Graduate Manufacturing Engineer

1. Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us?
2. Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication?
3. We will support you in your role from both a personal and technical perspective, through on‑the‑job training and access to our Microchip Learning Centre.

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-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. People like you.

Job Description:

Based at our site in Caldicot, South Wales and reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will be an integral part of the Operations team developing microelectronic modules and manufacturing processes for medical, high power automotive and highspeed optical communication markets, where small size and high reliability are critical.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will contribute to the growth and continued success of the company, by supporting the development of its next generation products and in driving the business towards its quality and productivity goals. You will have the opportunity to influence every stage of the product development cycle, from early-stage R&D to fulfilment of high-volume production orders. The role presents a great opportunity for someone at the start of their career who wishes to build a solid foundation for future success by working closely with a variety of business functions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applying engineering science to the development of new and novel manufacturing solutions.
• Contributing value engineering and design for manufacture (DFM) input to product development.
• Applying Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) techniques with the aim of right-first-time product and process development.
• Facilitating risk-management activities including Process FMEA in a concurrent engineering environment.
• Conducting structured process validation, including Design of Experiments (DoE)
• Deliver improvements in cycle times, scrap levels and throughput through disciplined problem solving and continuous improvement techniques applied to all elements of the manufacturing system.
• Managing prototype and pre-production manufacturing builds in-house.
• Liaising with customers and suppliers throughout the product life cycle

If you are seeking to start your career in the dynamic and fast-paced semiconductor world, Microchip can help you make the most of your hard-earned education. We understand the unique competencies, experience, and skills that fresh minds such as yours bring to our business. We seek graduates with high levels of innovation, technical abilities, superior communication skills, and enthusiasm. We will support you in your role from both a personal and technical perspective, through on‑the‑job training and access to our Microchip Learning Centre. Graduates will also join our three-month Microchip Graduate Programme which runs twice a year. The programme allows you to be involved in learning and development sessions with other European graduates, giving you the opportunity to develop business acumen and be involved in cross-functional teamwork. As part of the programme, you will work on an exciting project of your choice with other graduates, whilst being mentored by a Microchip expert throughout!

Microchip Caldicot has a strong set of values and puts employee's continuous development and progression at its core. The site is set in a semi-rural location with free parking and is easily accessed from both the M4 and M48 motorways.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree-level educated in an engineering/ manufacturing related discipline
• Training and development support will be provided (any experience working in industry would be an advantage but is not essential).
• Results focussed and improvement driven.
• Structured and systematic approach to tasks and communications
• Strong team facilitation and project management abilities
• Practical and resourceful