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

• KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: 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, and 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