Senior Electrical Engineer

Onto Innovation•Wilmington, MA

12d•$115,200 - $172,800•Onsite

About The Position

Onto Innovation is a leader in process control, combining global scale with an expanded portfolio of leading-edge technologies that include: 3D metrology spanning the chip from nanometer-scale transistors to micron-level die-interconnects; macro defect inspection of wafers and packages; metal interconnect composition; factory analytics; and lithography for advanced semiconductor packaging. Our breadth of offerings across the entire semiconductor value chain helps our customers solve their most difficult yield, device performance, quality, and reliability issues. Onto Innovation strives to optimize customers’ critical path of progress by making them smarter, faster and more efficient. Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Onto Innovation supports customers with a worldwide sales and service organization.

Requirements

BS or MS Degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years work experience in a product development environment.
Established experience working with the development of integrated systems including application of several of the following technology areas: motion control, staging, optics, imaging systems and illumination control, PC-based control systems, custom firmware/software and power management.
Motion Control experience required.
Knowledge of Embedded Micro-processors.
Experienced in the use of PCB Layout Tools, knowledge of Altium is a plus.
Familiarity with semiconductor wafer processing, defect inspection equipment, automated test equipment and/or probe cards is a plus
Familiarity with relevant compliance standards is a plus (SEMI, CE, UL, CDRH)
Ability to study and understand the functional relevance of existing product designs quickly and contribute meaningfully to support product development and support needs.
Knowledgeable of product development concepts, practices and procedures
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly dynamic environment.
Professional attitude and the ability to communicate and work across many levels of the organization including Management, Technical Support, Applications and Customers.
Knowledge of FW and familiarity with FPGA’s, ASICs and Verilog Description language

Nice To Haves

knowledge of Altium is a plus
Familiarity with semiconductor wafer processing, defect inspection equipment, automated test equipment and/or probe cards is a plus
Familiarity with relevant compliance standards is a plus (SEMI, CE, UL, CDRH)

Responsibilities

Analog and digital circuit design, component selection, schematic capture, interconnect and cabling design
Contribute to system level architectural design of semiconductor capital equipment
Firmware development (PLD, FPGA and micro-controller programming)
Motion control of servo motors, stepper motors, industrial robotic systems and automation
Assist in the development of system level performance characterization and validation test plans.
Document design requirements, prepare functional descriptions and define performance specifications
Guide PCB layout design work
Assist in troubleshooting of failing electronic components and designs.
Create Failure Mode and Effect Analyses for new and existing electronic designs.
Develop and document production test process requirements with pass-fail criteria
Participate in system level characterization, validation and compliance test work
Follow Onto Innovation's product lifecycle process
Provide technical support to sales and service teams as needed to promote customer adoption and use of Onto Innovation's products
Provide excellent written and verbal communication of concepts, plans, status, proposals, designs, etc. to hardware and software team members
International and domestic travel as required (≤ 15%)