Software Engineer
Applied Materials2 days ago
Santa Clara, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$124k - $171k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, implement, and validate real-time control algorithms for robotics, motion-control, and process-automation systems.
- Develop and optimize mathematical and dynamic models for deployment on embedded real-time targets.
- Implement real-time software with emphasis on performance, robustness, and maintainability.
- Troubleshoot complex software and controls problems and implement bug fixes.
- Perform servo tuning, experiments, and optimization for precision, stability, throughput, and robustness.
- Create software specifications, test plans, validation reports, technical documentation, design reviews, and customer presentations.
- Support product qualification, deployment, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, systems, and product engineering teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as computer science, information management, software or systems engineering, cybersecurity, or mathematics.
- 2–4 years of related experience.
- Professional proficiency in C and C++ and proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or another scripting language.
- Experience with robotics, motion control, or motor/servo control systems.
- Proficiency in classical and modern linear and nonlinear feedback control, including PID control, state-space modeling, observer design, system identification, servo tuning, and feedforward control.
- Proficiency with .NET, C#, operating systems, networking principles, algorithms, and multithreading.
- Experience with Git and version control in software development.
- Desired experience with real-time control, embedded programming, CAN Bus, CANopen, EtherCAT, Visual Studio, Simulink, model-based design, and embedded code generation.
- Experience with semiconductor capital equipment operation or design is preferable.
- Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to build consensus.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employee position in Santa Clara, California.
- Comprehensive benefits package and programs supporting employee health, wellbeing, and professional development.
- Eligible candidates may receive bonus and stock award compensation, as applicable.
- Travel is required approximately 10% of the time.
- Relocation is eligible.
About Applied Materials
Applied Materials builds semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment and related materials engineering technologies used by chip and flat-panel makers. It sells capital tools, process technology, and lifecycle services and software to support high-volume wafer fabrication and display production worldwide. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker AMAT.