Sr. Electrical Engineer

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Group/Division

The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA’s product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics. The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) division delivers industry-leading metrology solutions essential to advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Its portfolio includes systems for measuring film thickness, critical dimensions, composition, and resistivity—key to developing and scaling next-gen IC processes. FaST partners closely with customers from early R&D through high-volume production, ensuring performance and process alignment.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

Key Responsibilities

Electrical Design & Development

• Perform analog and digital electrical design for prototype and production boards, including schematic capture, board bring-up, and validation.
• Own and drive board-level design activities, including power, signal integrity, and mixed-signal interfaces, in collaboration with system and architecture teams.
• Contribute to FPGA-based designs, including requirements definition, integration, and debug at the system level.

Hands-On Electronics Assembly & Integration

• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, and modification of electronic boards and sub-assemblies, including cables, connectors, and harnesses, for prototype and pre-production systems.
• Support mechanical and electrical integration of electronic assemblies at the system level.
• Perform rework, repairs, and hardware modifications as required to support development and validation activities.

Prototype Validation Support

• Perform hands-on electrical work in the clean room on prototype tools, including installation, powerup, performance validation, and debug.
• Support early hardware validation activities, own electrical redesign efforts when required, and implement improvements to enhance robustness and performance.
• Work closely with system engineers during prototype phases to ensure electrical requirements are met.

System Troubleshooting & Escalation Support

• Lead and support troubleshooting of complex board, FPGA, and system-level electrical issues on prototype and pre-production tools.
• Provide escalation support, including root cause analysis and definition of corrective actions.
• Interface directly with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve critical technical issues impacting program milestones.

Program & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Program Managers to define, track, and implement electrical requirements across programs.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Software, Systems, and Mechatronics teams to ensure successful end-to-end system integration.
• Participate in technical design reviews and clearly communicate electrical trade-offs, risks, and recommendations.

Vendor Interface & Travel

• Interface directly with external vendors to support new hardware development, assembly and integration issues, and design improvements.
• Travel to vendors as needed for troubleshooting, reviews, and hardware qualification activities.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor capital equipment or a similar complex electro‑mechanical industry.
• Experience in design and ownership of mixed‑signal PCBs and system-level electrical interfaces.
• Strong understanding of system integration, including signal integrity and grounding.
• Experience with FPGA or embedded interfaces, including system-level debugging.
• Ability to support design validation through hands-on work on prototype tools.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Total Rewards

Base Pay Range: $117,800.00 - $172,800.00 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 determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Use of AI Statement 

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

Equal Opportunity Statement

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.

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