Senior Applications Engineer

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As a Senior Applications Engineer at MKS Instruments, you will partner with New Product Development, Engineering, Sales, and Customers to provide business development, sales, product, and application expertise to create technical solutions that meet customer requirements through hardware and software development and problem resolution. In this role, you will report to the Applications Engineering Manager.

You Make an Impact By:

· Providing both pre-sales and post-sales technical product marketing support for the development and implementation of customer applications dealing with complex products, such as operating systems and capital equipment
· Making technical presentations regarding all aspects of company products
· Assisting sales staff in assessing potential application of company products to meet customer needs and preparing detailed product specifications
· Implementing detailed customer installation requirements
· Providing follow-up support in disseminating technical information on specific applications to service personnel, company sales representatives, and customer employees
· Collaborating with internal teams and external customers to drive technical innovation and business development
· Travel Requirements: Up to 20% of travel is required.

Skills You Bring:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related engineering/science is required
· 8+ years of related experience and strong technical knowledge of company product
· Experience with analytical and process instrumentation or similar
· Experience with software development and industrial communication protocols or similiar
· Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
· Ability to work on a team of various backgrounds and skillsets

Preferred Skills:

· Background in RF generators, vacuum physics, semiconductor or thin-film processing
· Demonstrated experience in optimizing plasma etch processes and understanding RF power
· Excellent customer interaction and internal team collaboration skills
· PCB design

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
· Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
· This is a laboratory, office environment
· Must have high manual dexterity
· Noise level in the work environment is usually average

Compensation and Benefits:
Salary Pay Range: $

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.  MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com .

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