Principal Firmware Engineer

MKS Instruments•Broomfield, CO

5d•$135,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Principal Firmware Engineer at MKS's Indirect Pressure Measurement Group, you’ll be a key member of a talented cross-functional team, developing firmware that enables technologies that transform the world. In this role, you will report to the Senior Engineering Manager.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree and 8+ years of related experience
Experience in the development of embedded system architecture and algorithms.
Fluency with the C and C++ programming languages
Experience with using emulators, communication bus monitoring hardware/software, oscilloscopes, and similar tools to develop and debug products.

Nice To Haves

At this level, graduate coursework may be preferred
Experience with EtherCat or comparable field buses.
Experience with Python or FreeRTOS.
Experience with the STM32 family of processors

Responsibilities

Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs and modifies software
Troubleshoots code for firmware (IC embedded code) applications
Work often involves analog and digital hardware and software operating systems
Position requires knowledge and exposure to hardware design
Typically, programs in machine language, assembly language and high-level languages (eg, C, C++)
Defining architectural design, implementation, verification and validation of firmware for embedded metrology products supporting semiconductor manufacturing and other advanced markets
Supporting the development and diagnostics of the hardware surrounding the processor
Working collaboratively with other software engineers and engineers/scientists of other disciplines to solve challenging problems.