Senior SW Application Development Engineer – Beam Tuning and Controls
Beverly, MA On-site
$141,914–$212,871 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
Want to discover just how far your intellectual curiosity can take you? You’re in the right place. For more than four decades, Axcelis Technologies has been at the forefront of innovation in semiconductor manufacturing technology. Chipmakers around the globe rely on our tools and process expertise to deliver the semiconductors that power modern life from smartphones and computers to cameras and cars. We have become a technology leader by providing the innovation necessary for business to thrive, quality of life to advance, and the environment to flourish—enabling a truly sustainable future. In this role the SW engineer will develop software specifically for Ion Beam generation, including the monitoring and control of beam uniformity and beam angles, to produce high quality beams that meet customers process constraints in minimum amount of time.
What you'll bring
- Experience developing controls for complex electro-mechanical hardware components with distributed IO systems, multi-tiered /multi-platform control architecture required and the ability understand the hardware and physical system being controlled
- Strong C/C++ programming skills
- Experience developing real-time multi-tasked control using a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) such as Windriver VxWorks OS
- Experience in area of real-time machine control and instrumentation device interfaces (sensors, actuators, motors, encoders, IO systems) required
- Solid experience with high speed real-time data acquisition, manipulation and transfer
- Solid mathematical skills and basic understanding of control theory as applied to motion and other physical systems
- Practical experience implementing single and multivariate closed loop control for various types of physical systems
- Experience with implementation and application of signal processing methods such as peak detection, noise filtering, and linear/non-linear control loop compensation for response optimization
- Experience with embedded systems development required
- Understanding of implications of HW/SW partitioning as related to system performance and reliability required
- A team-player attitude and strong written and verbal communication skills are a must
- Ability to work in Clean Room environment.