System Design Engineer

KLA•Milpitas, CA

1d•$136,300 - $231,700•Onsite

About The Position

We're looking for a Systems Design Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and wants to influence the performance of advanced electron beam inspection systems. In this role, you'll work across hardware, software, and system engineering teams to help develop, characterize, and optimize cutting-edge semiconductor inspection solutions. This is an opportunity to expand beyond a single subsystem and gain broad exposure to complete system performance while contributing to technologies that enable the world's most advanced semiconductor devices.

Requirements

Advanced Degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Electron Optics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
3+ years of industry experience developing, integrating, supporting, or optimizing complex semiconductor capital equipment, inspection systems, microscopy systems, or related technologies.
Experience working with one or more of the following: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electron Beam Inspection (EBI), Wafer Inspection or Review Systems, CD-SEM, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Electron Optics, Advanced Imaging or Metrology Systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex technical issues using data-driven approaches.
Hands-on experience working with complex systems involving vacuum technology, charged particle optics, detectors, imaging systems, precision motion control, or similar technologies.
Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience within semiconductor equipment, metrology, inspection, or microscopy industries.
Familiarity with system integration, performance characterization, and experimental design.
Experience analyzing large datasets and translating findings into actionable engineering recommendations.
Exposure to system engineering principles and system-level performance optimization.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, integration, characterization, and optimization of advanced electron beam inspection and metrology systems.
Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to define system requirements and translate them into subsystem performance goals.
Analyze system performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and support technical trade-off evaluations.
Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues affecting system functionality, reliability, and throughput.
Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for development and field-related challenges.
Develop and execute experiments to characterize system behavior and validate performance against requirements.
Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and field teams to support new product introduction and ongoing product improvements.
Participate in system-level testing, qualification, and performance validation activities.
Document technical findings and communicate recommendations to project stakeholders.