System Design Engineer (Optics)

About the role

KLA's SFS Group engineering is looking for a highly motivated System Design Engineer (Optics) to join a growing team of system engineers in Singapore. The role helps develop and sustain state-of-the-art wafer inspection equipment, within the Semiconductor Products and Customers business unit that supplies inspection, metrology and analytics systems to chip manufacturers.

Key responsibilities

• Subsystem design and development, system integration, test and characterization
• System troubleshooting, new product introduction and escalation support
• Define system and subsystem specifications
• Document manufacturing procedures
• Train manufacturing engineers and technicians
• Derive and manage detailed manufacturing requirements and introduction plans in the design concept phase
• Cover all aspects of manufacturing introduction, including design for manufacturability, quality, tooling, training, process documentation, product structure, build process optimization and facilities requirements

Required profile

• Advanced degree in applied optics, electrical engineering, applied physics, mechanical engineering or a related discipline
• Extensive hands-on experience building and testing optical inspection or metrology tools
• Proven track record of technical development and issues resolution
• Good communicator with strong interpersonal skills, able to lead a focused team

Required skills

• Good understanding of imaging processing systems and algorithms
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, Zemax or CODEV, MATLAB, JMP is highly desirable
• Familiarity with Python and JavaScript is a plus