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 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.

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 engineer, application development engineer, and senior product technology process engineer.

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 which leverage Broadband Plasma technology to capture a wide range of defects with ultimate sensitivity at the optical inspection speeds needed for inline defect monitoring.

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 that has the vision and initiative to provide technical leadership on the assigned project.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop core technology in digital image processing and alignment algorithm
• Drive the development of firmware to interact with electrical hardware, FPGA, mechanical system, and software.
• Actively participate in the subsystem integration process and support field escalation in a timely manner.
• Write documentation that meets the defined quality standards for manufacturing, service as required.

Desired: Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with experience in embedded firmware development area. Knowledge of embedded firmware architecture, RTOS, threads, and Linux environment. Experience in digital image processing theories, filter design, image alignment algorithm. Experience in feedback control system design. Experience in C, C++, and python. Experience in coordinating engineers in different disciplines (mechanical, electrical, software) to drive the resolution of complex system level issues.

Key attributes needed: Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Demonstrated analytical skills. Ability to work well with others in multi‑functional/multi‑discipline teams, and multi‑cultural global organizations.

• 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

$ – $ Annually

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