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About the Role
As a Senior Embedded Firmware Test Engineer at MKS Instruments, you will partner with Research & Development, Product Development Engineering and Applications Engineering to develop firmware regression testing systems or software to further our firmware quality goals. In this role, you will report to the SQA team manager.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, troubleshoot, debug, and support embedded firmware test suites involving test automation software and interfacing to electronic test equipment for RF systems for plasma control
- Coach Junior Engineers on test equipment interfacing, measurement and testing techniques and analog circuits
- Analyze test failures to determine root cause and corrective action
- Build, test, and troubleshoot test system hardware
- Conduct tests on RF systems for plasma control and analyze resulting test data
- Produce design documentation
- Interface with internal customers to determine and develop specifications
- Participate in test automation design reviews and recommend improvements
- Support test automation for new technology development initiatives and other critical projects
- Analyze and troubleshoot application issues
- Learn and implement AI based tools for quality analysis
Requirements
- Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of related experience
- Ability to read electrical schematics and apply that to testing and troubleshooting digital and analog electronics
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Will need to be able to lift light loads overhead
- May be required to work in close proximity to high voltage power sources
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for 25% of the time
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
- This job operates in a professional office and industrial laboratory environment
Skills
- Python
- Electrical circuits, both analog and digital
- Test equipment like oscilloscopes, digital multimeters
- Regression test platforms
- Linux operating system
- Coding for embedded microcontrollers/microprocessors
- Jenkins or similar CI/CD workflows
- Machine learning or other AI techniques
Location
- in-office
Work Type
- full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $111,850.00 - $186,400.00 per year
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision)
- 401(k) with company match
- Life and disability insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- Sick time
- 15 paid vacation days
- 6 weeks fully paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
About the Company
- MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.
- Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds.
- Certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.
- MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
- We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
- Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs.
- We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.
- MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
- If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com .
Equal Opportunity
- MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law.
- MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
- We are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
- MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.