Editorial summary

The company is seeking a SECS/GEM Software Engineer on a contract basis to develop and support semiconductor equipment communication and factory automation solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with SECS-I, HSMS, SECS-II, GEM, or GEM300 communication protocols and be proficient in C# and .NET. The role is based in the Central region, with a salary of 6,000. Candidates without relevant SECS/GEM experience are unlikely to be considered.

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Job description

[This job id 14506 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 15 Jun 2026]

We are hiring under Recruit Express headcount, and the details of this position are:

Job title: SECS/GEM Software Engineer (Contract, C#, .NET, HSMS SECS-II GEM experience, Central)

Job Description:
Looking for a Software Engineer with hands-on SECS/GEM experience to develop and support semiconductor equipment communication and factory automation solutions. This role requires practical experience implementing or integrating SECS-I, HSMS, SECS-II, GEM, or GEM300 communication functions. Candidates without SECS/GEM experience may not be suitable for this position.

The engineer will work on equipment-side and host-side applications covering alarms, events, data collection, recipes, remote commands, trace data, equipment states, and factory system integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain C#/.NET applications, Windows services, desktop applications, SDK components, and integration modules.
• Develop Windows applications using WPF, WinForms, and MVVM.
• Implement and maintain equipment-side and host-side SECS/GEM communication functions.
• Configure and integrate SVIDs, DVIDs, CEIDs, ALIDs, ECIDs, remote commands, recipes, traces, and equipment states.
• Develop communication workflows using SECS-I, HSMS, SECS-II, GEM, and GEM300 standards.
• Develop REST APIs, gRPC services, database interfaces, and Docker-based components where required.
• Integrate semiconductor equipment with MES, EAP, SPC, RMS, EDA, or custom factory systems.
• Translate equipment behaviour and customer requirements into practical SECS/GEM and software designs.
• Develop simulators, test tools, diagnostic utilities, configuration tools, and sample applications.
• Analyse SECS message logs and troubleshoot communication, protocol, timing, transaction, and state-model issues.
• Support equipment communication testing, host integration, commissioning, and customer acceptance.
• Work with equipment makers and factory teams to define alarms, events, variables, recipes, traces, remote commands, and equipment state requirements.
• Prepare interface specifications, SECS/GEM manuals, message documentation, deployment guides, and support runbooks.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, source control, CI/CD, and software quality improvement.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for deployed customer systems.

Mandatory Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automation, or a related field.
• Hands-on professional experience with HSMS, SECS-II, GEM.
• Hands-on experience developing applications using C# and .NET.
• Experience developing Windows desktop applications using WPF, WinForms, and MVVM.
• Experience developing or integrating REST APIs, gRPC services, databases, or Docker-based components.
• Good understanding of object-oriented programming, asynchronous programming, networking, and multithreading.
• Experience with TCP/IP socket communication and machine-to-machine communication.
• Familiarity with equipment communication functions such as alarms, events, data variables, recipes, remote commands, trace data, and equipment state models.
• Able to troubleshoot software, networking, protocol, timeout, transaction, and system integration issues.
• Experience integrating equipment with factory or host systems.
• Good technical documentation, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Added Advantages

• Experience with GEM300 standards such as E39, E40, E87, E90, E94, E116, E148, or E157.
• Experience with semiconductor equipment, MES, EAP, RMS, SPC, EDA, or factory automation.
• Experience developing SDKs, reusable libraries, simulators, protocol handlers, or communication middleware.
• Familiarity with SML, XML, JSON, SQL, equipment interface specifications, or SECS/GEM communication manuals.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, container deployment, or cloud-connected industrial applications.

Interested applicants please send your resume to rita@recruitexpress.com.sg and look for:

Rita Shi Tianhe

Recruit Express Pte Ltd

EA License No: 99C4599

EA Personnel Number: R26162019

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