Senior Systems Engineer

Onto Innovation • Wilmington, MA

6d • $115,200 - $172,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Onto Innovation is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support requirements development, systems integration, verification, and customer-facing technical execution for advanced semiconductor inspection and metrology platforms. This individual-contributor role works across engineering disciplines to ensure complex product requirements are translated into reliable, manufacturable, serviceable, and customer-ready system solutions. The role is primarily on-site in Wilmington, Massachusetts, with domestic and international travel up to 40%.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in systems engineering, semiconductor equipment, capital equipment, precision instrumentation, automation, software-enabled hardware systems, optics, imaging, or related technical products.
• Experience with requirements management, system integration, interface control, verification and validation, root cause analysis, technical documentation, and customer-facing issue resolution.
• Ability to work independently, communicate technical issues clearly, and influence cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, optics, computer engineering, robotics, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may substitute when supported by demonstrated systems engineering capability.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds and work safely in laboratory, manufacturing, cleanroom, customer-site, and office environments.
• Must comply with company safety standards and customer-site requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in semiconductor inspection, metrology, lithography, process control, advanced packaging, optics, imaging, motion control, robotics, automation, and system-level calibration.
• Familiarity with formal requirements tools, ECO processes, issue tracking, reliability practices, customer acceptance procedures, and cleanroom environments.
• INCOSE, Six Sigma, PMP, or equivalent technical certifications.
• Master’s degree in engineering or applied science.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and validate system requirements, interface definitions, test plans, integration plans, and verification evidence for inspection and metrology systems.
• Support subsystem trade studies, integration troubleshooting, customer acceptance activities, field issue resolution, and engineering change evaluation.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, optics, automation, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, field service, technical product support, product management, marketing, and strategic customers.
• Drive assigned technical issues to closure, communicate risks clearly, and contribute to scalable systems engineering processes.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• PTO
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Wellness initiatives
• Annual bonus opportunities
• Potential long-term incentives tied to company and individual success

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior