Senior Engineer II -Manufacturing

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Job Description:

The Space and Power Management Group (SPM) is the power systems division of Microchip and a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of high performance modules, power switching, and power management systems. We have an opening at our Garden Grove facility for a Senior Engineer II-Manufacturing Engineering position. Microchip takes the approach of providing complete sub-system level power solutions for our customers. Our primary markets are in Space and military Systems and Flight Critical Aviation systems. We see ourselves as partners to our customers and define and provide differentiated solutions that address system and sub-system level challenges. We place great emphasis on validated solutions that work right the first time.

We're looking for a critical engineering support specialist to join our team! In this role, you'll play a key role in designing, developing, and building the tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures that will help the team sustain existing business and support our rapid growth and in development of new electromechanical power switching devices.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Tool and die, jigs and fixtures design engineer with 5-10 years of experience, designing and fabricating jigs and fixtures.

• Must be able to initiate or take fixtures or tool concepts for existing or new process, investigate fixtures design options, and drive development from DWG to completion.

• Design jigs, fixtures, work platforms, various hand tools, and specialized tools as required used to assemble small components.

• Experience and expertise with machining, milling, surface grinders, stampings, progressive stamping, wire EDM, parts cleaning, plating, heat-treating, as required in fabrication of assembly of small components manufacturing.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD and SolidWorks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Investigate manufacturing issues and tooling discrepancies, propose solutions and work with the internal machining equipment and or outside machinist to fabricate and or modify fixtures and implement corrective actions to facilitate and optimize manufacturing processes.

• Review process documents, engineering drawings, blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies, and update as required or as requested by the department head.

• Propose design modifications to improve reliability, performance, and cost as required or as requested by the department head.

• Examine previously used dies, tools, jigs, and fixtures, and recommend design or construction modification to optimize the intended function of the tool and or fixture.

• Assemble, inspect fit, surface finish, contour conformity and or repair tooling, dies, jigs, fixtures, and gauges using precision measuring instruments.

• Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys based on properties such as hardness, wear, and heat tolerance.

Requirements / Essential Skills / Attributes

• Investigate manufacturing issues and tooling discrepancies, propose solutions and work with the internal machining equipment and or outside machinist to fabricate and or modify fixtures and implement corrective actions to facilitate and optimize manufacturing processes.

• Review process documents, engineering drawings, blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies, and update as required or as requested by the department head.

• Propose design modifications to improve reliability, performance, and cost as required or as requested by the department head.

• Examine previously used dies, tools, jigs, and fixtures, and recommend design or construction modification to optimize the intended function of the tool and or fixture.

• Assemble, inspect fit, surface finish, contour conformity and or repair tooling, dies, jigs, fixtures, and gauges using precision measuring instruments.

• Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys based on properties such as hardness, wear, and heat tolerance.

U.S. Export Controls Requirements: This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3).

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Carrying, Feeling, Hearing, Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

80% sitting, 10% standing, 10% walking, 100% indoors

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. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:

Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in California, is $70,000 - $163,000.*

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

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 EEO is the Law Poster and the EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. Please also refer to the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.