Hardware Systems Engineer (MBSE) at 1000 KLA Corporation — Ann Arbor, MI
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Company Overview
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With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA’s 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. Central Engineering is KLA's largest engineering organization comprised of 9 Centers-of-Excellence (CoE) in various disciplines applied across all product groups in the company. These CoE include Handling & Automation, Precision Motion Control, Sensors & Image Acquisition, Platform Design, and Packaging Engineering, among others. Talent includes over 500 engineers across global centers in Israel, China, India, and the US. Each CoE contributes not just talent and deliverables per discipline toward product programs, but also subject matter expertise, best practices, roadmaps, specialized facilities, apparatus, models, and analytics. These differentiate KLA not only in WHAT we do, but also in HOW we do it.
Build the Systems That Power the Next Generation of Technology
Join our Central Engineering Group, where senior engineers develop the core technologies and systems that enable sophisticated, next‐generation products across the company! This is a highly visible role with real technical ownership, ideal for engineers who want to influence architecture, drive clarity in complex systems, and see their work move from concept to production!
What You’ll Do
- Lead Model‐Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) efforts for large‐scale, multidisciplinary hardware‐centric systems
- Drive requirements using the RFLoP framework (Requirements → Functional → Logical → Physical) to ensure traceability and scalability
- Develop and maintain SysML models and artifacts, including hierarchies, state machines, activity diagrams, and allocations
- Translate system‐level architectures into clear, executable subsystem specifications
- Support the full systems engineering V‐model, from requirements decomposition through verification and validation
- Perform system‐level modeling, simulation, and develop trade studies to guide technical decisions
- Lead and contribute to design reviews, DFx coordination, and certification activities, partnering closely with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams
What Sets You Up for Success
- Experience with MBSE and Model‐Based Design (MBD) in sophisticated product environments
- Solid understanding of PLM / PLC tools and processes
- Practical experience using AI‐enabled tools to accelerate systems engineering, modeling, or analysis workflows
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years in a (MBSE) Model‐Based Systems Engineering role
- Strong command of SysML and tools such as Cameo or MATLAB System Composer
- Experience with modeling, simulation, and analysis tools including MATLAB, Python, R, JMP, Arena, or similar
- Proven track record to collaborate effectively across hardware, software, and manufacturing organizations
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree; or 3 years and a Masters degree; or equivalent work experince.
Base Pay Range: $105,900.00 - $180,000.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLA