Manager, Systems Engineering

Job Summary & Responsibilities

Onto Innovation is seeking a Manager of Systems Engineering to lead systems engineering strategy, execution, and organizational capability for advanced semiconductor inspection and metrology platforms within the Panel and Patterning Engineering organization. This people leader will own systems architecture, requirements management, interface control, verification and validation, technical risk management, and cross-functional technical decision-making for complex customer programs. The role reports to senior engineering leadership and requires travel up to 40%.

Key Responsibilities
Define and lead the systems engineering roadmap for inspection and metrology platforms, including architecture, requirements, interfaces, verification strategy, configuration discipline, and technical governance. Build, coach, and manage a high-performing systems engineering team while establishing scalable processes for requirements traceability, design reviews, risk management, change control, and technical decision-making. Partner with engineering, operations, field service, technical product support, product management, marketing, manufacturing, supply chain, and strategic customers to translate market and customer needs into executable system requirements. Lead resolution of complex cross-subsystem technical issues, support executive customer engagements, and ensure engineering execution aligns with quality, schedule, cost, and customer commitments.

Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience with complex semiconductor equipment, capital equipment, precision instrumentation, automation, optics, imaging, metrology, or related high-technology platforms. Demonstrated expertise in requirements management, systems architecture, interface control, verification and validation, risk management, configuration control, and customer-facing technical leadership. Strong business judgment, executive communication skills, and ability to influence across engineering, operations, commercial, and customer organizations.

Compensation & Growth
• Base Salary Range:
$129,600.00 - $194,400.00, offered in good faith and based on experience, location, and qualifications.

• Additional Rewards: Annual bonus opportunities and potential long-term incentives tied to both company and individual success.