The Material Metrology Division at Nova is looking for a highly technical and motivated individual to support our growth in the semiconductor material metrology segment in Fremont, CA . You will have the opportunity to develop electronics, firmware, and controllers for metrology systems, where your embedded system design skills can be fully utilized. You will participate in a team of electrical and firmware engineers and work directly with scientists to deliver innovative electrical/electronic solutions from research pathfinding to product realization.

Pay Range: $120,000- $160,000 Annually (DOE)

Why Nova:

• Certified Best Places to Work from "Great Places to Work" in 2022, 2023 & 2024 (Rated by our employees) Top 30 in our industry category
• Doubled in revenue from 2020 to 2022
• Customer focus: We value building strong relationships. You'll be the face of Nova, working closely with customers to understand their needs.
• Continuous learning: We're passionate about growth. You'll gain in-depth knowledge of cutting-edge metrology tools, participate in industry trainings, and receive ongoing mentorship from experienced engineers.

Role and Responsibilities

• Design and develop mixed-signal circuits, firmware, and controllers for advanced metrology systems.
• Define subsystem requirements, design PCBAs (schematics, layout), develop firmware, and lead board bring-up. Perform thorough verification and validation, troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, collaborate with cross-functional teams and contract manufacturing partners, and release design files and documentation.
• Drive technological innovation in partnership with customers. Ideate and mitigate risks, apply best design practices, facilitate design reviews, and manage the full product lifecycle.
• Contribute to the development of high-quality products and ensure timely product launches in alignment with project plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Highly motivated, self-driven, and eager to learn with strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• 3+ years of industry experience.
• Proficient in analog and mixed-signal circuit analysis and design at the board level (PCBA).
• Proficient in PCBA design, including schematic capture and layout, with experience using ECAD tools (preferably Altium).
• Skilled in embedded system programming (C/C++), particularly for ARM architecture.
• Experienced with microcontroller integration, including clock management, GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART, and memory for embedded designs.
• Proficient in diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques at both the component and system level, utilizing oscilloscopes, waveform generators, and other lab equipment.
• Strong expertise in complex system-level debugging and root cause analysis.
• Experience in user interface and GUI development using C# or Python.
• Hands-on experience in electrical design verification and characterization testing, with a solid understanding of hardware design and manufacturing test parameters.
• Commitment to following best design practices to ensure reliability, cost-effectiveness, manufacturability, testability, and serviceability.
• Ability to generate comprehensive test plans for functional, verification, and validation testing, and execute test scripts (preferably in Python) for various test phases.

Get to know us better:

Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.

With a team of ~1200 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world’s most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.

Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, managing critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions.

Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.

Join us if you are

A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs.

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