Exhibit 10.9 (a)
                           MCMS, INC.
                       16399 FRANKLIN ROAD
                       NAMPA, IDAHO 83687


                        October 12, 1998


David Garcia
15200 Blackberry Hill Road
Los Gatos, California  95032

Dear David:

     This   letter  agreement  sets  forth  the  terms  of   your
("Executive")  employment with MCMS, Inc., an  Idaho  corporation
(the "Company"), as follows:

     1.    Employment.    The Company shall employ Executive, and
Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company to serve  as
the  Vice President, Sales and Marketing of the Company, upon the
terms  and  conditions as set forth in this letter agreement  for
the  period  beginning  as  of  Effective  Time  (as  defined  in
paragraph 8 hereof) and ending as provided in paragraph 4  hereof
(the "Employment Period").

     2.   Position and Duties.

          (a)   During  the  Employment Period,  Executive  shall
serve  as the Vice President, Sales and Marketing of the  Company
and  shall have the normal duties, responsibilities and authority
of  the Vice President, Sales and Marketing, subject to the power
of  the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") to expand
or  limit such duties, responsibilities and authority within  the
confines  of the ordinary duties, responsibilities and  authority
of  a Vice President, Sales and Marketing and to override actions
of the Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

          (b)   Executive  shall  report to the  Chief  Executive
Officer  of  the  Company, and Executive shall  devote  his  best
efforts  and  his  full business time and attention  (except  for
permitted  vacation periods and reasonable periods of illness  or
other incapacity) to the business and affairs of the Company  and
its   subsidiaries.   Executive  shall  perform  his  duties  and
responsibilities  to  the best of his abilities  in  a  diligent,
trustworthy,  businesslike and efficient manner.   The  foregoing
shall not preclude Executive from devoting reasonable time to the
supervision  of  his personal investments, civic  and  charitable
affairs  and,  at  any time after the date six months  after  the
Effective Time, serving on a maximum of two boards other than the
Company's  or  any  of  its  subsidiaries'  board  of  directors,
provided   that  such  activities  do  not  interfere  with   the
performance of his duties hereunder.
          
          (c)   Location.   Subject to customary business  travel
and  frequent  travel to the principal executive offices  of  the
Company now located in Nampa, Idaho, Executive shall perform  the
services and duties provided for in this paragraph 2 in  the  San
Francisco, California Standard Metropolitan Statistical  Area  or
such  other location as the parties may mutually agree upon  (the
"Geographical Employment Area").

     3.   Base Salary and Benefits.

          (a)   During  the  Employment Period, Executive's  base
salary  shall be in an amount set by the Board or a Committee  of
the Board (the "Compensation Committee"), and shall initially  be
$225,000  per  annum (the "Base Salary"), which salary  shall  be
payable  in regular installments in accordance with the Company's
general  payroll  practices and shall  be  subject  to  customary
withholding.    In   addition,  during  the  Employment   Period,
Executive  shall  be  entitled  to  participate  in  all  of  the
Company's  employee benefit programs for which  senior  executive
employees  of  the  Company  and its subsidiaries  are  generally
eligible  including the Company's Executive Bonus  Plan  and  the
1998  Stock Option Plan, with any awards under such Plans  to  be
set by the Board or the Compensation Committee.

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          (b)   The  Company  shall reimburse Executive  for  all
reasonable  expenses incurred by him in the course of  performing
his  duties under this letter agreement which are consistent with
the  Company's policies in effect from time to time with  respect
to  travel, entertainment and other business expenses, subject to
the   Company's  requirements  with  respect  to  reporting   and
documentation of such expenses.

