Sr FPGA Engineer

A Day in Your Life at MKS:
As a Senior FPGA Engineer in the Software Group in Power Solution, you will be a partner with engineering teams to develop power delivery system for semiconductor manufacturing process. In this role, you will report to one of the SW Team managers.

We are looking for a candidate to bring FPGA experience to our team, at the same time, we are offering great learning opportunities in Python, embedded C++ development, embedded OS development, system-level architecture, digital signal processing and control system to support the candidates in their career path.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs FPGA implementations controlling the power supplies delivering advanced control to plasma in semiconductor manufacturing processes.  

• Creates, updates, and maintains test benches for various FPGA systems and subsystems to validate the behaviors against specifications and real-world applications. 

• Develops simulations and test bench models to prototype proof-of-concepts of new advanced algorithm before implementations. 

• Analyzes and refactors FPGA designs to meet timing and resources utilization constraints for future growth in the system-level architecture. 

• Consumes and understand PCB schematics to aid the FPGA development. 

• Collaborates with embedded developers to implement complex system-level architecture, like high-speed high-payload, data transfers across FPGAs, processors, memories, storage devices and external devices through high-speed data transfer protocols. 

• Collaborates and supports other functional teams, like system, reliability, manufacturing, field application engineers to troubleshoot, guide, support and test our products. 

• Produces maintainable design documents providing technical information about designs to facilitate rapid future development. 

• Follows the SW development process to work collaboratively to design, prototype, implement, test, validate, review, debug embedded system architectures with team members. 

• Consumes and creates engineering requirement specification to fulfill customer needs in accordance with business strategies.

• Travel Requirements: occasional Travel might be is required.

Skills You Bring:

• Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience and 4+ years of related experience in FPGA 

• Knowledge of FPGA development for High Gate Count FPGAs required 

• Experience of VHDL, Verilog, IP core integration and Matlab Simulink 

• Familiar with and practices Agile and continuous integration concept, like how to use Jenkins automation 

• Hands-on laboratory experience and familiarity with electronic test equipment required  

• Basic office skills, like interacting with corporate ERP systems, outlook and office suite 

• Ability to work in a team environment is required

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Domestic & international travel (occasional)

• Occasional work hour flexibility to accommodate international conferencing and deadlines

• Work onsite in High Power, Rochester, NY facility at least 4 days a week

• Constantly operates computers, test equipment and other office productivity machinery

• This job operates in a professional office and laboratory environment​

Compensation and Benefits:  

Salary Pay Range: $110,000 - 155,000 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.   

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable]. 

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.]. 

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However,