Sr. Electrical Design Engineer; Embedded Firmware

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, investing 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, chip makers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure 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), responsible for creating all of KLA’s metrology and inspection products, is looking for talented research scientists, 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, leveraging 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

We are seeking a skilled engineer to join our team and contribute to the development of advanced image alignment algorithms and real-time embedded firmware. The ideal candidate would be a highly motivated contributor with the vision and initiative to provide technical leadership on the assigned project.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Desired qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with experience in embedded firmware development.
• Knowledge of embedded firmware architecture, RTOS, threads, and Linux environment.
• Experience in digital image processing, filter design, and image alignment algorithms.
• Experience in feedback control system design.
• Proficiency in C, C++, and Python.
• Experience coordinating engineers across disciplines to resolve complex system issues.

Key attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work well in multi-disciplinary, multicultural teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate degree with at least three years' experience; master's degree with at least six years' experience; bachelor's degree with at least eight years' experience.

Additional information about compensation, benefits, and equal opportunity employment policies are included in the full description.

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