Electrical Design Engineer (Mixed Signal PCB/FGPA)

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

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA’s metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers. The Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for leading-edge IC manufacturing. Logic, foundry, and memory customers depend on BBP products to detect yield-critical defects for process debug and excursion monitoring at advanced process nodes. BBP flagship products include the 29xx and 39xx series which leverage Broadband Plasma technology to capture a wide range of defects with ultimate sensitivity at the optical inspection speeds needed for inline defect monitoring.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

The Electrical Design Engineer will be a member of the BBP electrical engineering teams to bring designs from the concept stage all the way to production! The engineer will collaborate with the stage team to design electronics modules for the world most advanced stage system from specification development, through schematic capture, to testing prototype hardware and releasing designs to production.

Responsibilities:

• Design high-performance mixed-signal PCB from concept to production release.

• Work with the firmware engineer to bring-up the board.

• Debug, diagnostic board related issues on system; help the manufacturing or field engineer to identify the root cause of system failures.

• Write user documentation that meets the defined quality standards for manufacturing / service team as required.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in analog/digital circuit design process, include schematic, layout, board bring-up and release.

• Experience with electrical interface design such as FPGA, ARM, DDR, AD/DA, PCIe, Fiber Optics, SPI, etc.

• Strong hardware debug and diagnostic skills.

• Proficiency with board design tools such as Orcad Capture, Allegro, etc.

• Hands on experience with lab equipment like logic analyzer, oscilloscope, etc.

• Understand the high-speed PCB design rules.

• Knowledge of signal processing and motion control technology

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (academic) level degree; master's level degree with at least three years' experience; bachelor's level degree with at least five years' experience

Base Pay Range: $114,100.00 - $194,000.00 Annually

Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

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.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are det