Software Engineering Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific - Hillsboro, OR

Full-time - Mid Level

Hillsboro, OR

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we are dedicated to solving some of the world's toughest challenges through innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries. With over $1 billion invested annually in research and development, we empower our teams to put science into meaningful action. In this role, you will lead a development team focused on crafting software automation for semiconductor processes, delivering wafer-to-atomic information that enables our customers to make timely decisions. This position is based in Hillsboro, OR, within the Materials & Structural Analysis division. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for developing control software that allows customers to automate their Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) process workflows in a fabrication environment. You will collaborate across time zones with engineering leaders and participate in the full software development lifecycle, from inception to completion. This includes requirements analysis, specification, design, implementation, and testing. You will also support customers by reviewing specifications and providing on-site integration and validation. In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will manage your team's performance and professional growth, contributing to the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) by forecasting resources to meet the software product roadmap. Your role will involve making key technical decisions that impact product development, ensuring that our solutions meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop control software for automating SEM process workflows in a fabrication environment.
• Collaborate across time zones with engineering leaders.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle from inception to completion, including requirements analysis, specification, design, implementation, and testing.
• Support customers by reviewing specifications and providing on-site integration and validation.
• Manage your team's performance and professional growth.
• Contribute to the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) by forecasting resources to meet the software product roadmap.
• Make key technical decisions that impact product development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5 years proven experience as a software engineer in a team environment.
• Proven leadership in a team environment.
• Proficiency in software engineering practices such as requirements, design, agile processes, and unit testing.
• Ability to quickly come up to speed by understanding new problem domains, originating sound designs, and implementing well-structured code.
• Excellent analytical and empirical problem solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with equipment manufacturing, electron microscopy, or semiconductor.
• Development experience with automated capital equipment.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) performance-based bonus
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)