Engineer II - Computer Systems

Microchip Technology Inc.; Laguna; On-site; PHP 500,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Laguna, Philippines seeks an experienced software professional to own end-to-end production support for critical manufacturing lines.

You will enforce deployment discipline, leadRoot Cause analyses, and collaborate with Process, Device, Yield, and Equipment teams to improve yield and line output. The role demands strong debugging skills, knowledge of system integration and API development, and familiarity with Agile tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering or Electronics Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in software development.
• Experience with Agile development tools and practices.
• Basic understanding of semiconductor manufacturing automation.
• Knowledge of system integration and API development is important.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills are important.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end support strategy for critical production systems and manufacturing lines, including Fusion and PLP/EIM.
• Establish and enforce production deployment discipline, ensuring developers do not deploy directly to production without appropriate review, testing, approval, rollback plans, and change control.
• Lead resolution of complex equipment, system, and process excursions through structured troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Partner with Process, Device, Yield, Equipment, and Manufacturing Engineering teams to correlate equipment performance with product quality, yield, and line output.
• Lead cross-functional response efforts for high-impact issues affecting production availability, throughput, cycle time, or yield.
• Mentor and develop support engineers; establish technical standards, troubleshooting practices, escalation paths, documentation expectations, and production-readiness criteria.
• Interface with equipment vendors and MIT/IT teams on upgrades, service agreements, spare parts strategy, technical escalations, and system changes.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives for monitoring, fault detection, fault classification, alerting, automated recovery, and safer deployment practices.
• Track recurring issues, deployment-related incidents, and operational metrics to improve system reliability, reduce downtime, and strengthen production support effectiveness.

Skills

Software development

Troubleshooting

Debugging

API development

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or Electronics Engineering

Tools

Agile development tools

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-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 Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System 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 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

Job Description

• Own the end-to-end support strategy for critical production systems and manufacturing lines, including Fusion and PLP/EIM.
• Establish and enforce production deployment discipline, ensuring developers do not deploy directly to production without appropriate review, testing, approval, rollback plans, and change control.
• Lead resolution of complex equipment, system, and process excursions through structured troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Partner with Process, Device, Yield, Equipment, and Manufacturing Engineering teams to correlate equipment performance with product quality, yield, and line output.
• Lead cross-functional response efforts for high-impact issues affecting production availability, throughput, cycle time, or yield.
• Mentor and develop support engineers; establish technical standards, troubleshooting practices, escalation paths, documentation expectations, and production-readiness criteria.
• Interface with equipment vendors and MIT/IT teams on upgrades, service agreements, spare parts strategy, technical escalations, and system changes.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives for monitoring, fault detection, fault classification, alerting, automated recovery, and safer deployment practices.
• Track recurring issues, deployment-related incidents, and operational metrics to improve system reliability, reduce downtime, and strengthen production support effectiveness.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or Electronics Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in software development
• Experience with Agile development tools and practices.
• Basic understanding of semiconductor manufacturing automation
• Knowledge of system integration and API development is important.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills are important.

Travel Time

0% - 25%

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