Principal Specialist-Contracts

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Job Description:

The Principal Specialist - Contracts & Pricing is responsible for overseeing the full life cycle of proposals and contracts, ensuring compliance with government regulations, prime contract requirements, and company policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages the preparation, review, and submission of proposals.
• Conduct detailed reviews of U.S. Government and Prime Contractor solicitations to ensure company compliance, developing proposal costing, and managing the interface with customers and government counterparts.
• Leads the proposal development process from initial assignment through contract award.
• Coordinates with cross-functional teams (engineering, finance, legal, program management) to gather necessary information, meet deadlines, develop competitive bids, and follow up with the sales team to close opportunities.
• Manage subcontractor relationships under assigned contracts.
• Ensure all procurement actions conform to directives, policies, and regulations (e.g., FAR/DFAR).
• Analyze existing subcontracts for risks, conflicts, and ambiguities.
• Manage the performance of subcontractor partners to support technical, schedule, quality, and financial objectives.
• Prepare and issue responses to Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Manage change orders.
• Facilitate critical dialogue between subcontractors and internal teams.
• Contribute to risk management by identifying opportunities and creating mitigation plans.
• Participate in subcontract management reviews, technical meetings, and audits.
• Develop Pricing for standard, modified standard, and custom power conversion products.
• Quote and follow up on standard product inquiries from customers and sales team
• May be asked to perform other duties not outlined in this description

Requirements/Qualifications:

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in business, engineering, or a technical field.
• 6-9 years' experience in the US defense/aerospace industry.
• Strong track record in contracting, procurement, program, or project management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and proposal management systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple complex deliverables simultaneously.

Preferred Skills:

• Ability to work independently.
• Strong negotiator.
• Good customer management skills.
• Detail oriented.

Additional Notes:

• Position reports directly to the site business unit manager.

U.S. Export Controls Requirements: This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3).

This position is not eligible for Microchip immigration sponsorship.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Crawling, Hearing, Other, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

80% sitting, 10% walking, 10% standing. 100% inside

Pay Range:

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:
Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $70,304-$128,000.*

*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.

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