Applications Engineer (Semiconductor Inspection)

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; onsite at 5900 Golden Hills Drive

Company

hirify.global Corporation provides the engineering environment and inspection systems for this customer-facing applications role.

What you will do

• Prepare and inspect customer samples using laboratory and production automated optical inspection and acoustic micro-imaging systems.
• Operate hirify.global systems, configure image recipes and fixtures, and monitor scan quality and system performance.
• Support live and remote customer demonstrations, explain inspection results, and collaborate with Sales and Applications teams during customer visits.
• Review scan data, images, and reports; document results and contribute to application notes, demo reports, and training materials.
• Assist with new-product system testing, execute predefined test plans, document findings, and report anomalies.
• Support continuous improvement of demonstration workflows, inspection methodologies, and application solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 0–5 years of relevant engineering or applications experience.
• Strong English communication skills and the ability to present technical information clearly.
• Hands-on experience in laboratory, manufacturing, inspection, or engineering environments, with strong technical aptitude.
• Ability to analyze complex data, identify trends, communicate technical findings and recommendations, and solve problems systematically.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, drive projects to completion, and maintain quality and responsiveness.
• Ability to work in a customer-facing, cross-functional environment with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Operations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, and technical software tools.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for customer evaluations, demonstrations, training, and field activities.

Nice to have

• Experience with imaging, materials, semiconductors, advanced packaging, electronics manufacturing, automated inspection systems, or non-destructive testing.
• Prior laboratory, research, or equipment-based experience.
• Imaging and data analysis experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time engineering position with practical exposure to customer-facing applications, imaging systems, and semiconductor manufacturing environments.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and Applications teams.
• Combination of laboratory, production-system, customer demonstration, and field-support activities.