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Principal Electronic Engineer (RF)

Full-time

MKS Instruments

A Day in your Life as MKS:

As a Principal Electrical Engineer supporting the Systems Business Unite you will help to strengthen our RF design measurement troubleshooting and system-integration capability. This hands-on role supports complex RF and electrical subsystems used in advanced industrial equipment from early R&D concepts through validated product solutions. You will bring to the team a deep RF/high-frequency experience broad electrical engineering judgment and the ability to mentor others while supporting product development integration validation manufacturing service and sustaining needs. You will support technical decision-making and product development by contributing to RF architecture choices measurement strategy design reviews validation planning product performance reliability and faster resolution of complex RF/electrical this role you will report to the Electrical Engineering Manager.


You Will Make an Impact By:

  • Serving as a senior technical resource for RF/high-frequency subsystem design integration validation and troubleshooting including architecture RF amplifier architectures measurement methods signal integrity and system-level interaction.

  • Turning early R&D ideas into practical subsystem approaches prototypes requirements experiments validation plans or proof-of-concept hardware that can move toward product use.

  • Providing hands-on electrical engineering support across product development integration validation manufacturing service and sustaining activities including subsystem design PCBA development box-build integration troubleshooting root-cause analysis customer support and cross-functional technical leadership.

  • Influencing technical direction by guiding tradeoffs test strategies validation methods design reviews and cross-functional decisions while mentoring others and helping teams build repeatable capability.

Skills You Bring:

  • Strong RF engineering judgment with the ability to guide architecture troubleshooting measurement and system-integration decisions for high-frequency subsystems.

  • Requires a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree 8 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A Masters degree is preferred.

  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex open-ended hardware problems hands-on with a team using data experiments and engineering judgment to narrow root cause and recommend practical next steps.

  • Ability to build productive cross-functional relationships communicate technical tradeoffs clearly share knowledge remain open to feedback and direction work within established processes and help others develop stronger technical capability.


Preferred Skills:

  • High-frequency/RF design troubleshooting measurement controls or system integration.

  • Hands-on debug of complex electrical system-level or advanced industrial equipment problems.

  • Turning early technical ideas into practical experiments prototypes requirements validation approaches or product-ready subsystem concepts.

  • Technical leadership across cross-functional teams including knowledge sharing and helping others build capability.

  • Broader electrical engineering experience such as analog mixed-signal controls power cabling interconnects sensors motion or electro-mechanical integration.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position for most of the time

  • Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery

  • Frequently operates electronic equipment

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 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: .

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