Senior Electrical Engineer - Semiconductor Capital Equipment

About the role

KLA's Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells inspection, metrology and analytics systems used by chip manufacturers, while its Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) division delivers metrology solutions for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. This Senior Electrical Engineer position supports the design and development of semiconductor capital equipment, covering both new products and existing ones, in a cross-functional development environment.

Key responsibilities

• Analog and digital electrical design for prototype and production boards, including schematic capture, board bring-up and validation
• Own board-level design activities such as power, signal integrity and mixed-signal interfaces, working with system and architecture teams
• Contribute to FPGA-based designs, including requirements definition, integration and system-level debug
• Hands-on assembly, integration and modification of electronic boards, sub-assemblies, cables, connectors and harnesses, and support mechanical and electrical integration
• Perform rework, repairs and hardware modifications, and support prototype validation in the clean room, including installation, power-up, performance validation and debug
• Troubleshoot complex board, FPGA and system-level electrical issues, lead root cause analysis and define corrective actions
• Collaborate with Program Managers, Mechanical, Software, Systems and Mechatronics teams, and take part in technical design reviews
• Interface with external vendors and travel to them for troubleshooting, reviews and hardware qualification

Required profile

• Preferred: 5+ years of experience in semiconductor capital equipment or a similar complex electro-mechanical industry
• Qualification options: doctorate with 0 years of experience, master's degree with 3 years, or bachelor's degree with 5 years of related work experience

Required skills

• Mixed-signal PCB design and system-level electrical interfaces
• Signal integrity and grounding
• FPGA or embedded interfaces and system-level debugging
• Hands-on prototype tool work and troubleshooting

What we offer

• Base pay range of $117,800 to $172,800 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