NPI Engineering Intern

KLA•Milpitas, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

KLA’s Semiconductor Products and Customers business unit designs, builds, and sells systems that help chip manufacturers inspect, measure, and analyze products and processes. The Film and Scatterometry Technology division develops metrology solutions for semiconductor manufacturing, including systems that measure film thickness, critical dimensions, composition, and resistivity. The NPI Engineering Intern supports new product introduction (NPI) work, including deliverables for product bills of material (BOMs), procedures, tooling, and fixtures. The role contributes to design and development, coordinates prototype materials and assembly work, and helps validate designs and develop assembly procedures. The intern works with cross-functional and globally distributed teams, technical writers, vendors, manufacturing, and field teams. Work includes troubleshooting prototypes and new designs through assembly, testing, and system integration in a cleanroom environment. The position is based in Milpitas, California. The listed base pay range is $35.00–$47.00 per hour, based on pursuit of a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits described in the posting.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering (industrial, mechanical, optical, electrical, or manufacturing), physics, or a related technical field.
Detailed and thorough, with good troubleshooting skills and the ability to think like a project manager.
Strong communication skills.
Motivated self-starter who learns quickly and can work independently.

Nice To Haves

Experience building and aligning opto-mechanical systems.
Experience with semiconductor capital equipment.
Familiarity with 3D CAD software, preferably ProE/CREO.

Responsibilities

Own NPI deliverables related to product BOMs, procedures, tooling, and fixtures.
Lead a cross-functional team as a project manager to meet project milestones and requirements.
Participate in design and development; propose improvements, review requirements, and contribute to project decisions.
Contribute to and own components of the critical PLC process.
Coordinate prototype materials, and build, align, and test opto-mechanical, mechanical, and electrical assemblies for design validation and assembly procedure development.
Generate and release product BOMs, and provide technical writers with input for assembly, integration, and test procedures.
Drive development of alignment and test tooling and packaging needed to build and ship assemblies from vendors to manufacturing and field locations.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues with new designs and prototypes through assembly, testing, and system integration in a cleanroom environment.
Coordinate effectively with a globally distributed team and make data-based decisions.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits; interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
401(k) with company matching; interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
Employee stock purchase program (ESPP); interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
Student debt assistance; interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
Tuition reimbursement; interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
Development and career growth opportunities and programs; interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
Financial planning benefits; interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
Wellness benefits, including an employee assistance program (EAP); interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
Paid time off and paid company holidays; interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
Family care and bonding leave; interns are eligible for some listed benefits.
Performance incentive programs may be available.