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Application Scientist

Nova Ltd.
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 8/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/25/2026
The Global Business Group at Nova is looking for an Application Engineer who is a highly technical, motivated individual to support our growth in the metrology market. The Application Engineer is someone who will engage with Nova customers to develop high-value, innovative optical metrology applications in semiconductor manufacturing; apply robust statistical techniques to optimize applications for the high-volume manufacturing (HVM) fab environment: and provide region support for new product introduction and evaluation activities (beta, head-to-head).

Why Nova:

  • Certified Best Places to Work from "Great Places to Work" in 2022, 2023 & 2024 (Rated by our employees) Top 30 in our industry category
  • Doubled in revenue from 2020 to 2022
  • Customer focus: We value building strong relationships. You'll be the face of Nova, working closely with customers to understand their needs.
  • Continuous learning: We're passionate about growth. You'll gain in-depth knowledge of cutting-edge metrology tools, participate in industry trainings, and receive ongoing mentorship from experienced engineers.

Requirements:

  • Key areas of expertise include XPS/XRF/SIMS, metrology, and semiconductor processing
  • Hands-on fab experience and strong background in semiconductor manufacturing processes (lithography, CMP, deposition, wet and dry etch) and/or metrology techniques (XPS, XRF, SIMS, optical) is a must
  • Adhere to customers’ site policies and guidelines with regard to performance and behavior
  • Maintain customers’ information with the utmost confidentiality
  • Self-starter with high energy and strong work ethic
  • Highly collaborative and able to manage conflict
  • Exceptional presentation, verbal skills to clearly articulate technical/analytical information
  • Be polite, cordial, considerate, and respectful when communicating with customers, vendors and fellow employees
  • Perform with the highest degree of integrity and dignity
  • Be able to travel domestically up to 25%
  • Self-starter with high energy and strong work ethic
  • Highly collaborative and able to manage conflict
  • Exceptional presentation, verbal skills to clearly articulate technical/analytical information

Qualifications and Educational Requirements:

  • Ph.D. or Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Material Science or relevant field
  • 3-5 years of experience in the semiconductor manufacturing environment

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, handling 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 talent@novami.com

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