MKS Instruments, Inc.

Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer

MKS Instruments, Inc.$135K — $225K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep technical background in low-noise electronics and precision sensors.
  • Experience with embedded microprocessors and supporting multidisciplinary products.
  • Proficient in troubleshooting and logical problem-solving.
  • Strong skills across multiple disciplines, including electronics, firmware, and mechanical.
  • Hands-on capabilities in test development and execution.
  • Good understanding of manufacturing systems and documentation control.
  • Self-motivated with a customer focus and ability to work in teams.
  • Experience with sensors and instrumentation or semiconductor capital equipment preferred.
  • BS or higher in Engineering with 12+ years of experience, advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Identify impediments to performance and develop new circuit architectures and technologies.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues to find root causes and support product resolution.
  • Develop and release new vacuum sensing products that outperform competitors.
  • Lead multi-disciplinary product teams with full responsibility for electronics development and release.
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure successful integration of technology and product performance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision).
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • 12 paid holidays and 15 paid vacation days.
  • 6 weeks fully paid parental leave.
  • Adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.
Full Job Description
You Will Make an Impact By:
  • Through a deep understanding of sensors and instrumentation, identify the impediments to improved performance and develop new architectures and circuits to advance the technology.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues to root cause and support the product team in resolution.
  • Develop and release new vacuum sensing products that deliver market advantages in performance, cost, and size.
  • Lead or participate as a lead member of multi-disciplinary product teams, with full responsibility for the electronics development and release


Skills You Bring:
  • Deep technical background in low-noise electronics and precision sensors, as well as significant experience with embedded microprocessors.
  • Extensive experience supporting multidisciplinary products.
  • Ability to logically work through challenging troubleshooting and problem-solving activities.
  • Strong product-level technical skills and some cross-discipline experience, including electronics, firmware, mechanical, and sensors.
  • Hands-on engineering skills, capable of test development, setup, and execution.
  • Good understanding of manufacturing systems and documentation control, BOM structures, and ECO processes.
  • The person must be self-motivated, have an intense customer/product focus, and work well as part of a team
  • Experience with sensors and instrumentation, vacuum systems, or semiconductor capital equipment preferred.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable leading technical discussions.
  • BS or higher in Engineering with 12+ years of experience, advanced degree preferred.


Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Pay Range: $135,000.00 - $225,000.00 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS.

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

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About MKS Instruments, Inc.

MKS Instruments, Inc. is a global provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, monitor, deliver, analyze, power and control critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity for our customers. Our products are derived from our core competencies in pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, residual gas analysis, leak detection, control technology, ozone generation and delivery, RF & DC power, reactive gas generation, vacuum technology, photonics, sub-micron positioning, vibration isolation and optics. Our primary served markets include semiconductor capital equipment, general industrial, life and health sciences, research and defense.
Learn more about MKS Instruments, Inc.
Size
6,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$350.1 million
5 Year Trend
+17.9%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
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