System Engineer

What we are looking for:

Nova is looking for an Experienced System Engineer to join the Elipson System Engineering team (Raman spectroscopy product line).

Part of Nova’s Elipson System Engineering organization (metrology for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing)

Own system-level features and capabilities end-to-end taking ideas from concept and feasibility through specification, implementation, qualification, and customer deployment - to improve product performance, stability, and customer success

Work closely with software, optics, algorithm, electronics, and mechanical engineering teams, and support customers worldwide (in-house and on-site)

Hands-on, physics-based system problem solving spanning optics, spectral signal processing, calibration design, performance analysis, and automation—on a tool deployed at leading semiconductor manufacturers

What will you be doing:

• Perform advanced root cause analysis and troubleshooting of complex, physics-based system issues, both in-house and at customer sites
• Conduct proof-of-concept and feasibility testing for new hardware, software, and algorithmic features.
• Drive system-level features end-to-end: translate customer needs into feasibility studies, system requirements, cross-discipline design, and qualification plans
• Collaborate closely with software, optics, algorithm, electronics, and mechanical engineering teams to deliver robust system performance
• Perform data analysis and statistical evaluations to support system development decisions and customer performance optimization
• Conduct performance analysis, error budgeting, and system characterization to quantify and reduce measurement variability
• Design and implement system tests and calibrations (including specification definition and Python-based scripting/automation)

Requirements:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Physics, Electro-Optics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in system engineering, optical systems, or a multidisciplinary role in the semiconductor industry or adjacent fields
• Hands-on proficiency in Python or MATLAB for data analysis, scripting, and automation
• Background in optics (coursework, research, or professional experience)
• Ability to work independently on complex activities in a project and matrix environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach
• Clear technical communication, written and verbal
• Willingness to travel internationally (estimated 2–4 times per year)
• Ph.D. in a relevant field (Physics, Optics, EE, Materials Science) - advantage
• Experience in semiconductor metrology or process control - Advantage
• Experience with spectroscopy (Raman, optical emission, or similar) - Advantage
• Experience with signal processing (spectral analysis, Fourier methods, peak fitting, deconvolution) - Advantage
• Experience owning features or subsystems end-to-end (concept through customer deployment) - Advantage
• Familiarity with calibration design, error budgeting, or statistical process control
• Significant Python experience beyond scripting (e.g., tools, automation frameworks, data pipelines)

That special something you bring in:

• Converting personal capabilities & characteristics into skills in a broader context
• Strong systems thinking - ability to connect physics, optics, algorithms, and software into measurable system performance
• Hands-on, data-driven problem solver with strong root-cause analysis and troubleshooting skills in complex, multidisciplinary systems
• Clear communicator and collaborative partner who can drive alignment across teams and interface effectively with customers

Get to know us better:

Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.

With a team of ~1200 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world’s most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.

Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, managing critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions.

Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.

Join us if you are 

A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs.

If you need assistance due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]