Applications Engineer 3

Onto Innovation•Hillsboro, OR

18h

About The Position

Onto Innovation is hiring an Applications Engineer 3 to support customer demonstrations for its IRIS, ATLAS, IMPULSE, and ASPECT product lines. The position will provide application support for demonstrations requested by account teams to show customers the advantages of Onto Innovation metrology systems. Demo support is considered critical to revenue growth and share gains, and to strengthening the company’s position with key customers. The role will support MBU opportunities representing more than $85 million in potential annual revenue, excluding evaluation systems. The position is a replacement hire intended to maintain demonstration support for OCD and Thin Film; delaying or not filling it could affect demo quality and timing and negatively impact revenue. The replacement is planned for the same location and compensation range as the prior position. The successful candidate will bring a PhD in a relevant technical field, strong analytical and communication skills, and foundational experience in semiconductor manufacturing, applications engineering, process engineering, metrology, inspection, or related areas. The role involves collaboration across engineering disciplines and with geographically distributed, multinational teams and customers, and requires willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30%.

Requirements

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
0–2 years of experience, including internships or co-ops, in semiconductor manufacturing, applications engineering, process engineering, metrology, inspection, or a related field.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Working knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and defect inspection fundamentals.
Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in multinational and multicultural environments with geographically distributed teams and customers.
Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple engineering disciplines and organizational levels.
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30%.

Nice To Haves

Experience with semiconductor inspection, metrology, AOI, imaging systems, or advanced packaging solutions.
Familiarity with data analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB, JMP, SQL, or Excel.
Experience supporting customer demonstrations, evaluations, benchmarking studies, or technical projects.
Familiarity with semiconductor manufacturing workflows and yield improvement methodologies.
Experience presenting technical results to customers, management, or engineering teams.
Experience supporting customers and engineering organizations across Asia and Europe.

Responsibilities

Support customer demonstrations for the IRIS, ATLAS, IMPULSE, and ASPECT product lines.
Demonstrate the advantages of Onto Innovation metrology systems to customers in support of the sales process.
Collaborate across engineering disciplines, organizational levels, account teams, and geographically distributed customer and engineering teams.
Travel domestically and internationally as needed, up to 30%.