Director of Development Engineering

Onto Innovation is a leader in process control, combining global scale with an expanded portfolio of leading-edge technologies that include: 3D metrology spanning the chip from nanometer-scale transistors to micron-level die-interconnects; macro defect inspection of wafers and packages; metal interconnect composition; factory analytics; and lithography for advanced semiconductor packaging. Our breadth of offerings across the entire semiconductor value chain helps our customers solve their most difficult yield, device performance, quality, and reliability issues. Onto Innovation strives to optimize customers' critical path of progress by making them smarter, faster and more efficient.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Director of Systems Engineering plays a key role throughout all phases of a product's life cycle, making critical contributions to new product development efforts, product improvement programs, and customer escalation resolution efforts. This is enabled through a deep understanding of the entirety of the technology which enables an inspection tool's functionality.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership on the optics, optimization, and technical problem solving for industry leading laser and UV based optical inspection
• Lead a team of engineers to drive productization of Onto Innovation's PrimaScan and Celero products.
• Lead a group of optical engineers whose duties are characterize new and alternative optical components.
• Drive the development of new technology platforms for the next generation of advanced optical inspection products.
• Demonstrate cross functional leadership skills with corporate marketing, customer facing groups, manufacturing and service organizations and R&D groups.
• Drive the New Product Introduction and customer qualification processes for high volume manufacturing customer adoption.
• Act as the key point of contact to interface with suppliers, both internal and external, of critical components, such as advanced light sources, lasers and other optical components

Skills

• Strong technical background and ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with customers, engineers, designers, and stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with a proven ability to integrate and lead diverse corporate cultures while delivering results.
• Passionate about technology, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
• Strong organizational, human resource management, and planning skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile, and dynamic environment, perform under stress, and be a team player.
• Strong interpersonal, teaming, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications

Expertise in the responsibilities of the Engineering team that will be reporting to the Director of Systems Engineering are also critical requirements. Those responsibilities include:

• Product JEP technical support
• Subsystem characterization and performance requirements generation
• CIP design engineering activities to enhance product robustness
• Supporting development activities that enhance reliability and sensitivity of the system, improve automation and system up-time, and expand the application domain of the product.
• Supporting system related escalations from beta site teams.
• Generating the material for and providing the training with the documentation needed by the manufacturing and field service teams for product release and support.
• Drive development of the next generation products that are leveraged from the existing technology.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have strong technical capabilities as well as a pragmatic, results-oriented focus and possess a reputation for getting new products to the market on time and meeting requirements.
• Masters degree (PhD preferred) in optical engineering, physics, EE or other relevant disciplines.
• 5-10 years of experience in semiconductor capital equipment industry.
• Thorough knowledge of optical inspection techniques.
• Travel estimated to be 10%, both domestically and internationally

Onto Innovation Inc. offers competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including health/dental/vision/life/disability, PTO, 401K plan with employer match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) along with health & wellness initiatives. We provide a collaborative working environment along with resources, and state-of-the-art tools & equipment to promote success; and a welcoming, inclusive corporate culture where individuals are recognized for their contributions.

Onto Innovation Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

For positions requiring access to technical data, Onto Innovation Inc., Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position - except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) - may have to go through an export licensing review process.