Software Engineer IV - (E4)

Description

The company is a global leader in materials science and engineering. Its equipment and services form the base of nearly every new semiconductor chip and advanced display, and support AI and the commercial rollout of next-generation chips.

The team builds software for semiconductor equipment, working on machine learning and AI to solve high-value customer problems.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, develop, and debug software for semiconductor equipment components and devices, so they work reliably.
• Build and maintain desktop applications in C++, C, and WPF.
• Design multithreaded and concurrent software that keeps systems fast and responsive.
• Write software that connects to hardware, instruments, motion control, and industrial automation equipment.
• Work with systems, electrical, mechanical, and process engineers to define software requirements and architectures.
• Tune application performance, memory use, and reliability for mission-critical environments.
• Find and fix complex software, hardware, and integration problems.
• Review code and promote good software development practices.
• Write and maintain software documentation, design specifications, and test procedures.
• Talk with internal customers to understand project requirements.
• Help make software architecture decisions and shape technology roadmaps.
• Support product deployments, system validation, and customer issue resolution when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7 to 10 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in modern C++ or C++ in general, plus C and.NET development.
• Extensive experience building desktop applications with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
• Proven skill in multithreaded programming, synchronization, and concurrent application design.
• Experience with asynchronous programming and performance optimization.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design and software architecture patterns.
• Experience with source control systems such as Git or Azure DevOps.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred: experience in semiconductor equipment, semiconductor manufacturing, inspection, metrology, lithography, test, or automation.
• Preferred: experience integrating software with hardware, cameras, sensors, motion control, or instrumentation.
• Preferred: familiarity with real-time data acquisition and processing.
• Preferred: experience with high-performance computing and large data sets.
• Preferred: knowledge of design patterns such as MVVM in WPF.
• Preferred: experience with SQL databases and data-driven applications.
• Preferred: familiarity with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Preferred: exposure to SEMI standards and semiconductor manufacturing workflows.
• Desired attributes: self-motivated and able to work independently, with strong analytical skills and a commitment to reliable, maintainable software.
• Desired attributes: comfortable working across multidisciplinary engineering teams and in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Conditions

Salary range is $156,000.00 to $214,500.00.

Based in Billerica, MA.

Full time position, regular employee.

Travel is not specified and the role is not relocation eligible.

Pay depends on location, hire grade, job knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity with current team members.

For sales roles only, the posted range is Target Total Cash, meaning base salary plus target bonus at 100% goal achievement.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Programs supporting health and wellbeing, personal growth, and care at work and at home.
• Support for learning, career development, and taking on new challenges.
• Possible eligibility for a bonus and a stock award program, where applicable.