Sr Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

Company Overview

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop smartphone wearable device voicecontrolled gadget flexible screen VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles integrated circuits packaging printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15 of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists engineers data scientists and problemsolvers work together with the worlds leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrows electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp nextgeneration devices to volume production quickly and costeffectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design KLAs Global Products Group (GPG) which is responsible for creating all of KLAs metrology and inspection products is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist software engineers application development engineers and senior product technology process engineers. The RAPID division is the world leading provider of reticle inspection solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company provides inspection solutions to both the mask shops and the semiconductor fabs to ensure that lithography yields are consistently high thus enabling costeffective manufacturing.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the complete design process including:

• Drive design from beginning to end including requirements specification feasibility studies conceptual and detailed design build and release to manufacturing

• Develop and track cost and schedule

• Generate detailed models and drawings using 3D solid modeling (ProE/Creo)

• Conduct various analysis such as fluid thermal and vibrational through both hand calcs and FEA modeling

• Understand and use Geometric Tolerancing (GD&T)

• Perform detailed tolerance stackup analysis

• Participate in and lead design reviews to obtain a peeroriented design assessment throughout design process

• Procure assemble and test prototype material

• Support system integration and testing

• Create assembly and test procedures

• Generate documentation and support release and handoff to manufacturing.

Design challenges may include:

• Low stress and high stability optomechanical & precision mechanism design

• Design for functionality in ultrahigh and ultraclean vacuum

• Precision stage and actuation/adjustment design

Required Skills:

• Strong leadership communication and problemsolving skills.

• Minimum 5 years work experience in 3D solid modeling

• Minimum 3 years work experience in FEA GD&T

• Ability to act as mechanical lead on design challenges requiring 24 mechanical engineers interfacing with other stakeholder groups.

• Strong background in the design of mechanisms.

• Basic understanding of optical subsystems.

• Familiar with manufacturing processes including machining sheet metal fabrication welding fabrication and castings.

• Team player who takes initiative and demonstrates perseverance and a drive to be better.

Preferred Skills:

• Creo (ProEngineer) skill strongly preferred.

• Experience in several of these areas is desirable: optomechanical systems ultrahigh vacuum systems design of inspection equipment or similar instruments motion controls electronics data acquisition systems such as Labview measurement instrumentation tooling & test fixture design supplier management new product introduction

• Experience in thermal structural and fluid flow modeling and analysis (Pro/Mechanica ANSYS CF Design skill strongly preferred).

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) or work experience of 2 years Masters Level Degree or work experience of 4 years Bachelors Level Degree or work experience of 5 years

Base Pay Range: $134800.00 $229200.00 Annually

Primary Location: USACAMilpitasKLA

KLAs total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical dental vision life and other voluntary benefits 401(K) including company matching employee stock purchase program (ESPP) student debt assistance tuition reimbursement program development and career growth opportunities and programs financial planning benefits wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP) paid time off and paid company holidays and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role level and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors including state minimum pay wage rates location jobrelated skills experience and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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