     4.   Term.

          (a)   Unless  renewed by the mutual  agreement  of  the
Company  and Executive, the Employment Period shall  end  on  the
third  anniversary of the Effective Time; provided that  (i)  the
Employment  Period  shall  terminate  prior  to  such  date  upon
Executive's resignation (other than if the Company Constructively
Terminates   Executive),   death  or  permanent   disability   or
incapacity (as determined by the Board in its good faith judgment
or  as  provided  in paragraph 4(f) hereof), (ii) the  Employment
Period may be terminated by the Company at any time prior to such
date for Cause (as defined below) or without Cause and (iii)  the
Employment  Period  shall  terminate  prior  to  such  date  upon
Executive's resignation if the Company Constructively  Terminates
Executive.

          (b)   If  the  Employment Period is terminated  by  the
Company  without  Cause or the Company Constructively  Terminates
Executive, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary
plus  all  fringe  benefits which Executive is receiving  on  the
termination date (but no bonuses) for ten (10) months  after  the
date  of  such  termination, if and only if,  Executive  has  not
breached the provisions of paragraph 5, 6, and 7 hereof.
          
          (c)   If  the  Employment Period is terminated  by  the
Company  for  Cause or is terminated pursuant  to  clause  (a)(i)
above,  Executive shall be entitled to receive  his  Base  Salary
through the date of termination.

          (d)  Except as provided in paragraph 4(b) above, all of
the  Executive's rights to fringe benefits and bonuses  hereunder
(if  any)  which  accrue after the termination of the  Employment
Period shall cease upon such termination.  The Company may offset
any  amount  Executive  owes it or its subsidiaries  against  any
amounts it owes Executive hereunder.

          (e)   For  purposes of this letter, "Cause" shall  mean
(i)  the  commission  of  a  felony or a  crime  involving  moral
turpitude  or  the  commission  of  any  other  act  or  omission
involving  dishonesty, disloyalty or fraud with  respect  to  the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their customers  or
suppliers, (ii) conduct tending to bring the Company  or  any  of
its  subsidiaries into substantial public disgrace or  disrepute,
(iii)  substantial  and repeated failure  to  perform  duties  as
reasonably directed by the Board, provided that such failure  has
continued  for  more  than 15 days after the  Company  has  given
written  notice to Executive of such failure and of the Company's
intention  to  terminate Executive's employment because  of  such
failure, (iv) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect
to  the  Company  or any of its subsidiaries  or  (v)  any  other
material  breach  of  this letter agreement which  is  not  cured
within 15 days after written notice thereof to Executive.

          (f)   Death or Disability.  In the event of Executive's
death  or  disability during the Employment Period,  the  Company
shall  continue  to  pay to Executive (or  his  spouse  or  other
designated  beneficiary) the Base Salary Executive was  receiving
immediately  prior  to his death or disability  for  twelve  (12)
months following his death or disability.  Executive's employment
shall be deemed terminated because of his disability if Executive
becomes  entitled  to  benefits  under  the  Company's  long-term
disability  insurance  plan, and the  periodic  benefits  payable
under  that plan shall reduce, on a dollar-for-dollar basis,  the
payments to Executive required under this paragraph 4(f).

          (g)    For   purposes   of   this   letter   agreement,
"Constructive   Termination"  shall  mean,  without   Executive's
express  written  consent,  the Company  materially  reduces  the
nature,  scope,  level or extent of Executive's  responsibilities
from  the nature, scope, level or extent of such responsibilities
as  of  the effectiveness of this Agreement, or fails to  provide
Executive with adequate office facilities and support services to
perform such responsibilities.
     
     5.    Confidential Information.  Executive acknowledges that
the  information,  observations and data obtained  by  him  while
employed  by  the  Company  and its subsidiaries  concerning  the
business  or  affairs of the Company or any of  its  subsidiaries
("Confidential Information") are the property of the  Company  or
such  subsidiary.  Therefore, Executive agrees that he shall  not
disclose  to any unauthorized person or use for his own  purposes
any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of
the  Board,  unless  and  to the extent that  the  aforementioned

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matters  become generally known to and available for use  by  the
public  other  than  as  a  result of  the  Executive's  acts  or
omissions.   Executive  shall  deliver  to  the  Company  at  the
termination  of the Employment Period, or at any other  time  the
Company  may  request,  all  memoranda,  notes,  plans,  records,
reports,  computer  tapes,  printouts  and  software  and   other
documents  and  data  (and  copies  thereof)  relating   to   the
Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or  the
business  of  the  Company or any subsidiary which  he  may  then
possess or have under his control.

