Jobs at Onto Innovation

The Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer leads performance optimization, root-cause analysis, and reliability improvements across foundational modules in semiconductor equipment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance mechanical systems.

Lead deployment and implementation of advanced semiconductor inspection and metrology solutions at customer sites worldwide. Drive field engagements including betas, head-to-heads, SOWs and JEPs; collaborate with product line, engineering, sales and marketing to deliver technical solutions, articulate use cases, and capture requirements. Provide hands-on customer support, technical troubleshooting, and drive product adoption while managing high-travel, cross-cultural engagements.

Validate and test systems software for semiconductor inspection products. Develop test plans and strategies, execute automated and manual regression/functional tests, reproduce and log defects, collaborate across SW development/QA/applications, support CI/CD and integration in customer clean rooms, and support the full software lifecycle.

Work as a field Customer Development Application Engineer deploying and validating advanced semiconductor inspection/metrology solutions at customer sites worldwide. Lead beta tests, head-to-head evaluations, SOW/JEP execution, and act as the technical bridge between customers and HQ product, engineering, marketing, and sales teams. Provide technical insights, drive product adoption, and support yield improvement while traveling frequently.

Lead deployment of inspection and metrology solutions for advanced semiconductors: run betas, head-to-heads, SOWs, and JEPs; bridge HQ product teams and customers; provide technical insights to marketing; collaborate with engineering, sales, and field teams; travel up to 70% worldwide.

Integrate hardware and electrical subsystems with software to qualify product configurations, ensure performance and reliability, and assess installed systems at customer sites. Lead system-level problem solving, documentation, and collaboration across stakeholders for optical inspection and metrology projects. Frequent travel to customer locations (>50%) to support installations and diagnose issues.

Lead system qualification, tool matching, and process optimization for OCD and thin film metrology. Develop and validate models, perform statistical data analysis and root-cause troubleshooting, and engage customers with technical presentations. Provide on-site field support in cleanrooms, travel internationally for installations/escalations, collaborate cross-functionally, and mentor junior engineers to drive customer success.

Design and develop precision electro-mechanical systems for semiconductor capital equipment from concept through manufacturing release. Perform tolerance and FEA analysis, motion and vibration analysis, prototype builds, validation, system-level troubleshooting, and support commercialization, sales, and service. Ensure compliance with applicable industry standards and support multiple projects and project managers.

Provide primary legal advice on commercial matters across product lines; draft, review, and negotiate sales, licensing, supply, manufacturing, distribution, service, NDA, and joint development agreements; advise on data privacy, export control/ITAR, IP and open-source compliance; create contract templates and playbooks; manage outside counsel and disputes; train stakeholders on contract best practices and compliance.

Develop and validate advanced algorithms, physics-based models, and ML/data-fusion methods for CD-SAXS and OCD metrology. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prototype, test, and transition research into production-ready solutions; publish papers and file patents. Improve measurement accuracy, robustness, and computational efficiency for semiconductor metrology.

The role involves supporting product development in semiconductor engineering, ensuring compliance, and providing technical support to teams. Responsibilities include design testing, project management, and communication of project statuses.

The Program Manager is responsible for pre-sales activities, project management, customer interaction, and ensuring customer requirements are met through various departments.

Design, optimize and validate optical systems for semiconductor applications. Collaborate with various engineering teams for manufacturing transition.

The Applications Scientist 3 role involves providing advanced support for customers in the semiconductor industry, focusing on demos and technical solutions. Responsibilities include collaboration with various teams, customer interaction, and travel for project support.

Manage strategic sourcing and supplier relationships, ensuring effective procurement strategies and supplier performance while collaborating across teams for operational excellence.

The Learning Experience Designer 3 creates and conducts training courses for customers and service engineers, interacts with various organizations for course content, ensures materials reflect current features, and maintains training tools. Travel for on-the-job training is required, up to 50%.

Develop embedded software for semiconductor test equipment, collaborating with engineers to ensure high-performance efficacy, including debugging and system validation.

Support customers on application of AOI 2D/3D products: troubleshoot onsite and remotely, perform demos, train users, develop test plans, assist installations, report results, and support product development and sales opportunities. Overseas travel required.

Oversee PLM system governance, manage change management processes, collaborate with teams on BOM readiness, and develop best practices for data management.

The Systems Engineer supports Joint Evaluation Projects for new metrology tools at customer sites, involving troubleshooting, validation, and coordination with R&D and field services.