System Design Engineer

Company Overview

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

The SensArray division is the world leading provider of in situ processing measurement and control solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company provides measurement and control solutions to both semiconductor fabs and mask shops to ensure that yields are consistently high thus enabling cost-effective manufacturing SensArray business unit is dedicate to support customer R&D phase as well as HVM with in-situ thermal process control. SensArray business unit enable APC (Automated Process Control) to improve process optimization and yield improvement.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Primary Responsibilities

• Define and own system architecture, requirements, and interface definitions across subsystems
• Lead product transition from development to manufacturing
• Drive DFM / DFA / DFx (Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, Test, Cost)
• Establish and maintain system-level specifications, error budgets, and performance trade-offs
• Lead cross-functional design reviews and ensure alignment across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software domains
• Drive Design for Excellence (DFx), including manufacturability, assembly, testability, cost, reliability, and serviceability
• Influence subsystem designs to optimize performance, yield, quality, and cost of ownership
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies throughout the product lifecycle
• Lead system-level integration, validation, and verification planning and execution
• Resolve system-level issues across engineering, manufacturing, and field environments
• Collaborate with product marketing and engineering leadership to align system requirements with customer and roadmap needs
• Provide technical leadership for next-generation technologies (N+1, N+2 roadmap planning)
• Ensure documentation readiness: BOMs, routings, work instructions

New Product Introduction (NPI) Ownership

• Own electrical and system-level aspects of NPI from prototype through production release
• Lead product transition from development to manufacturing, ensuring build readiness (processes, tools, fixtures, test coverage)
• Coordinate prototype, pilot, qualification builds, and early production ramp
• Drive electrical bring-up, debug, system integration, and issue resolution
• Define manufacturing test strategies, coverage, and validation approaches
• Identify and mitigate risks related to yield, reliability, and cycle time
• Partner with manufacturing engineering to drive yield improvement and ramp readiness
• Support supplier / contract manufacturer engagement and sourcing decisions
• Ensure full documentation readiness (BOMs, routings, work instructions, test procedures)
• Drive corrective actions and incorporate lessons learned into future programs
• Support customer demos, first-article builds, and ramp plans

Key Duties

• Develop and evaluate next-generation system concepts and architectures
• Perform modeling and simulation (including physical and thermal principles where applicable) to derive system requirements
• Conduct trade-off analysis to optimize system performance versus cost and schedule
• Lead subsystem partitioning aligned to business and technical objectives
• Ensure comprehensive test, validation, and verification plans are implemented
• Drive root cause analysis and resolution of complex system-level issues
• Lead small cross-functional teams on design issues,