Research & Development
Rehovot, IL (Nova HQ)Role Description
Nova is looking for an experienced Product Engineer to own product integration, qualification, and engineering readiness of complex semiconductor metrology systems across the product lifecycle. The role connects R&D, Engineering, Production, and Service, turning multidisciplinary hardware and software into a stable, maintainable, and field-ready product.
As a Product Engineer, you will take system-level ownership from development integration through release and post-release support. You will drive configuration control, verification and validation, product documentation, technical handovers, troubleshooting, and cross-functional closure of product issues. The role suits a hands-on engineer who combines strong system thinking with execution and ownership.
Responsibilities
- Lead system integration, verification, validation, and qualification across hardware and software domains.
- Own product configuration and engineering readiness, including hardware/software version integration, BOM configuration, and release qualification.
- Define, maintain, and improve integration and service deliverables such as integration test procedures (ITPs), acceptance test procedures (ATPs), fault-isolation flows, and technical documentation.
- Drive installation and qualification of beta and pre-FAI systems, including structured handover to Production and Service.
- Support the full product lifecycle from specification and integration through troubleshooting, release, change implementation, and post-release support.
- Lead root-cause analysis and system-level troubleshooting of complex multidisciplinary issues; translate findings into corrective actions and product improvements.
- Serve as an engineering escalation point for Production and Field Service, coordinating cross-functional experts through closure.
- Plan and deliver technical training and knowledge transfer for Engineering, Production, and Service teams, including train-the-trainer activities.
- Lead cross-functional integration activities and technical escalations while balancing product performance, quality, schedule, and serviceability.
- Use data analysis and automation tools to improve qualification efficiency, failure analysis, and engineering decision-making.
Requirements
- B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of experience with complex multidisciplinary hardware/software systems, including development integration, system testing, qualification, or product engineering.
- Proven hands-on capability in system verification, troubleshooting, and structured root-cause analysis.
- Strong system-level thinking and the ability to understand interactions among hardware, software, mechanics, electronics, and application performance.
- Hands-on proficiency with Python or MATLAB for engineering data analysis, test automation, or troubleshooting.
- Ability to lead technical activities across multiple functions in a matrix environment and drive issues to closure.
- Fluent English and strong written, verbal, and technical communication skills.
Advantages
- Experience with semiconductor equipment, metrology, process-control, or other high-complexity capital equipment.
- Experience with optics or optical measurement systems.
- Experience with product configuration management, engineering change processes, BOM ownership, and controlled product releases.
- Experience supporting systems from R&D introduction through production ramp and customer deployment.
- Experience developing technical procedures, service documentation, training material, or qualification infrastructure.
That special something you bring
- High ownership and a hands-on, can-do approach.
- Excellent technical orientation, system perspective, and attention to detail.
- Data-driven problem solving and the persistence to close complex issues.
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to create alignment across R&D, Engineering, Production, and Service.
- Independence, prioritization, and sound judgment in a dynamic product environment.
- Fast learning and the ability to turn technical knowledge into repeatable processes and organizational capability.
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]
