Senior Systems Engineer
Onto Innovation
Wilmington, MA · $115k–$173k a year · Posted October 21, 2026
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Where Wilmington, MA ranks
Where Wilmington, MA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for mid-career professionals in New England59% · of 28
- #3Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Northeast59% · of 70
- #6Best cities for software and engineering jobs in New England88 openings · of 24
- #9Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in New England1.4% · of 27
- #12Best cities for AI-skill jobs in New England9% · of 28
- #15Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Northeast1.4% · of 69
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $144,000 a year. Across 190 open senior systems engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $133,000 to $174,000 and the median is $133,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 8% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among computer occupations, all other, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer occupations, all other: 31% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
Onto Innovation is a leader in process control, combining global scale with an expanded portfolio of leading-edge technologies that include: 3D metrology spanning the chip from nanometer-scale transis