MKS Instruments, Inc.

Systems Engineer

MKS Instruments, Inc.$100K — $135K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical or systems engineering or a related field with 3+ years of experience
  • Ability to manage trade-offs between cost, performance, and schedules
  • Experience in system integration and development of DVT plans
  • Familiarity with new product releases and the entire product development process
  • Knowledge of analog and digital circuitry, test methodologies, and systems integration
  • Competency in waveguide/coaxial cable selection and microwave delivery system analysis
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; presentation capabilities
  • Experience with Failure Analysis (FMEA)

Responsibilities

  • Lead a technical team in designing, modeling, testing, and packaging microwave components and systems
  • Communicate effectively with product engineering and cross-functional teams
  • Collaborate with Product Marketing to define market requirements
  • Develop system-level engineering design specifications and project scope documents
  • Assist Project Management with budgetary costs and schedules
  • Execute design verification plans and report on results
  • Ensure compliance with industry and regulatory standards
  • Implement continuous improvements in quality and cost reduction

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 12 paid holidays and sick time
  • 15 paid vacation days
  • 6 weeks fully paid parental leave
  • Adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement
Full Job Description
A Day in Your Life at MKS: (Summary & Objectives)

As a Microwave Systems Engineer, you will lead the development of the next generation of technologies that enable new market applications. The successful candidate should be highly self-motivated, able to operate independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, dynamic, highly technical environment while working collaboratively on cross-functional projects. You will provide technical leadership across a variety of disciplines including conventional and solid-state microwave generation, electronic control systems, mechanical subsystems, signal acquisition, and data processing.

You Will Make an Impact By: (Responsibilities)
  • Assist in leading a team of a technical team driving the design, modeling, testing, and packaging of highly complex microwave components and systems
  • Communicate effectively in both oral and written forms while interfacing with product engineering and other cross-functional teams as required.
  • Work closely with Product Marketing and applications team to scope market requirements and customer needs
  • Create system level engineering design specifications and project scope documents
  • Work with Project Management on project budgetary costs, schedule, and technical specifications
  • Develop, document, and execute design verification plans. Report on results and present appropriate engineering tradeoffs to optimize functional performance, reliability, and product cost
  • Ensure product design meets industry and regulatory compliance requirements and standards
  • Analyze and implement continuous improvements in quality, reliability, and cost reduction

Skills You Bring: (Required Skills)
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical or systems engineering or similar with 3+ years of experience
  • Ability to understand and manage tradeoffs between cost, performance, and schedules
  • Experience in the development and testing of system integration & DVT plans
  • Experience with new product releases, with experience in the entire product development process.
  • Experience with analog and digital design circuitry, proper test methodology, and systems integration.
  • Competency in the selection of waveguides/coaxial cables, impedance matching, VSWR calculations, and other analysis needed to develop microwave delivery systems which deliver energy to a dynamic load.
  • Strong technical communication (verbal, written, presentation) skills
  • Skilled with Failure Analysis (FMEA)


Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Pay Range: $ 100,000.00 - 135,000.00 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 [or as applicable].

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 [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.

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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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