Precision Machine 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

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. Central Engineering is KLA's largest engineering organization comprised of 9 Centers-of-Excellence (CoE) in various disciplines applied across all product groups in the company. These CoE include Handling & Automation, Precision Motion Control, Sensors & Image Acquisition, Platform Design, and Packaging Engineering, among others. Talent includes over 500 engineers across global centers in Israel, China, India, and the US. Each CoE contributes not just talent and deliverables per discipline toward product programs, but also subject matter expertise, best practices, roadmaps, specialized facilities, apparatus, models, and analytics. These differentiate KLA not only in WHAT we do, but also in HOW we do it.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Job Description

Are you a seasoned Precision Mechanical Engineer ready to take on exciting challenges? Join our multi-disciplinary team at KLA, where you'll help design groundbreaking mechatronics systems for semiconductor inspection and metrology tools. In this role with our Central Engineering team, you'll have the opportunity to grow in all aspects of precision motion systems, including modeling, prototyping, FEA, and coding for data analysis and visualization. At KLA, we're not just imagining the future—we're crafting it! Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something extraordinary!

What you will be doing:

• Model, design, and prototype high performance linear and rotary motion systems.
• Develop, build, and test precision mechatronics subsystems.
• Use analytical and numerical methods for design decision making.
• Drive concept generation and design trade off studies to balance technical challenges and customer needs.

What you will need to be successful in