R&D Design Engineer at Microchip… · Bruges

R&D Design Engineer Location: France - Bruges 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. People like you. Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await! Job Description: Reporting to the Manager – design Engineering, you will be part of the design engineering team as an R&D Engineer. You will improve the performance of existing products or design new modules. Working as a team with the other R&D engineers you will be involved in projects mixing power electronics, mechanical design and simulation work. What’s attractive about this opportunity? Participating in innovative projects, supporting mixed applications from industrial, medical, automotive and aerospace, designing power electronics functions with their matching packaging while validating performance with electronic and thermal simulations. This position will allow you to: Study the function to be carried out (electrical diagram, nomenclature, CAD routing, pin assignment, mechanics ...). Write specifications of products designed and manufactured. Define test plan, compliance matrix, justification file and the risk analysis. Write project progress reports with analyzes and test results summary. Write application notes or technical papers in support of product specifications. Qualify Electrical power components and modules and implement test manipulations in the laboratory. Keep aware of new components or technologies, their performance in using innovative designs, or modifying existing products. Verify the respect of the patents from competition and ensure the protection of the technical and technological know-how of the company by the filing of patents. Ensure the follow-up and the development of the prototypes in the customer's application, Ensure evolution and technical changes during the life of the products. Ensure the analysis of the products returned by the customers (RMA) for electrical failure. Write the 8D analysis report. Perform thermal simulations or electrical simulations Ensure that product design considers the need for manufacturing (repeatability, cost, testability and inspection, ...) Requirements/Qualifications: Qualifications and Experience Bac +5 or equivalent (sciences & technologies) 5 years minimum experience required Competencies Solid knowledge in analog electronics and power electronics. Familiar with power converter design and test Knowledge of manufacturing methods of hybrid power modules. Knowledge of electronic CAD software, Excel, Word and Outlook. Knowledge of simulation software, Comsol, Ansys, Spice, PLECS. Fluent oral and written English - collaboration with other Microchip divisions Travel Time: 0% - 25% To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.