Senior Planner-Engineering

Job Description

The Senior Engineering Planner (New Product Planner) plays a critical role in supporting Product Engineering Teams by managing the documentation, part creation, and coordination activities required to successfully introduce new products into manufacturing.

New Product Documentation:
Create and manage new product documentation based on input from multiple sources. Track documents through the approval process to ensure timely completion.

• Part Number Creation:
  Generate manufacturing part codes and associated customer part numbers, including all relevant data required to define how finished goods are manufactured.
• Engineering Work Orders:
  Initiate and manage electronic work orders for starting or modifying engineering wafer lots in internal fabs, or raise purchase requisitions for external fabs, in alignment with Product Engineering needs.
• Backend Manufacturing Coordination:
  Issue electronic work orders for probe, assembly, final test, and qualification processes for new product materials. Coordinate closely with backend manufacturing teams, particularly Microchip Thailand to ensure timely product development support.
• Procurement Support:
  Create purchase requisitions for materials, including masks, wafers, equipment and services required for engineering activities.
• Material Tracking:
  Track engineering materials from wafer start through to finished goods, ensuring visibility and timely progress across manufacturing stages.
• Production Release Support:
  Develop and maintain all necessary instructions and documentation to release new products to production within Microchip systems.
• Data Accuracy:
  Ensure accurate and up-to-date part data is maintained across relevant Microchip systems.
• Cross-Functional Communication:
  Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineering, marketing, manufacturing, information services, document control, mask shop, production planning and wafer fabs.
• Acquisition Integration:
  Participate in product integration activities related to acquisitions, as needed.

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline such as Supply Chain Management or Operations and/or a minimum of five years of experience in semiconductor product planning or a related field.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Experience with ERP systems and product lifecycle management tools in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred:

APICS Certification (e.g., CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent supply chain certification.

Experience with database tools such as Tableau and/or Microsoft Access.

This position is not eligible for Microchip immigration sponsorship.

0% – 25%

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

80% sitting, 10% standing, 10% walking

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.