Senior Engineer I - Product

Microchip Technology Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 70,304 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits starting on day one

Retirement savings plan

Stock-planning program

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc is seeking a Senior Product Engineer in San Jose, California, to support the development of integrated FPGA products. This role involves ensuring reliability and manufacturability throughout the product lifecycle, collaborating with multiple engineering teams.

Key responsibilities include leading product qualification efforts, defining reliability experiments, and analyzing on-chip components. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience required.
• Hands-on experience with software automation and hardware development.
• Practical knowledge of silicon reliability and process failure mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute product reliability experiments.
• Lead product qualification efforts and resolve manufacturing issues.
• Validate on-chip components such as high-speed I/O, SRAM, and Analog I/Os.

Skills

Knowledge of semiconductor product qualifications – JEDEC

Experience with Verilog/VHDL, C, Python, and Perl

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)

Master’s degree (MSEE or equivalent)

Tools

ATE, bench, and wafer test systems

Agentic AI tools

Job description

Job Description

Microchip Technology Inc is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to join our Product Engineering New Product Introduction (NPI) group, supporting the development and release of integrated FPGA products. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability and manufacturability of products from development through production. The engineer will work closely with cross‑functional teams including Technology Development, Circuit and Logic Design, Applications, Component Engineering, and Quality.

Key responsibilities include defining and executing product reliability experiments, leading product qualification efforts, and driving resolution of manufacturing issues that impact product shipments.

This role offers broad involvement across the product lifecycle and the opportunity to work with multiple engineering teams to support successful product releases.

Job Responsibilities

• Hands‑on support for product reliability qualification of our next generation FPGA products
• Applied product level knowledge for statistical, electrical, and physical root cause failure analysis pre/post qualification
• Solve release‑to‑manufacturing related issues and drive corrective actions
• Define qualification designs, develop hardware, verify experimental test conditions, and perform statistical data analysis
• Support production test flows by defining test limits, analyzing test coverage, performing root cause yield analysis, and ensuring datasheet compliance
• Validate on‑chip components such as micro‑processors, high‑speed I/O (SERDES and DDR), eNVM, SRAM, charge pumps, PLLs, and Analog I/Os
• Develop software and scripts and leverage AI for verifying and testing FPGA/SOC products
• Analyze device behavior of FPGA/SOC products in both a production and engineering environment
• Characterize and evaluate FPGA/SOC products in both a production and engineering environment

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) required; Master’s degree (MSEE or equivalent) preferred
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of semiconductor product qualifications – JEDEC required, AECQ‑100 / MIL‑STD‑883 preferred
• Knowledge of silicon reliability and process failure mechanisms
• Hands‑on experience with software automation and hardware development
• Practical knowledge of Verilog/VHDL, C, Python, and Perl
• Experience using Agentic AI to develop tools for compiling, processing, and analyzing data
• Experience using ATE, bench, and wafer test systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly
• Demonstrated initiative and ownership, with the ability to work independently and drive tasks to completion
• Effective collaborator who thrives in cross‑functional team environments

Travel Time

0% – 25%

Physical Attributes

Feeling, Hearing, Other, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

80% Sitting, 10% Walking, 10% Standing, Usual Business Hours

Pay Range

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry‑leading ESPP program with a 2‑year look‑back feature.

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $70,304 – $205,000.*

*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

Benefits

Benefits of working at Microchip include competitive health benefits, a retirement savings plan, a robust stock‑planning program, and many additional perks. For more detailed information, visit our website.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.