System 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 LSSWIFT Division of KLAs Global Products Group provides patterned wafer inspection systems for highvolume semiconductor manufacturing. Its mission is to deliver marketleading cost of ownership in defect detection for a broad range of applications in the production of semiconductors. Customers from the foundry logic memory automotive MEMS advanced packaging and other markets rely upon highsample wafer inspection information generated by LSSWIFT products. LS (Laser Scanning) systems enable costeffective patterned wafer defect detection for the industrys most sophisticated process technologies deployed in leadingedge foundry logic DRAM and NAND fabs. SWIFT (Simultaneous Wafer Inspection at Fast Throughput) systems deliver allwafersurface (frontside backside and edge) macro inspection that is critical for automotive IC MEMS and advanced packaging processes as well as foundry/logic and memory fabs. LSSWIFT operates from a global footprint that includes the US Singapore India and Germany and serves a worldwide customer base across Asia Europe and North America.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

The LSSWIFT engineering team is searching for a selfmotivated and creative systems engineer to join the development of our next generation DUV laser for use in wafer inspection equipment. Are you ready to join our upbeat and dedicated team

Systems engineering plays the central role in our product development and this position requires close collaboration with the larger multifunctional team through all product development phases to achieve success. The successful candidate will ensure requirements are met at the part assembly and system level to achieve cost functionality and performance targets by excelling at the following in daily work:

• Provide relevant and informative critical feedback at design reviews
• Carefully plan and perform experiments to validate prototypes
• Analyze test results by identifying key trends interpreting meaning and drawing useful conclusions.
• Craft concise summaries in formal reports that clearly document findings and recommended next steps.

Strong interpersonal skills both oral and written are required for this job. We are looking for candidates who have intellectual curiosity are natural problem solvers work well with others possess a desire to grow and can demonstrate leadership skills.

Key job responsibilities:

• Interpret market requirements and allocate system budgets and specs to meet targeted performance.
• Develop product concepts on the bench to prove feasibility and mitigate technical risks.
• Work with multidisciplinary functional groups to define guide and implement the design.
• Participate in DUV laser integration and testing. This includes building and aligning lasers designing and building test benches for laser qualification as well as solving issues and striving for solutions and improvements.
• Support product introduction. This includes training operations and field personnel crafting and driving procedures and checklists and solving technical and nontechnical problems that can impede product introduction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Masters Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelors Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years
• Must have a strong background in engineering or physical science. Degree in applied optics physics mechanical/electrical engineering or related subject areas is preferred.
• Handson experience with aligning debugging and characterizing lasers or other optical systems. Experience with DUV lasers is a plus.
• Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills in optics optomechanics and motion control systems.
• Experience in driving projects through the development cycle including concept design prototyping testing/integration troubleshooting and risk management. Project management skills are also helpful.
• Good track record of accurate completion of projects that meet stated requirements.
• Programming experience particularly in Python MATLAB JMP or LabVIEW to collect and analyze image and system data.
• Must have strong communication skills be able to share technical information with functional groups and provide executive level reports to management and vendors.

Base Pay Range: $130400.00 $221700.00 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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