Senior Software Engineer

Jobverse.io; Wilmington (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Onto Innovation in the United States seeks a Senior Software Engineer for its Inspection Business Unit to develop software for advanced inspection platforms, leveraging machine learning, image processing, and optics.

You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable, scalable code, design algorithms, and mentor junior engineers while staying current with research in machine vision.

Responsibilities

• Build and refine the full Onto inspection platform model: optics, motion, electronics, imaging, and software.
• Translate customer problems into well-scoped tasks across subsystem boundaries.
• Zoom from system-level architecture to databases, performance, hardware, GPUs, and GUIs.
• Participate in New Product Development with hardware, application, TPMs, and PMs.
• Apply ML, image processing, CV, math, and optics to engineering algorithms.
• Develop optical imaging modeling/calibration and image segmentation or detection.
• Write, test, and debug software for reliability; optimize for performance.
• Lead requirement analysis, architecture, production code, and testing plans.
• Participate in design/code reviews with systems engineers and developers.
• Leverage AI coding agents to accelerate work while keeping architecture ownership.
• Stay current with research in machine vision, image processing, ML, AI engineering.
• Document software designs, rationale, and troubleshooting steps.
• Mentor teammates at senior levels in systems thinking.
• Improve team workflows and tooling, including AI-assisted practices.

Job description

Onto Innovation is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Inspection Business Unit to develop and support software for complex inspection platforms. The role applies systems thinking, machine learning, image processing, computer vision, and optics to solve customer problems, develop algorithms, and deliver reliable software in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and continuously refine an accurate mental model of the full Onto inspection platform - optics, motion, electronics, image acquisition, and software stack
• Translate customer problems and application requirements into well-scoped engineering tasks by reasoning across subsystem boundaries
• Agility to zoom from system-level architecture down into any specific areas: databases, algorithm performance, hardware, data flow, GPUs, GUIs, etc
• Participate in New Product Development (NPD) alongside hardware engineers, application engineers, Technical Project Managers, and Program/Product Managers
• Apply machine learning, image processing, computer vision, mathematics, and optics to develop algorithms integrated into Onto inspection platforms
• Develop or contribute to optical imaging modeling/calibration and/or image segmentation, classification, and detection algorithms
• Write, test, and debug software to ensure high-quality, reliable operation; optimize for performance and scalability
• Perform or lead (based on experience) requirement analysis, detailed software design, production code development, and associated test plans
• Participate in design/code reviews collaborating with systems engineers, software developers, and other technical staff
• Leverage AI coding agents to accelerate implementation, while maintaining ownership of architecture decisions, design integrity, and code quality
• Stay current with academic research and industrial practices in machine vision inspection, image processing, machine learning, and AI-assisted engineering
• Document software designs, system-level rationale, development processes, and troubleshooting steps
• Support teammates and, at senior levels, provide technical mentorship - especially in systems thinking
• Contribute to improving the team’s development workflows and tooling, including AI-assisted practices