Job Description:

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location:
Boulder, CO

Job Category:
Engineering

Employment Classification:
Full Time

Description

MKS Instruments

Senior Mechanical Engineer

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Summary/Purpose:

- Design custom and standard integrated products. Products to be designed include vacuum manifolds, semiconductor systems, effluent traps, silicone and fiberglass heaters, heated subsystems.

Major Responsibilities:

- Senior Mechanical Engineer will assist in the engineering and development of MKS process solutions that improve Semiconductor OEM tool efficiency, up time and yield.

- Be proficient in all vacuum related MKS products that can be used in the solutions (Heaters, traps, vacuum hardware, valves and gauging).

- Develop close working relationships with engineering and management teams at the Semiconductor OEM's.

- Drive internally the customers' needs, specifications and schedules to ensure customer satisfaction while maintaining the company's business objective and profitability.

- Generate project quotations for customer.

- Design the actual vacuum system using CAD software incorporating MKS products.

- Follow the semiconductor roadmap trends through active customer engagement. Understand the impact of the trends and communicate these trends with the MKS management team.

- With the knowledge of roadmap trends provide input to the engineering team for future product development.

- Monitor competitive activity & customer needs

Skill Requirements:

- BSc in Engineering, Mechanical or related technical degree.

- Familiarity with semiconductor OEM's, processes, tool types and industry trends. Advantageous to understand process by-products and chemistry.

- Strong Interpersonal and presentation skills with perseverance and self-confidence to work at all levels within the customers' and internal organizations. A team player.

- Minimum 2 years' experience in a customer related application engineering role.

- Develop quotations for customers using MRP system to obtain costing.

- Hands on knowledge of vacuum system design, measurement and control.

- Experience in developing heaters that fit on to hardware and valves for the OEM tool. Understanding thermodynamic principles of heat transfer, radiation and loss a plus.

- Minimum 2 years' experience designing vacuum components and systems, using Auto Desk Inventor CAD software. Experience using Auto Desk Simulation and CFD software a plus.

- Experience with engineering documentation, engineering change procedures, bills of materials.

- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools.

Education:

- BSME in Mechanical Engineering required with an advanced degree preferred.

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MKS Instruments, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We solicit and hire applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category. Our policy is to employ the most qualified applicants. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with company policies and federal and state guidelines.

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