     6.    Inventions  and Patents.  Executive acknowledges  that
all inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods,
designs,  analyses, drawings, reports and all similar or  related
information  (whether  or not patentable) which  related  to  the
Company's  or  any  of  its subsidiaries' actual  or  anticipated
business, research and development or existing or future products
or  services  and  which  are conceived,  developed  or  made  by
Executive  while  employed by the Company  and  its  subsidiaries
("Work Product") belong to the Company or such subsidiary.

     7.   Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation.

          (a)  In further consideration of the compensation to be
paid  to Executive hereunder, Executive acknowledges that in  the
course  of  his  employment  with the  Company  he  shall  become
familiar  with  the  Company's  trade  secrets  and  with   other
Confidential   Information  concerning  the   Company   and   its
subsidiaries  and that his services shall be of  special,  unique
and  extraordinary  value to the Company  and  its  subsidiaries.
Therefore,  Executive agrees that, during the  Employment  Period
and  for six (6) months thereafter (the "Noncompete Period"),  he
shall  not  directly or indirectly own any interest  in,  manage,
control, participate in, consult with, render services for, or in
any manner engage in any business competing with the business  of
the  Company or any of its subsidiaries, as such businesses exist
or  are in process at any time during the period beginning on the
date  hereof  and  ending  on  the date  of  the  termination  of
Executive's employment, within any geographical area in which the
Company  or  its  subsidiaries engage in such  businesses,  which
shall  include  the  geographical area  in  which  the  Company's
customers  are  located..   The  foregoing  shall  not   prohibit
Executive  from  owning directly or indirectly capital  stock  or
similar  securities that are listed on a securities  exchange  or
quoted   on  the  National  Association  of  Securities   Dealers
Automated Quotation System which do not represent more  than  two
percent  (2%)  of the outstanding capital stock of  any  business
competing with the business of the Company.
          
          (b)   During the Noncompete Period, Executive shall not
directly  or  indirectly through another  entity  (i)  induce  or
attempt  to induce any employee of the Company or of any  of  its
subsidiaries  to  leave the employ of the  Company  or  any  such
subsidiary, or in any way interfere with the relationship between
the  Company or any of its subsidiaries and any employee thereof,
(ii) hire any person who was an employee of the Company or any of
its  subsidiaries during the Employment Period, (iii)  induce  or
attempt  to  induce  any customer, supplier, licensee,  licensor,
franchisee or other business relation of the Company  or  any  of
its  subsidiaries to cease doing business with the Company or any
such  subsidiary,  or in any way interfere with the  relationship
between   any  such  customer,  supplier,  licensee  or  business
relation and the Company or any such subsidiary.

          (c)   If,  at the time of enforcement of this paragraph
7,   a  court  shall  hold  that  the  duration,  scope  or  area
restrictions  stated herein are unreasonable under  circumstances
then existing, the parties agree that the maximum duration, scope
or  area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted
for  the stated duration, scope or area and that the court  shall
be  allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to  cover
the  maximum period, scope and area permitted by law.   Executive
agrees  that  the  restrictions  contained  in  paragraph  7  are
reasonable.

          (d)  In the event of the breach or threatened breach by
Executive  of  any  of the provisions of this  paragraph  7,  the
Company,  in  addition  and supplementary  to  other  rights  and
remedies existing in its favor, may apply to the court of law  or
equity  of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or
injunctive  or  other relief in order to enforce or  prevent  any
violations of the provisions hereof.

