Sr Staff Software Architect- Hillsboro, OR

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. And with over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, we empower our teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources and tools they need to take science a step beyond.
Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries? Join us today!
At the Materials and Structural Analysis Division, we develop high-end electron microscopes for world leaders in semiconductor fabrication. We are seeking a Sr. Staff Software Architect to accelerate the development of automated semiconductor process equipment that delivers wafer-to-atomic information, enabling our customers to make timely decisions.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or closely related field.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• 10+ years experience in the software engineering field
• 5+ years experience with software architecture
• Proven experience in technical leadership of teams of 10+ developers
• Ability to quickly come up to speed by understanding new problem domains
• Excellent analytical and empirical problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to create and communicate software designs in any of the commonly used forms (C4, UML, etc.)
• Ability to design inter-module and inter-process APIs and interfaces
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with equipment manufacturing, electron microscopy or semiconductor
• Development experience with automated capital equipment
• Experience developing software for controlling hardware or multi-disciplinary development

• Work within the architecture team to define and deploy the architectural roadmap.
• Define, challenge and own the technical choices regarding the entire software stack design, with particular attention to modularity and integration of third-party software and hardware solutions.
• Present and clarify the architecture to the development teams and to external collaborators.
• Collaborate with other architects in the division to build a consistent software ecosystem at the division level.