Senior Software Engineer - Machine Control
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Apr 30, 2026. Nearfield Instruments scores D on the Alion truth index.
About Nearfield Instruments
Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enables our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.
Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.
Where you will be working?
Within our Design & Engineering department this role is part of the Software Group. The SW Group consists of roughly 40 engineers within several teams working on the areas of Machine Control, Device Control, Integration and Data Science.
What will you be doing
Your focus will be the Machine Control where you develop software to develop business logic, UI and semiconductor-foundry communication logic of our machines. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the architecture, design, and lifecycle management of Machine Control software within our machines, serving as a technical go-to person for both Product Owners and Software Engineers.
Your responsibilities include:
Collecting requirements from Product Owners or (Internal) Customers and translate product requirements to SW level requirements
Making a high-level module/component design to fulfill both SW level requirements and product requirements
Leading the development of a given feature along with a handful of other developers in a feature team
Troubleshooting technical issues that involve software development, engineering tasks and product releases
Driving software quality and reliability through structured testing strategies, validation, and continuous improvement
Proactively identifying system-level risks and resolving complex technical issues
Leading and supporting the integration of multi-disciplinary subsystems
Acting as a mentor and escalation point for less experienced engineers
Why is the position interesting for you?
You take ownership of complex technical systems and influence architectural decisions
You are recognized as a subject matter expert within the organization
You work on high-performance mechatronic systems using advanced technologies
You operate in an environment where engineering excellence and autonomy are valued
Requirements
As a scaleup, we can provide phenomenal learning and development opportunities but can also be a hectic environment at times. You should understand agile quite well. You embrace the culture and keep working on following aspects such as customer collaboration, Individuals and interaction, responding to change over following a structured plan, prototyping/working solutions over comprehensive documentation.
Education: Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science or relevant education background
Above 10 years of experience in software development in C#
Above 5 years of experience in software system design, and architecture
Experience with modern software development practices and tools (git, CI/CD, automated testing, JIRA, PlantUML)
Good communication skills
Experience with precision equipment or semiconductor industry is a plus
Coaching ability, as a technical advisor, you make sure that the team stays up-to-date with relevant knowledge
Ability to operate as a technical lead, influencing architectural decisions and mentoring other engineers
Ability to influence other teams in the organization and convince them of your technical vision and direction