Senior Applications Engineer (Semiconductor 3D X-ray Solutions)

Location: Benicia, California, United States

Salary: $108,000–$148,500 per year, plus potential bonus and stock award compensation.

Company

hirify.global develops and services materials engineering equipment used to manufacture semiconductors and advanced displays.

What you will do

• Lead system demonstrations, evaluations, beta-site activities, and technical reviews for semiconductor fabs, failure-analysis laboratories, and R&D centers.
• Develop and optimize 3D X-ray inspection, metrology, and failure-analysis workflows for semiconductor devices, processes, and packaging technologies.
• Characterize tools, benchmark performance, design experiments, analyze data, and establish baseline performance studies.
• Identify application gaps and transfer new application capabilities from product divisions to customer application-support teams.
• Provide input to product development and system specifications based on customer requirements and application needs.
• Deliver advanced customer training, technical presentations, demonstrations, conference support, and technical publications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in materials science, physics, electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 3–5 years of experience in a semiconductor-related field, such as fabs, failure analysis, metrology, or process development.
• Hands-on experience designing experiments, analyzing data, and delivering results in a commercial or customer-facing environment.
• Ability to technically lead complex application activities, solve complex problems, and build consensus with customers and internal teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Nice to have

• Experience with microscopy or advanced imaging techniques, including X-ray CT, SEM, or FIB.
• Working knowledge of X-ray absorption principles and imaging or optical fundamentals.
• Experience with semiconductor capital equipment and inspection, metrology, or failure-analysis workflows.
• Familiarity with 3D ICs, heterogeneous integration, and advanced semiconductor packaging.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive environment focused on learning, professional development, and technical growth.
• Comprehensive employee benefits supporting health and wellbeing.
• Regular customer-facing work with scientists, engineers, research professionals, and semiconductor industry organizations.
• Relocation is not available for this position.