Software Engineer - Early Career

ASM • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

ASM is hiring an early-career Software Engineer to join its Software Engineering team in Singapore and develop software for advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The role offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers and build software that interacts with precision robotics, sensors, motion-control systems, and complex automation.

The engineer will develop, test, and improve reliable software, building skills in object-oriented design, multithreading, event-driven architectures, debugging, and modern development using C++, C#, Python, or another object-oriented language. The work includes validating software-hardware integration with real equipment and simulation environments, troubleshooting system interactions, and using Git-based development, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern debugging tools. The role also involves exploring responsible use of AI-assisted development tools and collaborating with engineering teams locally and globally.

ASM provides technical mentorship through guidance, code reviews, architecture discussions, and domain onboarding, along with hands-on exposure to semiconductor equipment and simulation. The position offers opportunities to develop expertise in equipment automation, real-time systems, software platforms, hardware-software integration, and systems architecture.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
• A solid programming foundation in C++, C#, Python, or another object-oriented language.
• Understanding of fundamental software concepts, including object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Curiosity about how software interacts with operating systems, communications, hardware, and complex machines.
• Willingness to learn, experiment, collaborate, and tackle unfamiliar engineering challenges.

Nice To Haves

• Experience through university projects, internships, research, hackathons, or personal projects involving robotics, automation, or motion control.
• Experience involving embedded or real-time systems.
• Experience involving multithreaded software.
• Experience involving computer vision or AI/ML.
• Experience involving hardware-software integration.
• Experience involving automated testing or simulation.
• Experience with Git/GitHub and modern debugging or profiling tools.
• Experience with communication technologies such as TCP/IP, WebSockets, or IPC, or semiconductor standards such as SECS/GEM.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and improve reliable software for semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
• Build skills in object-oriented design, multithreading, event-driven architectures, debugging, and software development using C++, C#, or Python.
• Use real equipment and simulation environments to validate software-hardware integration and troubleshoot system interactions.
• Use Git-based development, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern debugging tools.
• Explore responsible use of AI-assisted software development tools.
• Collaborate with Software, Systems, Hardware, Firmware, Quality Assurance, and other engineering teams locally and globally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level