Senior Applications Engineer - Semiconductor Inspection

Onto Innovation; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 96,800 - 145,200; Full time

Job summary

Onto Innovation in Wilmington, MA, is seeking an Applications Engineer III to support development, validation, and deployment of inspection applications across our product portfolio. You will work with senior engineers to create recipes, run evaluations, and demonstrate capabilities for customers.

This role offers exposure to semiconductor manufacturing, data analytics, and advanced packaging, with travel up to 30% and collaboration across North America, Asia, and Europe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 0–2 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, applications engineering, process engineering, metrology, inspection, or related fields.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and defect inspection fundamentals.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience working effectively in multinational environments with distributed teams and customers.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and optimizing inspection recipes for defect detection, classification, and process monitoring.
• Execute inspection experiments and collect application performance data.
• Support the creation of customer-focused workflows and application demonstrations.
• Help establish and document Best Known Methods (BKMs) for inspection applications.
• Participate in characterization activities for new products and features.
• Analyze inspection data to identify trends and optimization opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Multinational environment experience

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

JMP

SQL

Excel

Job description

Onto Innovation in Wilmington, MA, is seeking an Applications Engineer III to support development, validation, and deployment of inspection applications across our product portfolio. You will work with senior engineers to create recipes, run evaluations, and demonstrate capabilities for customers.

This role offers exposure to semiconductor manufacturing, data analytics, and advanced packaging, with travel up to 30% and collaboration across North America, Asia, and Europe.