Senior Software Engineer - Machine Control

Nearfield Instruments; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nearfield Instruments in Eindhoven seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own the architecture, design, and lifecycle management of Machine Control software across our high-throughput metrology systems. You will act as the technical go-to for Product Owners and software engineers, shaping solutions and ensuring robust, scalable software.

You will translate requirements into SW-level designs, lead feature development in a small team, and drive quality through testing and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of software development experience in C#.
• 5+ years in software system design and architecture.
• Experience with modern software practices and tools (Git, CI/CD, automated testing, JIRA, PlantUML).
• Strong communication skills; coaching ability and mentorship prerequisites.

Responsibilities

• Translate product requirements into SW-level requirements and architecture.
• Design high-level module/ component designs to meet requirements.
• Lead feature development within a small team of engineers.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across software and hardware integration.
• Drive software quality through structured testing and continuous improvement.
• Identify system risks and resolve technical challenges.
• Mentor engineers and support cross-team collaboration.

Skills

C#

Software design

Architecture

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Automated testing

JIRA

PlantUML

Job description

About Nearfield Instruments

Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enables our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers – to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.

About Nearfield Instruments

Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enables our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers – to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.

Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.

Where you will be working?

Within our Design & Engineering department this role is part of the Software Group. The SW Group consists of roughly 40 engineers within several teams working on the areas of Machine Control, Device Control, Integration and Data Science.

What Will You Be Doing

Your focus will be the Machine Control where you develop software to develop business logic, UI and semiconductor-foundry communication logic of our machines. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the architecture, design, and lifecycle management of Machine Control software within our machines, serving as a technical go-to person for both Product Owners and Software Engineers.

Your responsibilities include:

• Collecting requirements from Product Owners or (Internal) Customers and translate product requirements to SW level requirements
• Making a high-level module/component design to fulfill both SW level requirements and product requirements
• Leading the development of a given feature along with a handful of other developers in a feature team
• Troubleshooting technical issues that involve software development, engineering tasks and product releases
• Driving software quality and reliability through structured testing strategies, validation, and continuous improvement
• Proactively identifying system-level risks and resolving complex technical issues
• Leading and supporting the integration of multi-disciplinary subsystems
• Acting as a mentor and escalation point for less experienced engineers

Why is the position interesting for you?

• You take ownership of complex technical systems and influence architectural decisions
• You are recognized as a subject matter expert within the organization
• You work on high-performance mechatronic systems using advanced technologies
• You operate in an environment where engineering excellence and autonomy are valued

As a scaleup, we can provide phenomenal learning and development opportunities but can also be a hectic environment at times. You should understand agile quite well. You embrace the culture and keep working on following aspects such as customer collaboration, Individuals and interaction, responding to change over following a structured plan, prototyping/working solutions over comprehensive documentation.

• Education: Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science or relevant education background
• Above 10 years of experience in software development in C#
• Above 5 years of experience in software system design, and architecture
• Experience with modern software development practices and tools (git, CI/CD, automated testing, JIRA, PlantUML)
• Good communication skills
• Experience with precision equipment or semiconductor industry is a plus
• Coaching ability, as a technical advisor, you make sure that the team stays up-to-date with relevant knowledge
• Ability to operate as a technical lead, influencing architectural decisions and mentoring other engineers
• Ability to influence other teams in the organization and convince them of your technical vision and direction