Junior Software Sustaining Engineer (Inspection)

Onto Innovation; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 1,002,000 - 1,503,000; Full time

Job summary

Onto Innovation, a leader in semiconductor process control, is hiring a Junior Software Sustaining Engineer in Wilmington, DE. You will troubleshoot customer issues, investigate defects, and implement software fixes while collaborating with senior engineers and support teams.

The role emphasizes learning software development practices in a collaborative engineering environment, including building tests and maintaining production-quality enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/engineering or related field.
• Experience with software development and debugging.
• Familiarity with version control (Git or Azure DevOps).
• Understanding of OO programming and software design basics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve software defects identified by customers, field service, QA, and internal engineering teams.
• Support customer escalations through troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and verification of corrective actions.
• Develop, test, and maintain production-quality software enhancements under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Assist in reproducing field issues using logs, system data, and test environments.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback from experienced engineers.
• Create and maintain unit tests, automated tests, and validation procedures.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, systems, applications, and support teams to diagnose system-level issues.
• Document software changes, troubleshooting procedures, and engineering findings.
• Support software releases, regression testing, and verification activities.
• Learn existing software architectures, development processes, and semiconductor inspection workflows.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that increase product stability, serviceability, and maintainability.

Skills

C# / C++ / .NET

Debugging

Git

Azure DevOps

Software design basics

Analytical skills

Communication

Team learning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field

Job description

Onto Innovation, a leader in semiconductor process control, is hiring a Junior Software Sustaining Engineer in Wilmington, DE. You will troubleshoot customer issues, investigate defects, and implement software fixes while collaborating with senior engineers and support teams.

The role emphasizes learning software development practices in a collaborative engineering environment, including building tests and maintaining production-quality enhancements.