Product Engineer I: NPI & New Product Rollouts (FPGA)

Microchip Technology Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in San Jose is seeking an Engineer I to join the New Product Introduction team. You will support pre-production rollout, coordinate cross-functional activities, and help ensure smooth qualification and production starts for FPGA-related products.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, scripting and collaboration across Test, Package, Yield, and Quality groups, with opportunities to influence product success from concept to volume production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 0-1+ years of experience in product engineering, product planning or program management.
• Hands-on experience with data management tools and languages like KLA and JMP.
• Knowledge of solid-state physics and microelectronics is required.
• Skilled with scripting languages like TCL/PERL/Python, C and C++, and Visual Basic.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate early builds for engineering in support of validation.
• Manage inventory and coordinate Early Sample (ES) and pre-production (PP) builds.
• Monitor package test yields through statistical analysis.
• Work on enhancements to meet test goal targets.
• Manage production holds to enable customer shipments and revenue.
• Develop scripts to monitor yields, track builds and identify bottlenecks.

Skills

TCL/Perl/Python

C/C++

Visual Basic

Team player

Communication

Results oriented

Organized

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

KLA

JMP

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. in San Jose is seeking an Engineer I to join the New Product Introduction team. You will support pre-production rollout, coordinate cross-functional activities, and help ensure smooth qualification and production starts for FPGA-related products.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, scripting and collaboration across Test, Package, Yield, and Quality groups, with opportunities to influence product success from concept to volume production.