Senior Technician-Reliability

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Job Description:

Microchip's fast-growing Microcontroller, Analog and Power Device business is looking for a Principal Reliability Engineer to bring new products to market. Based in our Chandler headquarters, you would be part of Reliability Engineering team tasked with supporting products from multiple business units worldwide. Additionally, you would help shape and influence our overall monitors and product qualification strategy. This position is a senior individual contributor position.

• Demonstrated expertise inESD control procedures, clean lab protocols, and safe handling of sensitive Microchip devices.
• Ability tomaintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot lab tools and systems, including test fixtures, sockets, thermal systems, and bench setups.
• Strong skills indocumenting lab procedures, test results, equipment usage, and maintenance logs, following Microchip quality and traceability standards.
• Ability tomanage lab inventory, organize tools and fixtures, schedule equipment usage, and ensure efficient day-to-day lab operations.
• Knowledge ofelectrical safety, chemical handling, and equipment safety standards, ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability tomentor junior technicians/engineers, communicate effectively with engineers and managers, and take ownership of lab-related responsibilities as a senior technical resource.
• Ability to multi-task and manage several device qualifications at a time.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Proven experienceloading, unloading, and reworking semiconductor deviceson circuit boards, including sockets, DUTs, and test fixtures, using ESD-safe practices.
• Associate's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related field, with7+ years of hands-on laboratory or semiconductor experience.
• Strong working knowledge of lab equipment such asoscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, curve tracers, programmers, and automated test systems.
• Experience supportingengineering test setups, debugging hardware issues, and assisting engineers with board bring-up and device validation.

Additional Requirements & Qualifications:

• Self-motivated and take full responsibility for creating lab solutions.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Must adhere to Microchips guiding values.
• Limited travel: 5% or less.
• Must be able to lift 40lbs safely.
• US Person; due to ITAR Lab Requirements.

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