Software Test Engineer - Automation & Backend

MKS Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 71,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Life & disability insurance

Holidays

Paid time off

Vacation days

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

MKS Inc. is seeking a Software Test Engineer in Rochester, NY to partner with engineering, IT, and operations to build highly automated test systems and supporting backend infrastructure.

You will report to the Operations Software Team Lead and contribute to a range of desktop and web-based tools. Candidates should have a BS in Engineering and at least 2 years of relevant experience, with strong .NET and Python programming skills, plus familiarity with REST and WebSockets.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering field.
• 2 years of job-related work experience.
• Ability to program clean object-oriented code in a .NET-based language.
• Ability to program clean object-oriented code using Python.
• Understanding of networking and the latest web development technologies (REST, WebSockets).

Responsibilities

• Develop desktop and web-based software for new/existing applications, utilities, and backend systems.
• Take a systems-based approach to designing new test systems.
• Coordinate with test and design engineers on the requirements for test systems.
• Analyze schematics to ensure test systems appropriately stress important parts of each product’s functionality.
• Travel up to 5% of time per year.

Skills

C#/ .NET

Python

REST & WebSockets

Object-oriented programming

Team collaboration

Networking basics

Education

BS in Engineering (Electrical/CS/CE/SE)

Tools

AC circuits

High-voltage

RF circuitry

Industrial fieldbuses

Robotics & machine vision

Job description

MKS Inc. is seeking a Software Test Engineer in Rochester, NY to partner with engineering, IT, and operations to build highly automated test systems and supporting backend infrastructure.

You will report to the Operations Software Team Lead and contribute to a range of desktop and web-based tools. Candidates should have a BS in Engineering and at least 2 years of relevant experience, with strong .NET and Python programming skills, plus familiarity with REST and WebSockets.