Senior Software Engineer: Vision & Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

ESPP

Job summary

Onto Innovation seeks a Software Engineer for the Inspection Business Unit to design and optimize an advanced computer vision and AI-backed inspection platform. You’ll combine optics, electronics, and software expertise to translate complex customer problems into scalable solutions.

We value systems thinking, hands-on development, and collaboration across hardware and software teams. Travel up to 20% is possible, and employees enjoy competitive compensation and broad benefits in a global company.

Qualifications

• PhD, MS, or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
• Ability to reason about systems at multiple abstraction levels from architecture to implementation.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills with technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Python or MATLAB and in at least one compiled language (C++, C#, Java).

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine algorithms for ontology inspection platform using ML and image processing.
• Translate customer requirements into well-scoped engineering tasks across subsystems.
• Participate in design/code reviews and mentor junior engineers as needed.
• Collaborate across hardware, software, and project-management teams to deliver robust solutions.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

C#

Java

Systems thinking

Machine Learning

Education

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

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Copilot

Job description

Onto Innovation seeks a Software Engineer for the Inspection Business Unit to design and optimize an advanced computer vision and AI-backed inspection platform. You’ll combine optics, electronics, and software expertise to translate complex customer problems into scalable solutions.

We value systems thinking, hands-on development, and collaboration across hardware and software teams. Travel up to 20% is possible, and employees enjoy competitive compensation and broad benefits in a global company.