1000 KLA Corporation · Milpitas, CA

Sr. Systems Design Engineer (Optics, Opto-Mechanics, Motion Control Systems) — Milpitas, CA

Full-timeMilpitas, CA$159,500–$271,200/yearPosted 2026-08-03Apply on Workday
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Company Overview

Group/Division

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. The Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for leading-edge IC manufacturing. Logic, foundry, and memory customers depend on BBP products to detect yield-critical defects for process debug and excursion monitoring at advanced process nodes. BBP flagship products include the 29xx and 39xx series which leverage Broadband Plasma technology to capture a wide range of defects with ultimate sensitivity at the optical inspection speeds needed for inline defect monitoring.

Responsibilities

The system design engineer will work within the Broadband Plasma products. This role will involve requirements analysis, system design and testing of complex inspection systems using expertise from multiple technical disciplines. The selected candidate will:

  • Work with marketing and engineering to define system architecture and develop requirement specifications and test plans
  • Work with functional groups to define and review designs.
  • Create and execute test plans and perform analysis to validate system performance. Perform system-level trouble shooting and work with functional team to implement solutions
  • Support internal and external customers in implementing processes to build and optimize tool performance. Lead troubleshoot efforts in manufacturing and in the field
  • Occasional travel will be required

Qualifications

  • Must have a strong background in engineering or the physical science and demonstrated analysis and problem-solving skills in complex optical imaging and control motion systems
  • Experience with image processing and/or a good understanding of signal/imaging process algorithm is a plus
  • Highly experienced with Python scripting for data collection and analysis
  • Agility and ability to thrive on a fast pacing program and respond quickly to field and internal escalations
  • Must be an effective communicator able to share technical information with functional groups and provide executive level reports to management and customers
  • PhD or Masters, in applied optics, mechanical/electrical engineering, physics or related disciplines desired

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years

Base Pay Range: $159,500.00 - $271,200.00 Annually

Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA