Senior Electronics Test Engineer

Reporting to the Assembly and Test Engineering Manager you will be part of the Manufacturing Engineering Test and Support Team. As an Electronic Engineer, you will support existing product families and will assist in the introduction of the companies next generation electronic modules into production. The role will involve supporting Test and implementing automation solutions. We are looking for a good team player, with a drive and passion.

The ability to work independently and make sound decisions. If you have a willingness to take on responsibility but with a flexible attitude to work, we welcome the opportunity to speak to you.

• Work on new projects including robotics and automation
• Support in-house training programs as required
• Fault finding and troubleshooting on test systems
• Identify and troubleshoot test failures
• Support manufacturing to ensure that production schedules, plans and customer deliveries are consistently achieved
• Be active in yield optimisation and continual improvement activities
• Assist in identifying training needs of manufacturing operators
• Have full knowledge and understand the product quality standards relevant to the work area and ensure that all work produced conforms to these standards
• Take on other engineering duties as required and assigned
• Take on and understand ESD fundamentals and how they apply to the workplace
• Deal with customers directly, producing reports and data to share with them, requiring clear and concise writing and presentation skills

• HNC or HND in Electrical, Electronic or Mechatronic Engineering (similar engineering disciplines may be considered)
• Ideally a minimum of 2–3 years’ experience post qualification, but open to college and university graduates
• Hands‑on approach to fault finding and working on systems and products
• Self‑motivated and able to work unsupervised, applying judgment to resolve issues or make recommendations
• Effective communication skills, acting as a source of technical expertise and sharing knowledge and experience with others
• Ability to prioritise and organise work to meet agreed deadlines
• Experience working in a clean‑room environment when required
• Knowledge of health & safety rules and regulations, ensuring compliance in all job functions
• PC literacy including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word, with ability to produce reports and working instructions
• Flexible attitude, prepared to work in any department on a variety of shift patterns as business needs dictate
• Experience with functional test systems such as Teradyne, Credence, LTX and Advantest (often transferable)
• Experienced with meters, oscilloscopes, network analysers and their limitations
• Experience in programming languages such as Visual Basic and C or similar

• Working with robots / robotic arms in a test environment
• Experience with handlers and/or automated handling equipment as part of a test solution
• Experience with handling wafers in full wafer form

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip's nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values;

we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it's won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence. Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation.

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