Systems Engineer 1

Onto Innovation•Wilmington, MA

6d•$60,080 - $90,120•Onsite

About The Position

Onto Innovation is seeking a Systems Engineer 1 to support the installation, integration, troubleshooting, and field readiness of advanced semiconductor inspection and metrology systems within the Panel and Patterning Engineering organization. This additional position expands field coverage and redundancy for concurrent customer programs, supporting timely service across multiple strategic customer sites. The role is primarily on-site in Wilmington, Massachusetts, with domestic and international travel up to 60%. The position works across field service, technical product support, operations, manufacturing, product management, supply chain, engineering, and customer teams to support system performance and customer confidence. The minimum education requirement is an associate degree, technical diploma, military technical training, or equivalent technical experience. Equivalent experience may substitute for formal education when the candidate demonstrates advanced hands-on troubleshooting capability. Preferred education includes an associate or bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline. Successful candidates are self-starters who communicate clearly, solve problems analytically, take ownership, remain calm under pressure, and drive issues to closure across functional boundaries. First-year success includes improving customer coverage, reducing response bottlenecks, supporting multiple successful field assignments, improving service documentation, and strengthening the team’s ability to support a growing installed base. The role requires occasional lifting of up to 40 pounds and safe work in laboratory, manufacturing, cleanroom, customer-site, and office environments, in compliance with company safety standards and customer-site requirements. Onto Innovation offers competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; PTO; a 401(k) with employer match; an Employee Stock Purchase Program; wellness initiatives; annual bonus opportunities; and potential long-term incentives. The base salary range is $60,080 to $90,120, based on experience, location, and qualifications. Applicants for certain positions requiring access to technical data may be subject to U.S. export licensing review.

Requirements

Minimum education: associate degree, technical diploma, military technical training, or equivalent technical experience.
Demonstrated advanced hands-on troubleshooting capability may substitute for formal education.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds.
Ability to work safely in laboratory, manufacturing, cleanroom, customer-site, and office environments and comply with company safety standards and customer-site requirements.
Clear communication, analytical problem-solving, ownership, composure under pressure, and ability to drive issues to closure across functional boundaries.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 60%.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in engineering technology, electronics, mechatronics, robotics, mechanical technology, or a related field.
Experience with semiconductor inspection, metrology, lithography, advanced packaging, imaging, automation, cleanroom operations, configuration control, and formal issue tracking.
Certifications in electrical safety, robotics, lean manufacturing, vacuum systems, or field service practices.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on support for system installation, qualification, calibration, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, upgrades, and customer escalations.
Diagnose electro-mechanical, optical, automation, software, and subsystem-level issues, and communicate findings clearly to engineering and service teams.
Support parallel customer engagements by coordinating with field service, technical product support, operations, manufacturing, product management, supply chain, and strategic customers.
Execute test procedures, capture data, verify corrective actions, and contribute to service documentation and training materials.
Maintain safe work practices in laboratory, manufacturing, cleanroom, and customer environments.
Help improve system uptime, response time, and customer confidence.