Senior Systems Engineer - Optical Inspection & Metrology

Onto Innovation; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Onto Innovation seeks a Systems Engineer 3 to independently contribute to support, maintenance, and development of complex automated optical inspection and metrology platforms for the semiconductor industry. The ideal candidate will have experience in optical instrumentation, motion control, and systems engineering.

The role requires collaboration across engineering, applications, and customer teams to qualify configurations, diagnose issues, and deliver robust solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physics, Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in high-precision optical or semiconductor capital equipment or related industries.
• Proven experience working in cross-functional environments supporting product development, manufacturing, or field operations.
• Knowledge of optical inspection, metrology, spectroscopy, ellipsometry, and reflectometry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Integrate hardware subsystems with software to enable functionality of products.
• Qualify new product configurations with emphasis on performance and reliability.
• Assess health and performance of installed systems in labs and on customer sites.
• Maintain and support engineering systems; diagnose and resolve issues with SMEs.
• Communicate status updates and technical findings to stakeholders and customers.
• Contribute to projects involving optical inspection and metrology systems with various optical technologies.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams including customers, marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, service, and applications engineering.
• Document alignment, calibration, and repair procedures.
• Travel to customer locations (domestic and international) to support integration and troubleshooting (~20%).

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

High-precision optical equipment

Travel readiness

Optical inspection/metrology knowledge

Education

Degree in Physics, Engineering, or Materials Science

Job description

Onto Innovation seeks a Systems Engineer 3 to independently contribute to support, maintenance, and development of complex automated optical inspection and metrology platforms for the semiconductor industry. The ideal candidate will have experience in optical instrumentation, motion control, and systems engineering.

The role requires collaboration across engineering, applications, and customer teams to qualify configurations, diagnose issues, and deliver robust solutions.