Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug software programs for enhancements and new products. Implement new customer requirements and features in our existing application. Maintain and enhance existing code base by investigating and resolving problem areas. Demonstrate solutions through clear documentation, flowcharts, and well-structured code. Collaborate with cross functional teams to design and develop software programs. Provide technical guidance and mentoring for more junior engineers. May visit customer site to provide support and have ability to travel (total is less than 10%). Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of experience; or Master's degree with 3+ years' experience; or a PhD with no previous professional experience; or equivalent experience. Knowledge of Object-Oriented Software (OOS), Object Oriented Design (OOD), or Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) implementation and design, including Design Patterns and Finite State Machines. Knowledge of multithreading, including preemptive thread scheduling. Knowledgeable with communication protocols such as Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C), Service Provider Interface (SPI), Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART). Prior semiconductor equipment experience. Experience in distributed embedded controls system desired. Software development skills in one or more general purpose programming languages: C++, C#.