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A Day in Your Life at MKS:As a Senior Principal Firmware Engineer with MKS’s Direct Pressure Measurement group, you’ll be a key member of a talented cross-functional team, developing firmware that enables the industry-leading Baratron® vacuum manometers.

You Will Make an Impact By:

+ 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.

Skills You Bring:

+ 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

+ U p 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 Skills:

+ 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

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

+ Must be able to remain in a stationary position for 90% of the time

+ Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery

+ This job operates in a professional office environment

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

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