Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Title

Senior Electrical Engineer

Role Summary

Individual contributor responsible for designing, integrating, troubleshooting, and supporting electrical systems for semiconductor inspection and metrology products. Drive electrical architecture, power distribution, controls, harnessing, and signal pathways for high-performance, reliable systems.

Role is primarily on-site in Wilmington, Massachusetts with up to 25% travel for supplier visits, field support, and customer engagements.

Experience Level

Senior - typically requires 8+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience in semiconductor equipment, capital equipment, precision instrumentation, automation, or complex electromechanical products.

Responsibilities

Deliver electrical designs, documentation, and support across development, integration, manufacturing, and field service.

• Design, analyze, and troubleshoot electrical subsystems: power distribution, control panels, safety circuits, sensors, motion interfaces, cabling, and signal integrity solutions.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of materials, and change documentation.
• Support prototype builds, system integration, testing, verification, and production release activities.
• Coordinate component selection, qualification, supplier interactions, and manufacturing readiness.
• Investigate failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Provide manufacturing and field support for escalations and customer issues.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, mechanical, software, optics, automation, manufacturing, supply chain, and product teams.
• Drive design improvements for reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability.

Requirements

Must-have technical experience and capabilities.

• Minimum 8 years of electrical engineering experience supporting semiconductor equipment, capital equipment, precision instrumentation, automation, robotics, motion control, imaging, or similar electromechanical products.
• Strong expertise in electrical design: schematics, power distribution, grounding, EMI/EMC, and signal integrity.
• Experience with sensors, controls, harnessing, test equipment, and safety-related controls.
• Proven experience with root cause analysis, manufacturing support, system integration, and field issue resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to independently drive technical projects and align cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to ~25% for field support, supplier visits, and customer interactions.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with semiconductor inspection, metrology, lithography, cleanroom equipment, machine vision, and precision motion systems.
• Familiarity with ECO/PLM processes, supplier quality programs, and design-for-serviceability.

Education Requirements

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related technical discipline. Preferred: Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Science, or related engineering field. Certifications and credentials mentioned as beneficial include Professional Engineer (PE) registration, IPC certifications, Six Sigma, Lean training, and electrical safety certifications. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

About the Company

Company: Onto Innovation

Headquarters: Wilmington, MA, United States

Onto Innovation develops process-control solutions for the semiconductor industry, offering optical inspection, 3D metrology, defect inspection, composition analysis, factory analytics, and lithography technologies to improve yield, performance, and reliability across the semiconductor value chain.