All full time positions are offered with competitive salary and full benefits. To apply for a position please send a PDF only cover letter and resume to jobs@k-space.com.


Job Description:

k-Space Associates, Inc. is looking for an Electronics Engineer to join our growing team. This full-time position is offered with competitive salary and full benefits. Please be sure to submit your cover letter and resume in PDF only.

Educational/Certification Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, or a related field.
  • Proficiency in electronic design software tools (e.g., Altium, Eagle, KiCad) and experience with simulation software (e.g., SPICE).
  • Strong knowledge of microcontrollers, sensors, and analog/digital components.
  • Familiarity with programming languages such as C/C++ for embedded systems.
  • Knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations (e.g., ISO, UL, CE, FCC).
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong analytical mindset.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and design for manufacturing (DFM) principles is a plus.
  • Project management skills to plan and execute electronic design projects effectively.

Specific Job Duties:

  • Inspect current product design and build procedures for quality and reliability; offer improved procedures and solutions where possible.
  • Electronic Circuit Design: Design and develop electronic circuits, including schematic design, component selection, and PCB layout. Ensure that the circuits meet required specifications, standards, and regulations.
  • Embedded System Development: Design and program microcontrollers and embedded systems for controlling and interacting with electronic hardware. Write firmware or software to enable the desired functionality.
  • Prototyping and Testing: Create prototypes of electronic systems to evaluate their performance, identify issues, and optimize designs. Conduct thorough testing and troubleshooting to ensure reliability and functionality.
  • Component Selection: Choose appropriate electronic components, including microcontrollers, sensors, connectors, and passive components, considering factors such as cost, availability, and performance.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including mechanical engineers, software developers, and product designers, to ensure seamless integration of electronics into the overall product design.
  • Documentation: Maintain detailed records of design specifications, test results, and revisions. Create comprehensive documentation for manufacturing and support teams.
  • Compliance and Standards: Ensure that electronic designs meet industry and regulatory standards, such as safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and comply with relevant certifications.
  • Cost Optimization: Continuously seek cost-effective solutions and design improvements without compromising quality and performance.
  • Risk Assessment: Identify potential risks and challenges in the electronic design process and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Problem Solving: Analyze and troubleshoot issues and provide innovative solutions to overcome technical challenges during the development and testing phases.
  • Continuous Learning: Stay updated on the latest advancements in electronic components, design methodologies, and industry trends to ensure the use of cutting-edge technology.
  • Train product technicians as needed for improved manufacturing processes and reliability.


Job Description:

k-Space Associates, Inc. is looking for a Technical Support Specialist to join our growing team.

Educational/Certification Requirements:

  • High school Diploma or GED required
  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related fields preferred
  • Professional experience of at least 2 years preferred
  • Technical support certifications from professional organizations are a plus 

Educational/Certification Requirements:

  • Assist in maintaining the customer support process for systems deployed in the field
  • Serve as first point of contact for customers seeking technical assistance
  • Troubleshoot technical issues through remote connection, email and phone
  • Primary focus in troubleshooting software issues
  • Document events, problems, procedures and resolutions
  • Serve as primary support specialist for specific customers
  • Continually build expertise in soft- and hardware related to k-space tools
  • Support field-service engineers in troubleshooting of deployed systems with potential to grow into field service engineering role if desired
  • Track all support issues and assisted in data-mining and statistics
  • Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for various support topics

Internal Team Support:

  • Support sales team in customer communication as related to technical service topics
  • Interact with cross-functional teams to keep customer service tickets on target
  • Assist engineering personnel in troubleshooting systems as needed

Safety:

  • Follow applicable safety protocols
  • Provide feedback for safety team for improvements of workplace safety


Job Description:

k-Space Associates, Inc. is looking for a Process Engineer to join our team.

Qualifications/Experience:

  • Minimum AA degree, preferred BS Degree in Engineering/Sciences.
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills with electronic and mechanical equipment.
  • Self-motivated and inquisitive.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Preferred, experience with vacuum chambers and vacuum technology, e.g. vacuum pumps, pressure gauges, CF flanges, vacuum viewports, etc.
  • Preferred, experience with thin-film deposition.

Specific Job Duties: 

  • Tradeshow Demo Units
    • Build and maintain tradeshow demo units for core technologies.
    • Assist sales/marketing team in shipping, start-up, and maintenance of demo-units to support trade-show availability.
  • In-House Metrology Tools and Vacuum Chambers
    • Become familiar with core technologies and the associated equipment.
    • Maintain multiple vacuum chambers, including two thin-film deposition chambers
    • Become fluent in software packages and how to use tools.
    • Maintain utilities for in-house tools.
    • Ensure availability of in-house tools for tours, interviews, etc.
    • Note and alert all system issues to Tech Support and Engineering teams.
  • Production Support
    • Support production in tool qualifications as needed.
    • Provide calibration for tools to meet ship dates if applicable.
  • Metrology Services
    • Independently perform sample measurements using various core technology products.
    • Generate data-reports and provide to engineering team.
    • Maintain clean laboratory space and manage physical samples (i.e. return to customer, etc.).
  • Deposition Chamber
    • Perform sample preparation as requested by senior engineering personnel.
    • Maintain cleanliness of hood-space.
    • Manage hazardous chemical and wastes/pickup.
  • Continuous Improvement
    • Develop training documentation and application notes.
    • Provide tool improvement ideas to product development team.
  • Safety
    • Follow applicable safety protocols.
    • Provide feedback for safety team for improvements of workplace safety.


