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Senior Test Engineer II

Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology

Quality Assurance
Trondheim, Norway
Posted on Nov 14, 2025

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.

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Job Description:

As a test engineer you will become an expert of our MCU architectures and their designs, in addition to using our microcontrollers in various configurations. You will be responsible for maintaining our high-quality requirements in addition to securing high throughput in our production lines. You will collaborate daily with colleagues in Asia, Europe, and USA.

In your role you will:

  • Be involved in the full development cycle of new microcontroller products, from the architecture phase to mass production
  • Be the first person to work on our newest designs, not only designs that go to market but also purely engineering prototypes
  • Gain knowledge of test equipment used for mass production of our products
  • Work in a design simulation environment to develop and implement efficient test methodologies
  • Work as a part of a project team to make our products the most cost effective on the market
  • Build a professional network across global design centers and production facilities
  • Develop your own applications and systems to verify the functionality and design expectations of our products
  • Work in our lab to validate and characterize new products
  • Provide electrical characteristics for the datasheets used by our customers
  • Develop your data analysis skills evaluating large sets of production data and characterization data
  • Contribute as a core member of the MCU New Product Development Product Engineering team
  • Have possibilities for team lead responsibilities

Requirements/Qualifications:

Preferred skills (one or several of):

  • Knowledge of electronic design
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Experience with LabView
  • Experience in embedded programming and use of microcontrollers
  • Hands on with assembly or C/C++/VBA
  • Experience with the Python scripting language
  • Good cooperative and analytical skills

Education

  • B.Sc., M.Sc. in either
    • Electronics (Analog or Digital design)
    • Cybernetics
    • Computer Science
    • Or other technical studies
  • English – both written and oral

Experience

Preferred 5-10 years relevant experience as:

  • SW programmer
  • Electronics engineering
  • Test engineering
  • IC design engineering
  • or similar

Position

Regular

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.