Optical 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, 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 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

• Lead and ownership of design of optics and optical subsystems
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software and system engineering teams to fulfill system level goals
• Investigate different design options and finding the best option through evaluating tolerances, manufacturability, light budgets and other trade-offs in primarily illumination system.
• Deliver a complete optical system design by performing thorough tolerancing analysis with full consideration of alignment process, metrology, system calibrations and opto-mechanical design limitations.
• Translate system or subsystem requirements into optical design and optical manufacturing requirements.
• Deliver opto-mechanical design requirements such DOF table.
• Design and implement optical alignment and metrology process, test/tooling fixtures to achieve targeted optical performance.
• Follows complete design process throughout full product development cycle. It includes design reviews, part procurement from vendors, verification, integration and product release.
• Debug, and resolve any optical problems that arise with the system
• Designing and building off-axis mirror system in high precision
• Deliver coating modeling in optical software and optical requirements to complete coating requirements.
• Conduct optical analysis to deliver information needed to complete light budget.

Qualifications

• Excellent optical system design such as illumination design, high precision lens/mirror design preferably in semiconductor tools
• Must have high proficiency in illumination optical design software such as Zemax
• Able to conduct statistical optical component and system tolerancing; create specifications of precision opto-mechanical assemblies
• Understand optics manufacturability and reflect it in optical design; optical metrology tool and data
• Building and aligning complex optical system using diverse mechanical, auto-collimator, point source microscope, CGH, and interferometry.
• Test stand design and build: concept, error budget, realization.
• Optical module and system build and debugging.

Experience

• Five years of professional experience in high precision optical system development, preferably in semiconductor tools desired
• Experience of working with premier optical suppliers to develop high precision optics and optical assembly
• Experience in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, efficiently handling responsibilities, and ensuring the prompt completion of multiple concurrent projects.

Skills

• Ability to quickly acquire technical knowledge and thoroughly investigate technical issues both analytically and hands-on.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly report investigation progress to managers and customers, and document findings in detailed reports.
• Prioritizing customer satisfaction by ensuring quality, efficiency, and professionalism.
• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to excel in a demanding environment with changing workloads and timelines.
• Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability; identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.
• Adhere to established procedures and meet specified timelines

Minimum Qualifications

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

Base Pay Range: $114,100.00 - $194,000.00 Annually

Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

KLA's total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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