Accelerating quality testing is essential for chipmakers to meet the soaring demand for computing capabilities. To meet this need, Nearfield Instruments has developed revolutionary metrology machines. As a Senior Software Engineer you will help us write software that drives these machines. Would you like to work at the forefront of metrology innovations while rapidly growing your career? Join us and experience the direct impact that your work has on our and our clients’ performance.

Who You’ll Be Working With

Within our Design & Engineering department this role is part of the Software Group. This SW Group consists of 5 teams (Architectural, Machine Control, Device Control, Data Science, Integration & Support).

You will join the Device Control team consisting of software engineers with a diverse range of knowledge such as embedded software, motion control and PLC software.

What You’re Going To Do

• Lead a wide range of software development aspects from design to production
• Collaborate closely with other disciplines such as mechatronics and production
• Design and implement software components to control complex hardware
• Write and maintain high quality, testable and efficient code
• Support our customer support and production engineers with their software related questions
• Initiate and promote new ideas for continuous improvement of the product
• Work independently and as a team member (sometimes on a global scale)
  
  
  

Who You Are

• Education: Masters or Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems or a related field.
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in software development with a strong foundation in Design/Architecture, Software Testing, and Software Integration.
• Knowledge: Machine Vision / Computer Vision, Object recognition and Signal Processing knowledge are a plus.
• Background: Previous experience in the semiconductors industry is also a plus.
  
  
  

Skills:

• Coding/Design/Quality: Proficient in C#, Python, with a deep understanding of OOP Design and Unit Testing.
• Source Control and Configuration: Hands-on experience with Git, as well as familiarity with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Process and Tracking: Demonstrated experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and practical experience using Jira for project management and tracking.
  
  
  

What can you expect from us?

Getting on board now is a great opportunity to grow with the company from a technical, personal, and financial perspective. Nearfield's momentum is energetic and promising!

Our starting point is of course to pay someone a fair and competitive salary and besides this we offer you:

• time for some relaxation: 240 hours of holiday per calendar year (based on 40 hours);
• 8% of your annual salary (gross) holiday allowance;
• Commuting allowance;
• Discount on your health insurance;
• We are here to support one another, and colleagues are there to help you. TEAM is very important, Together Everyone Achieves More!
• Besides a challenging role where you can utilize the full extent of your professional knowledge.
  
  
  

Recruitment Process

If the above challenges excites you, we encourage you to send us your details. If you have any questions? Feel free to contact me via:

Faezeh Davari - Corporate Recruiter

Nearfield Instruments brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop a revolutionary high throughput atomic force microscopy (AFM) system, enabling atom-scale resolution 3D metrology at industry-level throughput. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced metrology machines.