Senior Systems Engineer
About The Position
Onto Innovation is a semiconductor process control capital equipment company focused on enabling our customers to achieve higher yield, improved quality, and smarter manufacturing. Our portfolio spans advanced metrology, inspection, lithography, and process control software—helping the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers solve their most complex problems. About the Foundational Engineering Group Our Foundational Engineering Group (FEG) develops common platforms, systems, software frameworks, and engineering tools used across all Onto Innovation products. FEO serves as an enabling technology organization, building the core modules and architecture that new products leverage for scale, reliability, and accelerated time‑to‑market. To support our next generation of product platforms, FEO is expanding our Pilot / New Product Introduction (NPI) team with a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer specializing in module and system characterization. The Senior Systems Engineer, Module & System Characterization will lead characterization, validation, and functional performance assessment of foundational modules and integrated subsystems used across Onto Innovation’s capital equipment portfolio. This role is critical in bridging early engineering concepts with production-ready solutions. You will work hands‑on with mechanical, optical, electrical, and software modules to quantify performance, develop characterization methodologies, and ensure robust integration into next-generation systems. This role requires strong systems thinking, deep analytical capability, and comfort working in an advanced R&D environment where clarity evolves as designs mature.
Requirements
- strong systems thinking
- deep analytical capability
- comfort working in an advanced R&D environment where clarity evolves as designs mature
Responsibilities
- lead characterization, validation, and functional performance assessment of foundational modules and integrated subsystems
- quantify performance
- develop characterization methodologies
- ensure robust integration into next-generation systems
Benefits
- competitive salaries
- comprehensive benefits package
- health, dental, and vision coverage
- life and disability insurance
- PTO
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- wellness initiatives
- access to cutting-edge tools
- Annual bonus opportunities
- potential long-term incentives tied to both company and individual success
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
