Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer – Hardware & Firmware Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

12 paid holidays

Sick time

15 paid vacation days

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

MKS Instruments, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Electronic Engineer to design, develop, troubleshoot and debug hardware and firmware for high-accuracy flow and pressure measurement systems.

You will lead analog/digital real-time electronics and integrate with mechanical elements and embedded firmware. Key activities include DFMEA participation, design reviews, and providing technical support to manufacturing for new product releases, while also maintaining legacy products and ensuring reliability and

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ years of exp and knowledge of electrical/electronic hardware design and ability to debug/test prototypes.
• Experience with the integration of hardware designs with both mechanical elements and embedded firmware, and knowledge of industrial network communications interfaces and protocols is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Proficiency with lab debug tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, boundary-scan/JTAG).

Responsibilities

• Designing, debugging and board bring-up of analog and digital real-time embedded electronics for microcontroller-based control and communication hardware platforms using a combination of simulation, analysis, prototyping and testing.
• Design of analog and digital electronic circuits including low noise analog circuits, A/D and D/A converters, microcontroller, communications interfaces, low power linear and switched-mode power supplies.
• Select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
• Evaluate the design to meet requirements factoring in performance, cost, reliability and manufacturability.
• Participate in project activities, including DFMEA, design reviews, and creation of technical specifications.
• Act as a technical interface to the manufacturing team for new product release.
• Support legacy products are required.

Skills

Embedded electronics

Electrical design

Debug & test

Lab instruments

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

DxDesigner

EtherCAT

Job description

MKS Instruments, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Electronic Engineer to design, develop, troubleshoot and debug hardware and firmware for high-accuracy flow and pressure measurement systems.

You will lead analog/digital real-time electronics and integrate with mechanical elements and embedded firmware. Key activities include DFMEA participation, design reviews, and providing technical support to manufacturing for new product releases, while also maintaining legacy products and ensuring reliability and