Electronic Engineer

MKS Instruments•Rochester, NY

3d•$101,675 - $169,475•Onsite

About The Position

As an Electronic Engineer at MKS Instruments, you will partner with the Sustaining Engineering Team to perform product engineering functions on high power RF and DC generators used in semiconductor fabrication. Use skills and experience to implement design changes that ensure products of the highest quality. Create, analyze and validate new assemblies or theoretical concepts for obsolescence replacement or derivative designs. Work within cross-functional teams that include design, application, manufacturing and test engineers. Interact with customers both internal and external.

Requirements

A B.S. in Electronic Engineering or another technically related field
5+ years of related experience
A strong curiosity and interest to understand the root cause of failures in RF/DC technology
An ability to use lab equipment such as meters, oscilloscopes, function generators etc.
Excellent written and verbal skills
An ability to work independently under minimum supervision

Responsibilities

Sustain and improve high power RF generators rated 400KHz to 60MHz, up to 100kW.
Perform analysis to determine root cause of failure on production yield fall-out and customer returns.
Provide corrective action, recommendations, and document analysis results.
Plan and conduct RF/DC testing, circuit analysis, trouble shooting, modeling, failure duplication and device analysis down to the component level.
Provide technical support to application engineers and help to solve on-site engineering problems.
Work on second source component qualification.
Interface with suppliers, customers, manufacturing and materials organizations.
Support design documentation & configuration control of released products. (Special Product Requests, Engineering Change Orders)