A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As an Embedded Firmware Test Engineer at MKS Instruments, you will partner with Research & Development, Product Development Engineering and Applications Engineering to develop firmware regression testing systems or software to further our firmware quality goals. In this role, you will report to the SQA team manager.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Working with a team to design, implement, troubleshoot, debug, and support embedded firmware test suites involving test automation software and interfacing to electronic test equipment for RF systems for plasma control
• Analyzing test failures to determine root cause and corrective action
• Building, testing and troubleshooting test system hardware
• Conducting tests on RF systems for plasma control and analyze resulting test data
• Producing design documentation
• Interfacing with internal customers to determine and develop specifications
• Participating in test automation design reviews and recommend improvements
• Supporting test automation for new technology development initiatives and other critical projects
• Analyzing and troubleshooting application issues
  
  

Travel Requirements: Travel is not required but may be offered as a learning opportunity.

Skills You Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree (BS/BA) required, computer engineering, electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology degree preferred
• 2 years of experience (schooling, internships & hobbies)
• Ability to understand and code using programming languages such as python, behave, groovy, java or similar high-level languages
• Ability to read electrical schematics and possession of a good understanding of digital and analog electronics.
• Ability to understand and use test equipment like oscilloscopes, digital multimeters
• Mechanical Aptitude
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Python or Robot Framework for test automation
• Ability to interact with computers using the Linux operating system
• Experience with coding for embedded microcontrollers/microprocessors
  
  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Will need to be able to lift light loads overhead
• May be required to work in close proximity to high voltage power sources
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for 25% of the time
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
• This job operates in a professional office and industrial laboratory environment
• This is primarily an in-office (not remote) position