Senior Systems Engineer

KLA•Ann Arbor, MI

About The Position

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, voice-controlled 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 problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us. 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. We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of complex systems across the full product lifecycle—from requirements' definition through design, integration, verification/validation, and release readiness. This is a technical leadership role partnering across software, hardware, test/validation, manufacturing, and subsystem teams to ensure the system meets performance, quality, and business objectives.

Requirements

15+ years of professional experience in systems engineering for complex products or platforms.
Enthusiasm and curiosity to learn.
Ability to balance development speed with engineering rigor in a team environment.
Strong communication skills and ability to lead technical reviews.
Strong systems thinking and interface management skills.
Expertise in requirements engineering and bidirectional traceability using Polarion and MS Excel.
Experience managing complex system interfaces and integrations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MBSE and SysML-based architecture practices.
Understanding of how to perform modeling, simulation, or analytical performance estimation.

Responsibilities

Lead system-level architecture and technical execution across design, integration, verification/validation, and delivery.
Drive multi-functional alignment on requirements, interfaces, performance targets, resource/error budgets, and technical trade-offs.
Identify and manage technical risks, issues, and inconsistencies across subsystems
Mentor engineers and model effective systems engineering practices and collaboration.
Travel to domestic and international sites up to 15% annually.
Elicit, analyze, and document partner and system requirements
Decompose and allocate requirements across software, hardware, mechanical, and operational domains, maintaining end-to-end traceability.
Oversee requirements and change control in Cameo, Polarion, and Excel.
Define verification plans, methods, and acceptance criteria with subsystem teams.
Maintain the verification matrix
Plan and drive gate review readiness by coordinating subsystem deliverables against institutional checklists for completeness, quality, and on-time closure.
Lead creation and upkeep of core systems engineering artifacts (e.g., ICDs, specifications, architecture analyses) and communicate documentation status, risks, and actions.