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Senior Electrical Engineer

MKS
Methuen, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/25/2026

A Day in Your Life at MKS:
As a Senior Electronic Engineer at MKS Inc, you will partner with cross functional technical teams to drive designs of new and sustaining engineering solutions that supports multiple products and technologies spanning four different product families. In this role, you will report to the Engineering Manager.
You Will Make an Impact By:
Support the Remote Plasma Source, Ozone, IR Spectroscopy and Microwave product lines products within the Plasma Solutions business unit.
Performing system and board level testing to validate that products meet design goals and specifications.
Developing, documenting, and executing design verification testing.
Participate in technical teams to review, and implement various electronics designs, concepts, and solutions.
Reporting result and recommending appropriate engineering tradeoffs to optimize functional performance, reliability, and product cost.
Supporting products in volume manufacturing by hands-on troubleshooting of problems and failure analysis of returned units.
Creating and reviewing design Engineering Change Orders (ECO) as needed to support new product development and sustaining engineering needs.
Participating in cross-functional project teams during design reviews and problem-solving exercises to achieve product design goals.
Skills You Bring:
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
5 years of experience in an electrical engineering and/or product engineering role.
The ability to use tools such as oscilloscopes, high voltage probes, power meters, etc. to successfully and independently test and debug circuits.
The demonstrated experience creating and executing design verification test plans.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with system and board-level failure analysis.
Experience with resonant tank circuits, Radio Frequency (RF) inverters, and DC/DC converters.
Experience with participating in cross-functional engineering projects.
Experienced 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
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
This position is onsite and must be within commutable distance to our location in Methuen & Wilmington, MA. Relocation benefits are not available for this position.
Able to travel approximately 5% annually as needed to support customer installed equipment.
Light lifting of bench top equipment, sitting and standing during testing, computer work at desk.
Compensation and Benefits:
Salary Pay Range: $101,675 - $169,475 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.
Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].
Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 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 [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.
We are interested in a qualified candidates 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. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

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