Engineer I in our Frequency and Time Systems team. This position is a fit for someone that enjoys technical achievement, cooperative research, never ending chances to learn, and a friendly team environment. You will participate in a wide variety of multi-disciplinary projects and contribute to all phases of the full design lifecycle – with a focus on new product introduction, transitioning products from research and development to full scale manufacturing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 5+ years of industry experience in new product introduction (NPI), engineering design, manufacturing engineering, and/or test engineering
Knowledge of PCB and PCBA manufacturing processes, procedures, and best practices
Understanding of electronic circuits, including: analog, RF, and digital circuitry
Experience working across full product life cycle from prototype and mass production to end of life.
Experience with hardware bill of materials (BOMs), process documentation, and assembly and test processes
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Nice To Haves

Proficiency in CAD software for PCBA and mechanical designs (PADS, Altium, SolidWorks)
Familiarity with design for x (DFX) principles
Proficiency with electronics lab equipment including: multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, spectrum analyzers
Experience programming in LabVIEW and Python

Responsibilities

Lead new product introduction (NPI) process, supporting design teams from concept development through the release to production (RTP)
Provide daily technical support to the manufacturing line to troubleshoot product issues
Apply design for x (DFX) principles in support of new product development, and sustainment of released products
Perform failure analysis to identify root cause and drive improvements through sustaining engineering
Support products through the full product lifecycle, including requirements definition, design, development, test, and sustainment