Senior Embedded Firmware QA Engineer

MKS Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 112,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Job summary

MKS Instruments is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Test Engineer to partner with R&D, Product Development, and Applications Engineering to develop firmware regression testing systems and software to advance firmware quality goals. You will report to the SQA team manager.

Responsibilities include designing and debugging embedded firmware test suites, coaching junior engineers, analyzing test failures, and developing test hardware and automation for RF plasma control systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of related experience.
• Solid understanding of Python.
• Solid understanding of analog and digital circuits.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and apply to testing digital/analog electronics.
• Experience with test equipment like oscilloscopes and digital multimeters.
• Mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, troubleshoot, and support embedded firmware test suites involving test automation software and interfacing to RF test equipment for plasma control.
• Coach junior engineers on test equipment interfacing, measurement and testing techniques and analog circuits as needed.
• Analyze test failures to determine root cause and corrective action.
• Build, test, and troubleshoot test system hardware.
• Conduct tests on RF systems for plasma control and analyze resulting data.
• Produce design documentation.
• Interface with internal customers to determine and develop specifications.
• Participate in test automation design reviews and recommend improvements.
• Support test automation for new technology development initiatives and other critical projects.
• Analyze and troubleshoot application issues; learn and implement AI-based tools for quality analysis.

Skills

Python

Embedded testing

CI/CD (Jenkins)

Machine learning / AI interest

Schematic reading

Oscilloscopes / DMMs

Mechanical aptitude

Education

B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Digital Multimeters

Linux operating system

Job description

MKS Instruments is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Test Engineer to partner with R&D, Product Development, and Applications Engineering to develop firmware regression testing systems and software to advance firmware quality goals. You will report to the SQA team manager.

Responsibilities include designing and debugging embedded firmware test suites, coaching junior engineers, analyzing test failures, and developing test hardware and automation for RF plasma control systems.