Software Engineer

Veeco•Township of Horsham, PA

51d•$96,849 - $142,044•Onsite

About The Position

The Software Engineer will be a member of the Horsham, PA Software Engineering team and will be responsible for developing new software features to meet our development and manufacturing schedule. To accomplish this, you will work closely with other members of the Engineering team, Field Service, Technical Support, and Manufacturing Operations to create solutions that extend Veeco’s software platform for Wet Wafer processing systems to support the development of new process equipment tools for the semiconductor industry as well as delivering refinements and improvements to our existing line of products. Additionally, you will be responsible for occasional software testing in support of development activities. This role will report onsite three to five days per week in Horsham, PA, depending on current activity requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline and a minimum of 2 years of related work experience is required; or an advanced degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline with no experience.
Experience programming software applications in C#.NET, WPF is desired.
Experience in device communication and protocols and interfacing external devices over serial and/or TCP/IP.
Knowledge of software development and process methodology for critical applications, and complete software life cycle.
Knowledge and demonstration of software development and process methodology for critical applications, and complete software life cycle.
Experience with electrical and mechanical troubleshooting.
Proficient with the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Detail oriented.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating industrial machinery and/or robotics is desired.
Occasional travel to customer sites and/or supplier facilities on an as-needed basis may be required.

Responsibilities

Write and support VB6/C#/.Net software development by coding, debugging and testing complex application software.
Using new software specification and design requirements, contribute to the development of new releases of control system software.
Document software requirements, procedures, releases, etc. as necessary.
Contribute to the development of test procedures and scenarios to qualify new software.
Perform software feature testing to support the release of new software.
Work in an Agile/SCRUM environment using supporting tools.
Perform translation of electrical and plumbing schematics into features and configuration files that customize the manufactured product in order to meet customer process requirements.
Develop and improve templates to support the semi-automated process for configuration file development.
Support the Manufacturing team throughout the machine build and setup process.
Provide assistance to the Field Service and Global Product groups in support of customer service issues.
Image, configure, and occasionally troubleshoot Windows PCs used in the product line.
Additional tasks and projects to support other Veeco product lines or locations.