Senior Applications Engineer, Yield & Defect Analytics

Onto Innovation; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 115,200 - 172,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

PTO

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Job summary

Onto Innovation is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to lead ADC and Discover Yield solutions for global semiconductor customers. You will bridge Product Management, R&D, Customer Support, and Field Applications to deliver scalable defect-management and yield-improvement workflows.

Hone process knowledge, analytics, and customer insights to define best practices, support strategic engagements, and influence product roadmaps for next-generation yield management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of semiconductor industry experience in yield engineering, process engineering, inspection, metrology, or data analytics.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, defectivity management, and yield improvement methodologies.
• Experience with customer-facing technical engagements and cross-functional project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the application expert for ADC and Discover Yield platforms.
• Develop and deploy Best Known Methods (BKMs) for defect classification, yield analysis, and workflow optimization.
• Support strategic customer engagements, evaluations, and adoption initiatives.
• Analyze inspection, metrology, and yield data to identify opportunities for performance improvement.
• Collaborate with Product Management and R&D to influence product enhancements and roadmap priorities.
• Act as an escalation point for complex application and workflow issues.
• Create technical documentation, training materials, and deployment guidelines.
• Deliver technical training to internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with global Field Applications and Support teams to ensure successful customer outcomes.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team development.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Physics/Materials Science/CS

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Python

SQL

JMP

MATLAB

Job description

Onto Innovation is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to lead ADC and Discover Yield solutions for global semiconductor customers. You will bridge Product Management, R&D, Customer Support, and Field Applications to deliver scalable defect-management and yield-improvement workflows.

Hone process knowledge, analytics, and customer insights to define best practices, support strategic engagements, and influence product roadmaps for next-generation yield management.