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Principal Engineer - Packaging

Microchip Technology

$70,000 - $163,000
Sep 9, 2025
San Jose, CA, USA
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Microchip Technology, Inc. is seeking a Principal Packaging Engineer to be responsible for advanced semiconductor package development within their FPGA Business Unit, aiming to meet the electrical, mechanical, and thermal requirements of high-performance flip chip packages for new FPGA devices.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years focused on semiconductor IC packaging.
  • Well versed with mid-range pin count packaging solutions, including but not limited to organic and ceramic flip chip BGA/LGA,WLCSP, wire bond BGA, and CSP.
  • Strong understanding of materials as related to chip packaging interaction.
  • Familiar with wafer BEOL (top metal, passivation, UBM, bumping etc.).
  • Strong knowledge of advanced substrate manufacturing/process.
  • Knowledgeable in JEDEC, AEC and IPC requirements for component and board level reliability qualification.
  • Experience with Ansys Electronic Desktop

Responsibilities

  • Co-design packages with Silicon, Packaging, and Systems engineering teams to ensure designed packages meet electrical, mechanical and thermal requirements of high-performance flip chip packages.
  • Work with business unit’s IC design teams to select the optimum package solution on cost, performance, manufacturability, and reliability for new FPGA devices, satisfying business unit’s roadmap for new products.
  • Learn and define assembly BOM, process, troubleshoot, and support packaging issues of new advanced technology.
  • Create package design documentation and assembly instructions.
  • Participate in package technology development and/or other business productivity projects which have broad team impact (e.g. assembly process enhancement, new technology/structure development etc.)
  • Manage package qualification for commercial and automotive applications.
  • Coordinate with assembly vendors on new packages from development to high volume production.

Other

  • Proven project management, communication, and leadership skills.
  • Willingness and ability to grow expertise in multiple disciplines, including manufacturing/quality, materials, electrical, thermal, and mechanical engineering.
  • Strong technical skills in resolving customer issues related to IC package quality and reliability
  • Travel up to 10% is expected.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering­­.