Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer for Vacuum Valves

MKS Inc.; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Job summary

MKS Inc. is seeking a Senior Electronic Engineer on the Valves Engineering team in Andover, MA.

You will lead technical efforts to design and develop embedded electronic systems powering throttle valve products used in semiconductor manufacturing and other high‑performance vacuum applications. You will collaborate across mechanical, firmware and software teams to create analog and digital hardware, perform board bring‑up, DFMEA, design reviews and release to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor, Master or PhD in electrical engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience.
• Experience with hardware system engineering including schematic design, circuit analysis, PCB design, and release to production.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design and development of analog and digital electronic hardware used to control vacuum valves.
• Assist with design, debugging and board bring-up of analog and digital real-time embedded electronics for microprocessor-based control and communication hardware platform.
• Assist with design of analog and digital electronic circuits including low noise analog circuits, A/D and D/A converters, microprocessors, communications interfaces, linear and switched-mode power supplies.
• Participate in project activities, including DFMEA, design reviews, and creation of technical specifications.
• Perform FAs for customers, make a corrective action plan to mitigate design issues and/or work with vendors to resolve component quality issues.
• Evaluate the design to meet requirements factoring in performance, cost, reliability and manufacturability.
• Select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability. Review vendor capability to support product development.
• Understand the printed circuit board fabrication processes.
• Communicate technical information effectively in both oral and written form.

Skills

Embedded firmware

PCB design

Schematic design

Circuit analysis

Hardware integration

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

MKS Inc. is seeking a Senior Electronic Engineer on the Valves Engineering team in Andover, MA.

You will lead technical efforts to design and develop embedded electronic systems powering throttle valve products used in semiconductor manufacturing and other high‑performance vacuum applications. You will collaborate across mechanical, firmware and software teams to create analog and digital hardware, perform board bring‑up, DFMEA, design reviews and release to production.