Materials Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of experience in industrial automation, machine controls, industrial I/O systems, or semiconductor equipment development.
• Experience working with distributed I/O systems and industrial control architectures.
• Strong understanding of EtherCAT, Ethernet-based industrial protocols, and industrial serial communication technologies.
• Experience with control system integration, validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Familiarity with remote I/O systems, safety controllers, machine control platforms, and industrial communication interfaces.
• Strong technical communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with analog and digital mixed-signal industrial I/O solutions.
• Experience with machine safety systems and functional safety concepts.
• Knowledge of SEMI S2 and semiconductor equipment safety requirements.
• Experience with industrial automation, robotics, motion control, or semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
• Familiarity with control system qualification, verification, and reliability assessments.
• Experience managing supplier technical engagements and technology roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, develop, and deploy industrial I/O and machine control system solutions for semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
• Define system-level requirements and architectures for distributed I/O platforms, control networks, safety systems, and machine interfaces.
• Support standardization of control system platforms across multiple product lines and business units.
• Analyze technical trade-offs involving performance, reliability, maintainability, lifecycle cost, and scalability.
• Drive technology assessments and recommendations for future control system roadmaps.
• Lead integration and validation of commercial and custom industrial I/O platforms, including controllers, remote I/O modules, communication networks, and safety systems.
• Develop validation strategies to characterize control system performance, robustness, diagnostics, and fault recovery behavior.
• Investigate and resolve complex system-level issues involving controls hardware, communication networks, I/O subsystems, and field installations.
• Support product qualification, deployment, and sustaining engineering activities.
• Support implementation of industrial communication technologies, including EtherCAT and related industrial networking solutions.
• Evaluate machine safety architectures and safety-rated control systems to ensure compliance with equipment requirements and industry standards.
• Participate in safety assessments, risk reduction initiatives, and functional safety design reviews.
• Drive standardization of safety-related hardware and control system solutions.
• Collaborate with product engineering, software, firmware, manufacturing, quality, and program management teams to deliver control system solutions meeting performance, cost, quality, and schedule objectives.
• Communicate technical recommendations, validation results, risks, and project status to stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Influence technical decisions across multiple product teams and business units.
• Provide technical leadership during architecture reviews, design reviews, and supplier engagements.
• Manage technical relationships with industrial automation and control system suppliers.
• Drive supplier roadmap alignment to support long-term platform strategies.
• Evaluate emerging automation technologies and identify opportunities for adoption.
• Support component lifecycle management, obsolescence planning, and supply chain risk mitigation.
• Coordinate supplier qualification and technology evaluation activities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Candidates may be eligible for participation in a bonus program, as applicable.
• Candidates may be eligible for a stock award program, as applicable.
• Supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and career growth.
• Programs and support for employee health, wellbeing, and personal and professional growth.