Principal Engineer - Project Management

Microchip Technology; Caldicot; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology organization based in Caldicot, South Wales is hiring an NPI Product Engineer to join the New Product Introduction team. The role involves designing and developing microelectronic modules in various markets, including automotive and medical. Candidates should have a degree in a manufacturing or engineering discipline and experience in concurrent engineering environments. The organization offers an attractive benefits package and emphasizes employee development.

Benefits

Attractive benefits package

Flexible working arrangements

Free parking

Qualifications

• Preferably 3+ years' experience of working in a concurrent engineering environment.
• Conversant with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) approach.
• Results focused and improvement driven.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver new products.
• Oversee risk management and value engineering activities.
• Maintain project budgets and schedules.

Skills

Problem-solving

Risk management

Negotiation skills

Team facilitation

Education

Degree in manufacturing/engineering related discipline

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12.08.2025

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Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology, Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our ; we affectionately refer to it as the and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

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Job Description

Based at our site in Caldicot, South Wales and reporting to the NPI Engineering Manager, you will be an integral part of the New Product Introduction team, contributing to the design, development, and successful qualification of microelectronic modules for medical, high power automotive and highspeed optical communication markets, where small size and high reliability are critical.

Microchip's Caldicot site is responsible for designing and delivering the next generation of advanced electronic module solutions for global technology markets. Our markets include medical applications, automotive, aerospace and renewable energy.

We offer an attractive benefits package and flexible working arrangements. Microchip has a strong set of values and puts employee's continuous development and progression at its core. The site is set in a semi-rural location with free parking and is easily accessed from both the M4 and M48 motorways.

As a NPI Product Engineer, you will contribute to the growth and continued success of the company, by successful introduction and of our next generation products.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinating the activities of multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver new products using Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) approach
• Overseeing risk management and value engineering activities in a concurrent engineering environment
• Maintaining project budgets, schedules and product costing files
• Ensuring appropriate control and distribution of engineering data and quality records.
• Liaising with customers, suppliers and internal business functions on various Microchip sites, including representatives of purchasing, quality assurance, finance and marketing, etc.
• Overseeing procurement and management of engineering materials needed for development builds on site.
• Contributing to the assessment and planning of potential new business opportunities.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Degree-level educated, or equivalent, in a manufacturing/engineering related discipline
• Conversant with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) approach to introduction of new high-reliability products
• Preferably 3+ years' experience of working in a concurrent engineering environment
• Demonstrable problem-solving, risk management and negotiation skills
• Results focused and improvement driven
• Structured and systematic approach to tasks and communications
• Strong team facilitation
• Practical and resourceful
• Articulate - able to convey technical options/arguments in a concise way