Senior Engineer II-Quality - CA - San Jose - 3850 N. First St, United States
$70,304 - $205,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 29 August 2026 by the employer.
Microchip Technology is seeking a Senior Engineer II-Quality to support Aerospace and Defense products.
About the role
This Senior Engineer II-Quality will support the quality requirements of Aerospace and Defense products at Microchip Technology.
What you'll do
- Review customer requirements against existing procedures and flows, and recommend changes.
- Perform root cause analysis with corrective action teams and write 8-D reports.
- Monitor and audit hi-rel processes, providing monthly and quarterly metrics.
- Address customer questionnaires and surveys, coordinating or providing required content.
- Manage ongoing reliability programs, including planning, execution, and product testing.
- Perform Final QC inspection and C of C's as a backup.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Material Science.
- 7.5+ years of related experience in semiconductor manufacturing design or processing, or Quality Assurance.
- Working knowledge of key semiconductor manufacturing processes.
- Technical proficiency to read and understand component specifications, component qualifications, reliability summaries, yield, Cpk, AVL, and BOMs.
- Familiarity with mil/hi-rel requirements: documentation, nomenclature, and protocols.
- Proficiency in quality tools like PPAP, FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, and FMEDA.
- In-depth understanding of AS9100.
Nice to have
- Experience with semiconductor materials manufacturing processes.
- Experience with FPGA and ASIC products.
- Experience in performing final QC inspections, data-pack preparations, and CofC.
Skills: aerospace and defense, AS9100, corrective action, reliability program, semiconductor manufacturing, quality tools
This role has been open 46 days — well below the 57-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
425
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$158k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Microchip Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (425 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 425 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 117 | 9855 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 57 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: aerospace and defense, AS9100, corrective action, reliability program, semiconductor manufacturing, quality tools
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 75 open roles · median 146 d
- Infineon Technologies · 32 open roles · median 49 d
- Renesas Electronics · 20 open roles · median 41 d
- Intel Corporation · 19 open roles · median 35 d
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 55 d
- onsemi · 18 open roles · median 73 d
How we counted: 425 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 70 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.