Software Developer – Manufacturing Systems
Pivotal Systems | Fremont, CA
Pivotal Systems is looking for a Software Developer to join our manufacturing engineering team in Fremont, CA. This role will own the software that runs our manufacturing floor — building and maintaining the systems that keep production running, while also driving continuous improvement and quality initiatives around test data integrity. You'll work cross-functionally with manufacturing, test engineering, and quality teams to ensure our software infrastructure scales with production needs and supports rigorous data validation standards across our worldwide manufacturing sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot manufacturing execution software used across production and test operations
- Design and implement software enhancements that support scaling of manufacturing throughput and reliability
- Drive Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives related to manufacturing software tools, workflows, and automation
- Develop and maintain quality systems for test data validation and verification, ensuring data integrity across the manufacturing process
- Deploy manufacturing software to worldwide production locations, ensuring all sites adhere to copy-exact principles for consistent processes, configurations, and outcomes
- Collaborate with manufacturing, test, and quality engineering teams to identify software gaps and implement solutions
- Debug production software issues in real time, minimizing downtime on the manufacturing floor
- Build tools and dashboards to support data traceability, statistical process control, and yield analysis
- Document software architecture, processes, and validation procedures to support audits and quality certifications
- Participate in root cause analysis for manufacturing and test data anomalies, implementing corrective actions in software
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of experience developing software for manufacturing, test, or industrial environments
- Strong programming skills in Python, C#, C++, or similar languages
- Experience with database design and management (SQL) for manufacturing or test data systems
- Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) or equivalent production software platforms
- Understanding of data validation, verification, and quality assurance methodologies
- Experience working in a semiconductor, capital equipment, or high-volume manufacturing environment
- Experience deploying and supporting software across multiple manufacturing sites, ideally in a copy-exact or standardized-process environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma methodologies
- Familiarity with test equipment integration and automated test data pipelines
- Experience with statistical process control (SPC) tools and yield/quality analytics
- Exposure to cleanroom or capital equipment manufacturing environments
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 or similar quality management systems
- Experience supporting global manufacturing operations across multiple time zones and regions
