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MKS Instruments Inc Principal Electronic Engineer in Beaverton, Oregon

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

We are looking for an exceptional Principal Electronic Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team of engineers focused on developing innovative technology for our capital equipment products. Responsibilities may include board level digital circuit design, analog circuit design, power subsystem design, firmware development, and system integration and testing. You Will Make an Impact By:

  • Work as part of a team and collaborate on cross-functional development projects

  • Simulate, integrate, and design complex subsystems (e.g., PCBA/digital/analog/RF/FW) to achieve system-level requirements

  • Guide the team through design evaluations and engineering tradeoffs to optimize functional performance, reliability, and product cost

  • Help define and implement appropriate test plans and procedures

  • Analyze equipment to establish operating criteria by conducting experimental tests and evaluating the results

    Skills You Will Bring:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, and 10 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, in development and debugging of electronics.

  • 10+ years of broad electrical engineering design experience (e.g., PCBA design, layout, FPGA, EMC and/or thermal

  • 8+ years of experience with digital and mixed signal PCB design.

  • Experience troubleshooting and debugging complex systems with a team

  • A proven history of technical design success and a methodology of achieving it

  • Ability to work on problems of difficult scope where success requires analysis of data and judgement on the generation of additional unprovided inputs

  • While travel is infrequent, up to 10% travel is possible

Should have at least Two, or more, of the following skills:

  • FPGA Firmware

  • Analog design and modeling (SPICE post college)

  • RF design and modeling

  • Thermal modeling beyond case-junction temperature

  • Panel Design or Box Build experience. If familiarity integrating UL 508 panel builds (box builds) connecting components with point to point wiring (incorporates for example: safety controller, discrete wiring, motor amplifier, cables, terminal blocks, contactors and/or)-

  • Thermal-

  • EMC

  • Debugging

  • AC Entry design also known as Power Distribution Unit

  • Test definition to either share or self-execute

  • Mentorship of exceptional up and coming talent

  • Familiarity with industrial tool standards

  • Familiarity integrating UL 508 panel builds (box builds) connecting components with point to point wiring

  • Lab equipment experience (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.)

    MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details.

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    Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Instruments, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com .

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