Software Engineer

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. is a worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of defect inspection, advanced packaging lithography, process control metrology, and data analysis systems and software used by microelectronic device manufacturers worldwide.

- Design, document, implement, test and maintain equipment control software for Rudolph Technologies' semiconductor equipment front end modules (EFEM). - Participate in product requirements definition with peers, customers, management, and marketing. - Estimate and develop software on schedule and with high internal and external quality. - Understand and operate complex automation systems integrated to our inspection, metrology, and lithography systems. - Work with other engineers in cross-functional, cross-geographical development teams. - Position may include limited travel.

- BS/MS in Computer Science or Software Engineering (Exceptional candidates from other fields will always be considered). - Excellent object oriented software design and development skills. Strongly Desired: - Experience with C# and/or .NET Framework. - Experience controlling hardware devices from software. - Experience with rich user-interface development. - Experience developing robust multi-threaded applications. - Real time control experience using VxWorks or other RTOS is a plus. - Experience with Smalltalk is a plus. - Experience with database design and development, preferably MS SQL. - Semiconductor industry exposure. - SEMI Factory Automation, SECS/GEM experience. - Experience working in simulated environments.