Principal Electrical Engineer

A Day in Your Life at MKS

As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in efforts associated with a variety of disciplines including electronic control systems, mechanical subsystems, signal acquisition, and data processing. This opportunity will encompass multiple product families that include high power electronics, remote plasma sources, microwave delivery systems, ozone generators, and infrared spectroscopy. You will operate independently with minimal supervision in a fast‑paced, dynamic, highly technical environment and work with cross‑functional teams to support innovative designs and differentiated technologies.

• Lead a technical team responsible for the design, modeling, testing, and packaging of highly complex electro‑mechanical components and systems.
• Understand the characteristics and improvements of the developed product, develop test methods using engineering backgrounds including development software/firmware functions, and realize them experimentally.
• Create system‑level engineering design specifications and project scope documents.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison for electronics vendors, including defining requirements for externally sourced electronic assemblies.
• Develop, document, and execute design verification plans.
• Report on results and present appropriate engineering trade‑offs to optimize functional performance, reliability, and product cost.
• Communicate effectively with both the development team and management stakeholders in 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.

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of experience, or B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 7+ years of experience.
• Experience designing electronics for optoelectronic instruments, optical detection systems, and mixed‑signal architectures.
• Experience with thermal detectors, MCT (Mercury Cadmium Telluride) sensors, thermoelectric coolers, near/mid IR filters, interferometers, optics, and mirrors used in NDIR and FTIR spectroscopy.
• Understanding of vacuum system infrastructure including MFCs, pressure controllers, and vacuum pumps.
• Skilled with the design and test of complex hardware/embedded software systems that begin with proper scope, requirements reviews, and developing the concepts necessary for operation.
• Experience in the development and testing of system integration & DVT plans.
• Strong technical communication (verbal, written, presentation) skills.
• Experience with Failure Analysis (FMEA).

This position is onsite and must be within commutable distance to our location in Methuen, MA. Relocation benefits are not available for this position.

We are interested in a qualified candidate eligible to work in the United States and 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.

Salary Pay Range: $114,000 - $212,000 per year.

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

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 and tuition reimbursement.

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

Locations: MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.