Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

** 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.
** Group/Division
** With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chip makers 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 engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers.

The RAPID division is the world leading provider of reticle inspection solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company provides inspection solutions to both the mask shops and the semiconductor fabs to ensure that lithography yields are consistently high thus enabling cost-effective manufacturing.
** Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
** Responsibilities The candidate responsibilities include but not limited to the following areas to:
* Design, analyze and build ultra-clean high vacuum systems, including analysis, components selection, hardware and software system integration and operation.
* Provide solutions to various structural and system dynamics for precision mechanisms and control, and advance material selection and tooling.
* Direct support personnel in the preparation of detailed design, design testing and prototype fabrication.
* Participate in architecture conceptual design, designing and building hardware and test fixtures for concept validation.
* Perform first order hand calculations and computer simulations to verify functionality of parts and mechanism. Work cross-functionally and drive implementation of design best practices into product design.
* Write test, alignment, manufacturing procedures, service manuals, etc,
* Responsible for the design process, from requirements specification at the component level, analysis, prototyping, testing, debugging, and writing assembly procedures.
* Provide design information to drafting for packaging documentation.

Qualifications
* Must have good understanding of physics and mechanics.
* Must be able to generate system level concept for complicated mechanical systems with all-around consideration and possess analytical skills to assess impact of designs at a system level.
* Must be able to carry out high-level mechanical design, testing and troubleshooting.
* Good communication and team working skills are required.
* Familiar with mechanical manufacturing processes including machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding, etc.
* Must be proficient in 3D solid modeling CAD. Strongly prefer ProE/Creo
* 8+ years of design experience in some of the following areas is desirable:
Semiconductor equipment or similar instruments; precision mechanisms in ultra clean vacuum system, cryogenic system, electron beam optic-mechanical design, vibration isolation, and electronic packaging.
* Experience structure/vibration analysis and thermal analysis is desirable
** Minimum Qualifications
** Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 3 years;
Master's Level Degree and related work…