Electrical Design Engineer - FPGA

About the role

KLA's Surfscan Electrical Engineering team is looking for an Electrical Design Engineer to help develop next-generation inspection systems. The role focuses on high-speed PCB design, FPGA development and system integration, working in multidisciplinary teams from requirements and concept through design, implementation, testing, integration and troubleshooting.

Key responsibilities

• Design, simulate, implement, verify and optimize high-speed FPGA solutions, including high-bandwidth data acquisition, real-time data processing and high-speed communication interfaces.
• Perform bench-level, subsystem-level and system-level integration, testing, debugging and troubleshooting of FPGA-based hardware.
• Develop test fixtures, test procedures and automated test scripts for PCB prototypes, FPGA functional testing, qualification and characterization.
• Take part in PCB and FPGA design reviews and give constructive feedback to improve design quality, reliability and manufacturability.
• Follow the DFX design process to generate and maintain design documentation, test reports and engineering release packages for manufacturing.
• Collaborate with systems, software, electrical, mechanical and manufacturing engineers on product integration and validation.

Required profile

• BSEE with 3+ years, or MSEE with 2+ years, or PhD in electrical engineering.
• Experience in FPGA development using AMD Xilinx or Intel (Altera) platforms, including Verilog and/or VHDL design, simulation, synthesis, implementation and hardware debugging.
• Hands-on experience with hardware and firmware integration, board bring-up, debugging and system-level testing of prototype hardware.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• FPGA development with Verilog and/or VHDL.
• High-speed digital hardware, FPGA and embedded processor development.
• FPGA-to-PCB interface design, clocking, timing analysis, timing closure and constraint development.
• Tools such as OrCAD, Xilinx Vivado/ISE, Intel Quartus, Synplify, Questa/ModelSim, Python and MATLAB.
• Designing FPGA-based PCBs (power, clocking, configuration, high-speed interfaces, signal integrity) is a plus.

What we offer

• Base pay range of $117,800 to $200,300 annually.
• Possible performance incentive programs and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching, ESPP, tuition reimbursement, EAP, paid time off and family care leave.