System Design Engineer

KLA • Milpitas, CA

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About The Position

KLA is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead the architecture, integration, and validation of advanced semiconductor inspection subsystems and tools. This role emphasizes metrology development, contamination control, and dynamics/motion control to improve tool performance, stability, uptime, and manufacturability.

Requirements

• 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
• Experience with semiconductor equipment, vacuum-based systems, metrology, precision mechanisms, or other multidisciplinary tools.
• Strong analytical capability using Python, MATLAB, and statistical methods for modeling, DOE, and performance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead cross-functional technical problem solving.

Nice To Haves

• MS or PhD in Engineering or Physical Sciences. Typically PhD with 5+ years or MS with 8+ years of relevant experience in complex system design, integration, or validation.
• Experience with in-situ diagnostics or metrology for vacuum, plasma, contamination, or source-performance monitoring.
• Experience with contamination control, outgassing evaluation, or optics/chamber cleanliness management.
• Experience with precision motion control, synchronized trajectories, jitter analysis, or closed-loop controls.
• Familiarity with MBSE, SysML, or requirements tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Polarion.
• Ability to travel in US and internationally up to 25% of the time, if business need arises.

Responsibilities

• Define system-level requirements, subsystem interfaces, and technical tradeoffs across optical, mechanical, electrical, controls, and software domains.
• Lead development and validation of metrology solutions for system health, process stability, calibration, and performance monitoring.
• Drive contamination control strategies, including materials, cleanliness, outgassing, and diagnostics aligned with long-term system reliability.
• Own dynamics and motion-control requirements for precision mechanisms, including stability, repeatability, jitter, and closed-loop performance.
• Lead integration, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions from prototype through production support.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to requirements traceability, technical reviews, and roadmap planning.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits
• 401(K) including company matching
• employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• student debt assistance
• tuition reimbursement program
• development and career growth opportunities and programs
• financial planning benefits
• wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP)
• paid time off and paid company holidays
• family care and bonding leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees