Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer

KLA•Milpitas, CA

1d•$141,300 - $240,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer will provide technical leadership and hands-on engineering for advanced e-beam inspection and review systems. The role owns complex mechanical systems and major subsystems from concept through production, makes system-level decisions, and influences future platform architectures. The engineer collaborates with mechanical, electrical, controls, systems, manufacturing, service, supplier, and customer teams to translate demanding requirements into innovative and reliable solutions. The work involves precision mechanics, vacuum, thermal management, vibration, high voltage, system integration, and manufacturability. The engineer will contribute to next-generation multi-beam e-beam platforms, taking subsystems through requirements definition, feasibility, design, prototyping, integration, validation, release, and production while helping shape the technical direction of future platforms.

Requirements

Doctorate (Academic) degree and 3 years of related work experience, or a Master's degree and 6 years of related work experience, or a Bachelor's degree and 8 years of related work experience.
Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and experience designing complex electromechanical or precision-engineered systems.
Experience with vacuum chamber design.
Demonstrated experience owning hardware or subsystem development from concept through integration and validation.
Strong knowledge of precision machine design, including GD&T, tolerance analysis, materials, machine elements, and fabrication methods.
Experience with mechanical analysis and simulation, such as structural, thermal, vibration, fluid, or finite element analysis.
Experience integrating mechanical hardware into complex multidisciplinary systems.
Ability to lead technical decisions, communicate trade-offs, and drive resolution of complex engineering problems.
Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

High-voltage-related design experience.
Experience with Creo/ProE 3D CAD tools.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of complex mechanical subsystems and contribute to overall platform architecture.
Translate customer, product, and system needs into engineering requirements and technical solutions.
Drive technical decisions, including feasibility studies, trade-off analysis, risk retirement, and requirements definition.
Own solutions throughout the development lifecycle, from concept and detailed design through prototype, integration, validation, release, and production.
Develop mechanical designs and engineering drawings using 3D CAD tools.
Lead or perform thermal, fluid, vibration, structural, tolerance, and finite element analyses.
Drive prototype builds, material procurement, subsystem integration, system-level testing, and performance validation.
Lead design reviews and technical discussions across multidisciplinary and cross-division teams.
Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to improve manufacturability, scalability, quality, and technical readiness.
Develop assembly, integration, test, troubleshooting, and service procedures for production and field teams.
Lead resolution of complex system integration, manufacturing, and field issues.
Capture and communicate best-known methods to strengthen organizational capability.
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across experience levels.
Influence technology roadmaps and the architecture of future product platforms.