           (e)  Executive represents and warrants that he is  not
bound  by  any  non-compete agreement with any third  party  that
would restrict or could potentially restrict his ability to  work
for  the  Company  as contemplated hereby.  Any  breach  of  this
paragraph by Executive shall render this Agreement null and  void
and  Company  shall  have  no obligations  under  this  Agreement
whatsoever.

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     8.     Effectiveness.   Notwithstanding  anything   to   the
contrary  contained  herein,  this  letter  agreement  shall   be
effective  as of Executive's first day of hire with  the  Company
(the "Effective Time").

     9.   Choice of Law.  All issues and questions concerning the
construction,  validity, enforcement and interpretation  of  this
letter   agreement  shall  be  governed  by,  and  construed   in
accordance  with, the laws of the State of Idaho, without  giving
effect  to  any  choice  of  law or  conflict  of  law  rules  or
provisions that could cause the applications of the laws  of  any
jurisdiction other than the State of Idaho.

     10.   Mitigation  and  Set-Off.   Executive  shall  not   be
required  to  mitigate  Executive's  damages  by  seeking   other
employment  or otherwise.  The Company's obligations  under  this
letter agreement shall not be reduced in any way by reason of any
compensation or benefits received (or foregone) by Executive from
sources  other  than  the Company after the  termination  of  the
Employment Period or any amounts that might have been received by
Executive  in  other employment had Executive sought  such  other
employment.   Executive's entitlement to  benefits  and  coverage
under  this letter agreement shall continue after, and shall  not
be  affected by, Executive's obtaining other employment after the
termination  of  the Employment Period, provided  that  any  such
benefit or coverage shall not be furnished if Executive expressly
waives  the specific benefit or coverage by giving written notice
of waiver to the Company.

     11.  Litigation Expenses. The Company shall pay to Executive
all  out-of-pocket expenses, including attorney's fees,  incurred
by  Executive  in the event Executive successfully  enforces  any
provision of this letter agreement in any action, arbitration  or
lawsuit.
     
     12.   Indemnification. The Company will indemnify  and  hold
harmless  Executive from and against any and all costs, liability
and expenses from any claim by any person with respect to, or  in
any  way  related to, Executive's employment with the Company  as
contemplated  by  this  letter  agreement  (including  reasonable
attorney's fees) (collectively, "Claims") resulting from any  act
or  omission  of Executive that relate to Executive's  employment
with  the  Company, to the maximum extent permitted by law  other
than  for Claims which shall be proven to be the result of  gross
negligence,  bad  faith  or  willful  misconduct  by   Executive.
Notwithstanding  this  Agreement  or  any  termination   of   his
employment   by  the  Company  pursuant  to  this  Agreement   or
otherwise, the Executive shall be entitled to coverage under  the
directors'  and  officers' liability coverage maintained  by  the
Company,  as in effect from time to time, to the same  extent  as
other officers and directors of the Company.

     13.  Amendment or Termination. This Agreement may be amended
at  any  time  by  written  agreement  between  the  Company  and
Executive.

     14.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, all of which together shall constitute but one
Agreement.

     15.   No  Waiver.  No failure or delay on the  part  of  the
Company  or  Executive in enforcing or exercising  any  right  or
remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.

     16.  No Representations.  Executive represents that he has
had the opportunity to consult with an attorney, and has
carefully read and understands the scope and effect of the
provisions of this Agreement.  Neither party has relied upon any
representations or statements made by the other party hereto
which are not specifically set forth in this Agreement.

     17.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement represents the entire
agreement  and  understanding between the Company  and  Executive
concerning   Executive's  employment  with   the   Company,   and
supersedes  and  replaces  any  and  all  prior  agreements   and
understandings, written or oral.

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     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed  this
letter agreement as of the date first written above.

                                   MCMS, INC.



                                   By:  /s/ Robert F. Subia
                                   Name:    Robert F. Subia
                                   Title:   President and Chief 
                                            Executive Officer

                                                                 
                                   EXECUTIVE:



                                   
                                   /s/ David Garcia

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