Technical Writer – Semiconductor Metrology

Onto Innovation; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 51,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

PTO (paid time off)

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Onto Innovation is seeking a Technical Writer to plan, create, edit, organize, and maintain technical content across the product lifecycle. You will produce product requirements, specifications, system descriptions, operating procedures, service manuals, and training materials for semiconductor metrology products.

The role requires quickly grasping complex concepts and turning them into clear, user-focused documentation for engineers, service personnel, manufacturing teams, and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, English, or a related field.
• 0-2 years of technical writing experience in engineering, semiconductor equipment, instrumentation, optics, or other highly technical industries.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex technical concepts and communicate them clearly.
• Strong document organization, editing, and project management skills.
• Experience developing documentation from engineering source material.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Word, and document management systems.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit, and maintain technical documentation for semiconductor metrology products.
• Develop and manage: Product specifications, System architecture documents, Theory of operation documents, User manuals, Service and maintenance procedures, Training materials and presentations, Release notes and software documentation, Internal engineering best practices and process documentation.
• Work directly with Systems Engineers, Optical Engineers, Software Engineers, Applications Scientists, and Product Managers to gather technical information.
• Participate in design reviews and engineering meetings to capture technical content and product changes.
• Ensure documentation accuracy and consistency across product releases.
• Establish and maintain documentation standards, templates, and style guidelines.
• Coordinate document reviews and approval workflows.
• Support product launches by delivering complete documentation packages on schedule.
• Manage documentation repositories within SharePoint and other document management systems.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering and customer-facing documentation.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Word

Documentation systems

Job description

Onto Innovation is seeking a Technical Writer to plan, create, edit, organize, and maintain technical content across the product lifecycle. You will produce product requirements, specifications, system descriptions, operating procedures, service manuals, and training materials for semiconductor metrology products.

The role requires quickly grasping complex concepts and turning them into clear, user-focused documentation for engineers, service personnel, manufacturing teams, and customers.