Careers

Position Summary

Do you have a passion to make a hands-on impact while working with precision machinery? If so, we are looking for people who share the same passion that we do. 

Our customers are globally recognized technology companies, manufacturing firms and leading researchers. Many of them are solving the world’s toughest challenges. By helping these companies with our equipment we amplify the impact they have. You will be working with a diverse customer base spanning semiconductor and electronics manufacturers, aerospace and defense companies, medical device manufacturers, and leading research institutions among others.

This role will manage the development and implementation of new products and features for industrial metrology equipment. Working closely with our customers and internal engineering resources, this position is responsible for defining and creating the measurement equipment that our customers need. 

Essential Functions

• Product development for automated surface metrology equipment and services, including:
  • Product research and prototyping to validate product concepts
  • Oversee electro-mechanical design process of new products and features
  • Bill of Material planning and design
  • Creation and management of product configuration and ordering options
  • Management of stocking levels for key components
• Lead the development of hardware offerings for new products
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including software engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, marketing, and manufacturing
• Test new products to ensure they meet desired specifications and performance – testing to include software, mechanical, and electrical control elements
• Analyze and improve existing products to enhance performance, lower costs, or respond to market changes and/or customer feedback
• Contribute to the creation of marketing materials (i.e. photos, video demos, catalogs, and brochures)
• Act as a technology user expert – understand how our products are used and how they benefit current and future customers
• Train internal and external users on product use and value
• Manage strategic vendors from a technical standpoint
• Interact with customers and sales to assist in the development of product definitions and deliverables
• Develop documentation for customer use

Additional Duties

• Occasional travel (international and domestic) to refine development requirements and to work closely with vendors
• Maintaining expertise in metrology through continual research and attending conferences and trade shows
• As assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effective project management skills to independently drive hardware developments forward
• Strong understanding of geometric tolerances and the ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to participate in a multi-functional team
• Desire to work in a fast-paced and independent business arm
• Proficient at most of these Mechanical Engineering concepts:

• Machine Design for technical performance, manufacturability, reliability, and aesthetics
• Solid modeling and drawing creation
• Manufacturing processes, primarily assembly and testing
• Electrical system components, including amplifiers and cabling
• Machine qualification and troubleshooting
• Programming

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years working in automated electro-mechanical equipment design or engineering
• Preferred to have solid modeling and drawing preparation capabilities
• Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar major from an accredited college or university

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

• Work is generally performed in an office environment
• May be required to sit for extended periods of time
• The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

What You’ll Love About Us

We are a growing organization in an expanding market for automated machinery. As a private company, we invest this growth back into our products and people. Furthermore, we provide a flexible work environment and excellent benefits. Finally, product development is a vital part of our organization and you will be treated as such.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Veteran or disability status. 

The Company is collecting the information requested in this employment application for purposes of evaluating your suitability for hire by the Company. The Company will share the information that you provide in this employment application only with Company management officials who are involved in the hiring process or who are otherwise involved in making employment-related decisions on behalf of the Company.

Title: Software Engineer

Reports to: Principal Software Engineer

Position Summary

Do you have a passion to make a hands-on impact while working with precision machinery? If so, we are looking for people who share the same passion that we do. 

You will have an opportunity to make a difference everyday at Peak Metrology. We have a focus on building metrology equipment for high-tech customers and specialize in surface metrology and inspection. We have a globally recognized customer base in semiconductor manufacturing, consumer electronics, automotive, and medical devices.

This position will manage the development of semi-custom, Windows-based applications for metrology machine automation. Working closely with the product team, this position will be responsible for creating and expanding applications for use by end-users of high-end, automated inspection systems.

Essential Functions

• Architect, develop, and maintain a scalable framework (library and graphical level) for factory automation applications
• Work with APIs and SDKs from various metrology software and hardware manufacturers to create seamless and coordinated functionality of multiple types of hardware
• Deploy code via install wizard to allow end-users to upgrade for new features
• Review help file documentation for accuracy and clarity

• Interact with customers to define application requirements
• Stay up to date with latest applicable technologies
• Estimate development effort for new features and functionality
• Maintenance of existing codebase 

• Develop and direct software system testing procedures
• Collaborate with product team and department manager to create/maintain a development schedule 

Additional Duties

• Occasional travel (international and domestic) to refine custom application requirements
• As assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to keep code clean, organized, and well-commented
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to solve problems independently
• Experience with Wix Toolset or InstallShield for code deployment
• Multithreaded programming
• Demonstrate understanding and use of software engineering concepts, practices, and procedures
• Ability to participate in a multi-functional team 
• Desire to work in a fast-paced and independent business arm 

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years software industry experience, 2+ years working with .NET technologies. Thorough knowledge of an object-oriented (e.g., C#) programming language
• Experience with UI design (e.g., WPF Framework)
• Experience with the MVVM design pattern (IOC and DI are a plus)
• Experience using Git for version control
• Experience with Unit/Integration/Regression testing utilizing MSTest
• Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Software Engineering, or similar major from an accredited college or university.

What You’ll Love About Us

We are a growing organization in an expanding market for automated machinery. As a private company, we invest this growth back into our products and people. Furthermore, we provide a flexible work environment and excellent benefits. Finally, software development is a vital part of our organization and you will be treated as such.

Position Summary

We are currently hiring an Applications Support Engineer to work out of our headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.

An Application Support Engineer manages our customer use cases of machinery built for surface metrology processes. This position works closely with our customers and internal engineering resources to solve application-specific metrology challenges. Once the application is solved and the machines are built, this position helps customers install the equipment at their facility, train the customers how to use it, and also support ongoing application use over the life of the machinery.

Essential Functions

• Be the expert in using and applying our equipment and software to solve customer-specific challenges
• Review customer documentation and analyze customer applications
• Interact with customers to define application requirements
• Assist in testing and qualifying customer parts by measuring them on in-house lab’s metrology equipment
• Work with sales and engineering groups to quote customer machinery and assist in the sales process
• Front and back-end customer support regarding machine hardware, software, and measurement processes
• Install and support equipment onsite at customer facilities worldwide, primarily in North America and Europe (travel up to 40%)
• While traveling this role refines customer application requirements pre-sales, participates in the machine installation and user training, and in some cases supports existing machines that are already in the field
• Customer training on equipment use

Additional Duties

• As assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of customer application and equipment support experience, preferably with metrology equipment and/or automation equipment
• Bachelor of Science Degree (BS) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university is preferred 
• Hands on electrical and mechanical experience in diagnosing and troubleshooting machinery
• Understanding of geometric tolerances and the ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• Strong PC skills and the ability to use Google Suite products
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to participate in a multi-functional team
• Desire to work in a fast-paced and growing business 

What You’ll Love About Us

We are a growing organization in an expanding market for automated machinery. This growth also means that we will continue to invest in our products and people. This leads to many opportunities for you to make an impact and learn new skills. Furthermore, we provide a flexible work environment and excellent benefits. Finally, we have built our business around our employees and strive to create a culture of excitement and inclusion that builds the future of work for our people. 

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance