Principal Systems Engineer – Electrical
MKS Instruments
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Wilmington • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $114,300 - $212,300 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Work as the lead of a technical team responsible for the design, modeling, testing, and packaging of highly complex electro-mechanical components and systems
- Drive project completion across functional engineering groups including Design, Production, Manufacturing, Quality, and Reliability
- Work closely with Product Marketing and Product Management to scope market requirements and customer needs
- Create system level engineering design specifications and project scope documents
- Manage project budgetary costs, schedule, and technical specifications
- Develop, document, and execute design verification plans. Report on results and present appropriate engineering tradeoffs to optimize functional performance, reliability, and product cost
- Communicate effectively with both the development team and management stakeholders in both oral and written forms
- Ensure product design meets industry and regulatory compliance requirements and standards
- Analyze and implement continuous improvements in quality, reliability, and cost reduction
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical or systems engineering or similar with 7+ years of experience
- Ability to understand and manage tradeoffs between cost, performance, and schedules
- Skilled with the design and test of complex hardware/embedded software systems
- Experienced in the development and testing of system integration & DVT plans
- Proven accomplishments in electrical or systems design or similar
- Strong technical communication (verbal, written, presentation) skills
- Skilled with Failure Analysis (FMEA)
Benefits
- 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
- tuition reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
electro-mechanical componentsdesign verification planssystem integrationDVT plansFailure Analysishardware systemsembedded software systemsproject budget managementtechnical specificationsengineering design specifications
Soft skills
technical communicationproject managementteam leadershiporal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillscollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical skillscontinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineeringBachelor’s degree in systems engineering