Job Description:

k-Space Associates, Inc. is looking for a Technical Sales Manager to join our growing Sales & Marketing team.

Specific responsibilities include:

  • Includes understanding and oversight of all items from Technical Sales Engineer description (see below)
  • Team Management:
    • Perform annual performance review of team members
    • Provide SMART performance targets and objectives
    • Actively manage Sales/Marketing team and ensure adequate and timely completion of team tasks
  • High-Level Objectives include:
    • Provide task prioritization for sales engineers/specialists
    • Develop and support roadmap to build price lists/BOMs
    • Work with distributors to expand sales numbers
    • Establish new contracts
    • Provide guidance to secure external funding
    • Proactively reach out to industry partners to capture new markets
    • Support Operations Management with price/margin data analyses

Requirements:

  • 5-10 years experience in sales capacity
  • Cognizant of standard/best sales processes and tactics
  • Knowledge of FreshSales software preferred
  • Minimum BS in engineering or science
  • Advanced Degree/MBA in business a plus


Job Description:

k-Space Associates, Inc. is looking for a Technical Sales Engineer to join our growing Sales team.

Specific responsibilities include:

  • kSA Products:
    • Understand kSA product capabilities, applications, and limits of each tool
    • Develop ability to serve as initial point of contact for customer inquiries
    • Front-end BOMs to enable more accurate sales quotation process
    • Develop standard tool price-lists
    • Critical product review of capabilities, performance, packaging, User Manual, software, hardware
    • Identify tool improvements/enhancements
    • Monitor and assist metrology sample measurements and communicate status to customers
  • Sales Support:
    • Provide quotations to customers for standard and custom metrology tools
    • Contact customers to review requests, understand specific technical applications, and specify details on the quotation as needed
    • Recruit kSA engineers to define specifications and estimate cost for custom metrology tools and development projects
    • Provide post-install customer support and follow-up and document system pros/cons
    • Provide product demonstrations either at k-Space or at customer site
    • Support continuous improvement of sales process
    • Engage in weekly sales order review meetings
    • Target specific markets for new product pro-active sales
  • Marketing Materials:
    • Work with Marketing to determine a priority list for marketing materials, such as product specifications, applications notes, and presentations
    • Create and update marketing materials with the goal of improving the quality and availability of marketing materials for the product
  • FreshDesk:
    • Enter all leads and quotations in database for proper follow up/tracking
    • Review all FreshSales opportunities twice per week
  • General Support:
    • Support kSA reps/distributors
    • Trade Show organization and participation – Will likely attend ~ 2 tradeshows per year
    • Help develop new application notes based on recent customer publications or installations
    • Improve website product pages – Add content, graphics, and video or animation where needed
    • Support Technical Sales Specialist as needed in confirmation of POs and SOs

Requirements:

  • Entry-level Engineer
  • Minimum BS in Engineering or Science


Job Description:

k-Space Associates, Inc. is looking for a Production Technician to join our production team.

Specific responsibilities include:

  • Efficient cable harness and PCB board soldering
  • Assemble electronic assemblies via following detailed assembly instructions
  • Test electronic assemblies for proper operation using voltmeters and oscilloscopes
  • Mechanical assembly of detailed components via following detailed assembly instructions
  • Generating assembly and test procedure documents as needed
  • Perform calibration procedures on completed mechanical and electrical components
  • Use Windows-based software for test and calibration of mechanical and electrical components

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 1-year experience with electrical and/or mechanical assembly
  • Strong soldering and small part assembly skills
  • Attention to detail and meticulous approach to assembly, testing, and calibration
  • Strong troubleshooting skills
  • Personable and willing to work in a team environment
  • Proficient using Windows-based PCs
  • Proficient using MS Office applications, esp. Excel and Word
  • Good writing skills
  • Good organizational skills
  • Ability to think outside the box
  • College degree from an accredited institution is preferred

k-Space Associates, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of in-situ, in-line, and ex-situ metrology tools for the semiconductor, thin-film, and photovoltaic industries. Our products utilize optical imaging technology for non-contact, non-invasive real-time data acquisition, processing, and analysis of temperature, film thickness and growth rate, curvature and film stress, surface quality and atomic spacing, and optical constants.  Our products are used for monitoring thin-film deposition processes, including MBE, MOCVD, PLD, PVD, ALD, sputtering, and evaporation.

Incorporated in 1992 and driven to supply the best technical support in the industry, our tools are used worldwide in both research and production. We are headquartered in beautiful Dexter, MI, just 10 miles from downtown Ann Arbor, MI. We hope you will consider us for a challenging, rewarding career path. We are looking for creative, positive, energetic, career-oriented people to join our team.

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