Control & Instrument Engineer jobs in District of Columbia

Overview

Cimetrix Incorporated, now part of PDF Solutions, specializes in software products and platforms serving the Global Smart Manufacturing community. Our software engineering experts create and develop products that connect smart manufacturing equipment in the world’s most advanced factories.

Objective: Develop and maintain software for controlling automated manufacturing equipment using Cimetrix CIMControlFramework (refer to : https://www.cimetrix.com/cimcontrolframework)

Responsibilities

Participate in iterative development to write solutions for controlling automated manufacturing equipment

Define, design, create, document, and maintain solution software on Windows operating system

Provide training, technical expertise, and support for clients

Participate in activities such as collaborative coding, unit testing, and compliance with coding standards to enhance quality of produced software

Travel to client sites to assist in developing, installing, and testing solutions

Grow by improving skills and learning new ones, developing strengths and talents, and increasing expertise

Collect feedback on customers’ requirements to enrich company knowledge of market demand

Qualifications

Strong fundamental understanding of SOLID object-oriented design principles

5 years of Experience working for or with equipment suppliers in the electronics/semiconductor industries

5 years of experience developing application software or components for Windows applications to solve industry/business problems in a team development environment

Excellent design and coding skills using C# (5.0 or better), .NET (4.5 or better) on Windows 64-bit OS or equivalent

Ability to work in both a collaborative team-oriented environment and remote-independent environment

Hard working, self-motivated and team spirit

Ability to read, write and speak English at above intermediate level

Experience with SEMI communication standards (SECS/GEM, GEM300, EDA/Interface A)

Experience writing device interfaces for I/O and TCP/IP based devices

Experience with UI/UX

Experience with WPF

Experience developing software using revision control software, TFS experience preferred

Experience creating automated tests, MSTest experience preferred

Experience with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies

Strong understanding of electrical engineering and electronics

Experience working directly with customers for technical services

Bachelor or above of Science in Electrical Engineering, Automation Control, Computer Science, related engineering degree or proven industry experience

Some domestic and international travels are required

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