End-to-End Tool Software Engineer (Firmware & Control)

Fab2; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Visa Sponsorship

401(k) retirement plan

Paid Parental Leave

Weekly Learning & Development

Job summary

fab2 in Austin, TX is seeking a Software Integration Engineer to unify firmware, control software, electronics and actuators into production-ready semiconductor equipment.

You will wear many hats—project management, system design, software development, testing on physical systems, and data analysis—to move from prototype to qualified tools used in manufacturing. This role suits someone with a software, electronics, or robotics background who loves hands-on hardware.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience developing software for systems that control physical hardware.
• Proficiency in C, Python, and Rust.
• Working knowledge of electronics hardware including reading schematics, using scopes and logic analyzers, and debugging at the board level.
• Experience with electromechanical actuators (motors, valves, heaters, sensors).
• Demonstrated ability to root‑cause problems across software and hardware boundaries and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner and software point of contact for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, from early prototype through handoff to production use
• Lead bring‑up, debug, and engineering test of new hardware
• Write and modify control software and firmware (C, Rust, Python) to bring up new hardware, integrate subsystems, and unblock testing
• Understand hardware changes (electronics, actuators, sensors) and translate them into software requirements
• Use data analysis and statistical modeling to triage problems and identify root causes
• Drive fixes for issues across domains that span firmware, electronics, mechanical, and process teams
• Apply systems engineering discipline to develop interface definitions, requirements, and participate in system level FMEA
• Own integration schedules, and track milestones and dependencies
• Communicate constraints, risks, and tradeoffs clearly across software, hardware, and electrical design changes

Skills

C, Python, Rust

Hardware debugging

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

B.S. in CS/CE/EE/Robotics/Physics

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzers

Job description

fab2 in Austin, TX is seeking a Software Integration Engineer to unify firmware, control software, electronics and actuators into production-ready semiconductor equipment.

You will wear many hats—project management, system design, software development, testing on physical systems, and data analysis—to move from prototype to qualified tools used in manufacturing. This role suits someone with a software, electronics, or robotics background who loves hands-on hardware.