Electrical Design Engineer (R&D)

About the role

KLA, a global leader in electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, is hiring an Electrical Design Engineer (R&D) for its LS-SWIFT division of the Global Products Group. The division supplies patterned wafer inspection systems for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing, and the role covers electrical and electromechanical system design, integration and qualification for new products.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and integrate electrical and electromechanical systems, defining architectures, power distribution, control systems and interfaces.
• Develop and review schematics, PCBA, power distribution, interconnect designs and system documentation.
• Analyze electrical loads, power consumption, grounding, shielding, EMC/EMI and safety requirements.
• Specify and qualify components such as power supplies, PLCs, motion controllers, sensors, relays, breakers, safety devices, industrial PCs and PCBA assemblies.
• Support system bring-up, debugging, troubleshooting, characterization and validation, and develop test plans and verification.
• Ensure compliance with SEMI S2, SEMI S8, CE, UL, IEC, NFPA and other safety and regulatory requirements.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing teams on manufacturability, obsolescence management and HVM scalability.
• Maintain BOMs, schematics, cable drawings, assembly procedures and test documentation, and train Manufacturing, NPI, Service and Field Engineering teams.
• Resolve complex electrical and control issues with root-cause analysis, coordinate projects and manage risks.

Required profile

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical, Mechatronics, Electronics or a related field, with relevant industry experience.
• Experience designing and reviewing schematics, wiring diagrams, control panels, power distribution and interconnects.
• Working knowledge of industrial control systems (PLCs, HMIs, safety controllers, motion controllers, sensors, actuators, communication networks).
• Experience with component selection, qualification, prototype bring-up, validation testing, failure analysis and reliability testing.
• Knowledge of DFM, DFA and high-volume production environments.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 20% as required.
• Experience in semiconductor equipment, automation, robotics, wafer handling or capital equipment is highly preferred.

Required skills

• Electrical design tools: AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, Altium Designer, OrCAD, SolidWorks Electrical or equivalent.
• Data analysis tools: Python, MATLAB or equivalent.
• Advantageous: fieldbus and industrial protocols such as EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus or DeviceNet.