ZEISS Group · 11 hours ago
Senior Systems Software Engineer — Industrial Fab Automation
Osseo, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$110K/yr - $186K/yr
5+ years expZEISS Group is a pioneer in science with over 177 years of experience, focusing on innovation and technology for a sustainable future. The Senior Systems Software Engineer will deliver advanced CT-based inspection solutions for semiconductor advanced packaging, integrating ZEISS Inspect with fab-level automation frameworks and building robust back-end services.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement back-end services and interfaces (primarily gRPC) integrating ZEISS Inspect with fab automation frameworks and fab-level controllers
Develop software supporting wafer navigation and orchestrating end-to-end inspection workflows within semiconductor fabs
Own service-level concerns including performance, reliability, observability, fault tolerance, and secure deployment
Build and maintain automated test pipelines, including fab simulators, hardware-/system-in-the-loop testing, and CI/CD workflows
Collaborate with internal automation, controls, metrology, and computer vision teams, as well as external fab stakeholders, to gather requirements and deliver production-ready integrations
Integrate with or leverage computer vision frameworks (e.g., Cognex) to support fab workflows where required
Implement and maintain logging, metrics, and distributed tracing for fab-deployed services to support operations and troubleshooting
Participate in architecture/design reviews, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
Author and maintain technical design documentation, configuration guides, and operational runbooks
Support root-cause analysis and resolution of issues during fab qualification, pilot runs, and production deployments
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on back-end services or systems software
Strong coding proficiency in C++ and C#, with working proficiency in Python
Proven experience designing and building server architectures and networked services (e.g., gRPC or comparable RPC frameworks)
Hands-on experience with DevOps and automated testing pipelines (e.g., Git-based CI/CD, automated builds and tests, artifact management, and deployment pipelines)
Solid foundation in software engineering best practices, including version control, code reviews, debugging/profiling, and testable code design
Preferred
Experience with fab automation frameworks (e.g., Cimetrix, Kontron, PEER Group)
Experience with computer vision frameworks (e.g., Cognex) in industrial or semiconductor environments
Background in industrial automation, including robots, motion systems, PLCs, machine controllers, or factory MES
Experience developing Windows and Linux services, including containerized and orchestrated environments
Familiarity with observability practices, performance tuning for high-throughput systems, and secure communication patterns (e.g., Protocol Buffers, RBAC)
Experience in metrology or semiconductor manufacturing, particularly advanced packaging and wafer-level workflows
Benefits
Medical plans
Retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Company
ZEISS Group
Zeiss is a manufacturer of optical systems, industrial measurements, and medical devices.
10001+ employees
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