Senior System Engineer

The X-ray Microscopy (XRM) Senior System Engineer should be a career level engineer that is competent and experienced in system design and architecture development. This engineer will leverage their technical knowledge and experience in instrumentation to design, test, qualify, troubleshoot, and optimize various subsystems of X-ray microscopes. Works with all other engineering functions, manufacturing and marketing on the successful system integration and implementation. Position will be part of the custom systems engineering team to develop new x-ray microscopes for semiconductor manufacturing industry.

The Senior System Engineer will expedite the design, specification and validation of systems and subsystems with an emphasis on mechatronics and hands on engineering to prototype, build, and test new designs. Candidate will also need to have a willingness to travel periodically to support new systems in the field and help with field escalations. Experience with X-ray imaging or inspection or failure analysis of semiconductor devices preferred. Must have a can-do attitude.

• Work with Marketing and other Mechanical, Electrical and Software engineers to define, analyze, detail, and document specifications for tradeoffs, performance, features, controls, and operation of products into a form suitable for product implementation.
• Optical electrical and mechatronics development and troubleshooting of new products
• Contribute to the subsystem designs as required.
• Lead system integration of the specialist areas of a product.
• Plan and conduct in-depth reviews, testing and verifications/validation of product features.
• Critically analyze and verify system performance through simulation, test, and measurements.
• Specify and develop improvements or enhancements to existing products and champion implementation if necessary.
• Document test plans and review mfg and technical support documentation for accuracy.
• Provide technical consultation for the rest of the organization, especially manufacturing, technical support and field service as required.
• Willingness to travel to provide engineering support for field systems when needed.
• Must be proficient with high-level programming languages to perform complicated data analysis.

Note: Essential functions may not be limited to the tasks and responsibilities listed within this section. Ordering of essential functions does not necessarily reflect importance of item

Experience and Education Requirements:•3-5 yrs. Engineering/Systems development experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline, or 2-5 yrs. Engineering development experience with a Master’s degree or equivalent , or a PhD in the engineering or technical discipline or equivalent with 1-5 yrs. experience. “Generalists” are preferred over “Specialists”.•Knowledge of or prior work experience in one or more of the following subject areas would be helpful: electronic instruments, motion control, data acquisition and analysis, imaging or non-imaging optics, image processing, machine vision systems, modeling and simulation tools (MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica), embedded systems, computer languages (Python, C#, C/C++, Perl)•Fluency in English is required, including technical terms. Ability to work with and understand the work product of team members from all R&D-related departments, as well as Manufacturing and Marketing. Exceptional communication skills to resolve technical challenges between mechanical, electrical and software engineering, advanced development, manufacturing and marketing.•Fluency in Mandarin or Korean a plus

The annual pay range for this position is $132,000  – $165,000

The pay offered for this role may be influenced by factors such as job location, scope of role, qualifications, education, experience, & complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent.

This position is also eligible for a performance bonus or sales commissions.  ZEISS also offers robust benefits, including medical plans, retirement savings plan and paid time off.

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