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MKS Inc. · 5 hours ago

Sr Principal Firmware Engineer

Andover, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$124K/yr - $230K/yr

12+ years exp

MKS Inc. is seeking a Senior Principal Firmware Engineer to join their Direct Pressure Measurement group. In this role, you will lead the design and development of firmware for embedded metrology products, collaborating with cross-functional teams and engaging with customers to enhance product functionality.

Enterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Leading the architectural design, implementation, verification and validation of firmware for embedded metrology products supporting semiconductor manufacturing and other advanced markets

Engaging with customers to understand their application and integration challenges, and creating advanced features and functionality that drive their success

Supporting the development and diagnostics of the hardware surrounding the processor

Working collaboratively with other software engineers and engineers/scientists of other disciplines to solve challenging problems

Qualification

Embedded system architectureCC++ programmingFirmware developmentEtherCatPythonSTM32 processorsCommunication bus monitoringDebugging tools

Required

Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer engineering required

12+ years of experience

Experience leading the development of embedded system architecture and algorithms

Fluency with the C and C++ programming languages

Up to 10% of travel is required

Experience with using emulators, communication bus monitoring hardware/software, oscilloscopes, and similar tools to develop and debug products

Preferred

Experience with EtherCat or comparable field buses

Experience with Python or FreeRTOS

Experience with the STM32 family of processors

Experience designing for semiconductor capital equipment

Benefits

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

Company

MKS Inc.

MKS enables technologies that transform our world.

Founded in 1961

Andover, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.mks.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$4.97B

2024-05-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.37B

2023-10-03Post Ipo Debt· $3.6B

1999-03-30IPO

Leadership Team

John T.C. Lee

President & Chief Executive Officer

H

Hossein Zarrin

Director of Product Marketing

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