Senior Engineer I, Software Engineering
Originally posted 17 April 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Senior Software Engineer at ASM, you will solve software issues to improve the reliability, safety, and performance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
What you'll do
- Lead technical investigations involving software-related safety interlocks and validate corrective and preventive actions. - Drive Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts using packet captures, log analysis, and system-level troubleshooting. - Design, evaluate, and improve subsystem architectures, including multi-threaded applications and scheduler interactions. - Develop, deploy, maintain, and enhance software for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, troubleshooting real-time control systems. - Partner with Quality Assurance and Support teams to reproduce field issues and improve regression test coverage. - Author and review software specifications, design documents, test plans, and coordinate rapid software fixes in customer environments.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree with 4+ years, or PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience. - Software development experience using C++ and/or C#. - Solid understanding of multi-threaded application development. - Experience working with software specifications, technical documentation, and APIs. - Knowledge of software memory architecture, debugging, and performance analysis.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (Masters +). - Experience with software architecture, machine control systems, or semiconductor manufacturing equipment. - Hands-on experience with GUI development, device drivers, and interrupt-driven software. - Knowledge of networking, data communications, and EtherCAT. - Understanding of dynamic scheduling algorithms and deadlock avoidance techniques. - Experience designing and analyzing complex Design of Experiments (DOE), including multivariate analysis or Principal Component Analysis (PCA).
Skills: software-related safety interlocks, multithreaded applications, real-time control systems, C++, C#, machine control systems, device drivers
This role has been open 191 days — well above the 50-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
193
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$132k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | ASM International | All employers we track in this specialty (193 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 16 | 193 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 48 | 6250 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 67 d | 50 d (+17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $132k |
Skills observed across this category: software-related safety interlocks, multithreaded applications, real-time control systems, C++, C#, machine control systems
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 35 open roles · median 30 d
- KLA Corporation · 33 open roles · median 69 d
- ASM International (this employer) · 16 open roles · median 66 d
- Lam Research · 16 open roles · median 41 d
- Keysight Technologies · 9 open roles · median 82 d
- Onto Innovation · 9 open roles · median 66 d
How we counted: 193 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.
ASM International
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