Senior Software Engineer: AI & Vision for Inspection

Onto Innovation; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Onto Innovation in Wilmington, MA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Inspection Business Unit to integrate AI, image processing and optics into a scalable software stack. You will translate complex customer problems into engineering tasks across subsystems.

Ideal candidates have advanced degrees and strong systems-thinking abilities, with hands-on experience in Python or MATLAB and in C++, C#, or Java.

Qualifications

• PhD, MS, or Bachelor's in EE, CS, math, physics, or related field.
• Ability to reason about systems across abstraction levels.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience with Python or MATLAB.
• Proficiency in C++, C#, or Java.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Build mental model of Onto inspection platform across subsystems.
• Translate customer problems into engineering tasks across boundaries.
• Develop ML, image processing, and optics algorithms.
• Write, test, and debug software for reliability and performance.
• Lead design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor teammates and improve development workflows.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

Problem solving

Systems thinking

Software debugging

Communication

AI-assisted coding

Education

PhD, MS, or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field

Tools

C++

C#

Java

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Onto Innovation in Wilmington, MA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Inspection Business Unit to integrate AI, image processing and optics into a scalable software stack. You will translate complex customer problems into engineering tasks across subsystems.

Ideal candidates have advanced degrees and strong systems-thinking abilities, with hands-on experience in Python or MATLAB and in C++, C#, or Java.