Engineering Manager

Company: MKS Instruments
Location: Rochester
Posted on: May 24, 2025

Job Description:

A Day in Your Life at MKS: As a Sustaining Engineering Manager at MKS Instruments, you will lead an team of 4-7 Electronic Engineers to perform product engineering functions on high power RF and DC generators used in semiconductor fabrication. Use skills and experience to implement design changes that ensure products of the highest quality. Create, analyze and validate new assemblies or theoretical concepts for obsolescence replacement or derivative designs. Work within cross-functional teams that include design, application, manufacturing and test engineers. Interact with customers both internal and external.You and Your Team Will Make an Impact By:

• Sustaining and improving high power RF generators rated 400KHz to 60MHz, up to 100kW.
• Performing analysis to determine root cause of failures on production yield fall-out and customer returns. Providing corrective action, recommendations, and document analysis results.
• Planning and conducting RF/DC testing, circuit analysis, trouble shooting, modeling, failure duplication and device analysis down to the component level.
• Providing technical support to application engineers and helping to solve on-site engineering problems.
• Working on second source component qualifications. Interface with suppliers, customers, manufacturing and materials organizations.
• Supporting design documentation & configuration control of released products. (Special Product Requests, Engineering Change Orders)Skills You Bring:
  • A B.S. or M.S. in Electronic Engineering or another technically related field
  • 8+ years of experience in electrical engineering
  • A strong curiosity and interest to understand the root cause of failures in RF/DC technology
  • An ability to use lab equipment such as meters, oscilloscopes, function generators etc.
  • Excellent written and verbal skills
  • Excellent leadership and organizational skillsPhysical Demands and Working Conditions:Ability to lift up to 50lbs.Office and laboratory environment. 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 Instruments, 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:.If applying for a specific job, please include the requisition number (ex: RXXXX), the title and location of the role

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