QA Engineer 3 - Wilmington-MA (Upton), United States
$96,800 - $145,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves the verification and validation of complex software for Onto Innovation's Inspection Business Unit.
What you'll do
- Perform requirements-based and system level testing across projects and platforms.
- Develop comprehensive test plans for new features and products.
- Investigate, reproduce, log, and escalate issues/defects.
- Develop and execute automated and manual tests, regression, functional, and acceptance tests.
- Conduct thorough testing and debugging of software.
- Perform design/code reviews for all automation scripts and manual test cases.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field OR equivalent experience.
- Proven experience (~5 years) in software testing and/or systems level testing for highly technical applications.
- Experience in scripting (Python, JavaScript, etc.).
- Experience testing client/server solutions.
- Experience with Windows development, the .NET platform (C#, C++), and relational databases (SQL Server a plus).
- Experience with software development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, or Kanban.
- Demonstrated experience debugging complex multi-threaded environments.
- Ability to travel internationally to customer sites at least 20% of the time.
Nice to have
- Experience working in the semiconductor industry.
- Experience testing AI/ML based solutions.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, AzureDevOps) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
Skills: software test engineer, verification and validation, system level testing, scripting (Python), Windows development, semiconductor industry
This role has been open 20 days — well below the 45-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
362
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Median days open
45 d
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Median salary
$148k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Onto Innovation | All employers we track in this specialty (362 roles · 57 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 362 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 28 | 6085 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 20 d | 45 d (−25 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: software test engineer, verification and validation, system level testing, scripting (Python), Windows development, semiconductor industry
Who's hiring in this category
- Keysight Technologies · 37 open roles · median 29 d
- KLA Corporation · 30 open roles · median 159 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 29 open roles · median 198 d
- Applied Materials · 27 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 26 open roles · median 39 d
- NVIDIA · 25 open roles · median 39 d
How we counted: 362 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Systems Software) roles from 57 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.