Electrical Engineering Intern jobs at Kla in United States, Milpitas

In this role, you’ll be at the heart of breakthrough product development, guiding a talented team of systems engineers and collaborating across optics, electronics, mechanics, software, and algorithms. You’ll work closely with division leadership, external partners, and customers to deliver solutions that push boundaries and exceed expectations.

What You’ll Own:

• Lead and mentor a team of systems design engineers responsible for integrating hardware and software on complex eBeam tools.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and lead design reviews to ensure optimal system architecture.
• Spearhead next-generation product development with bold, strategic thinking and a focus on delivering winning solutions.
• Oversee prototype testing, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies that guide product lifecycle decisions.
• Support customer escalations with technical expertise and a commitment to excellence.
• Champion onboarding and development for new systems engineers, fostering a culture of growth and innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Deep expertise in electron optics or SEM technology, with strong foundations in physics, mathematics, and computational skills.
• 7+ years of experience in systems engineering for complex semiconductor systems.
• 3+ years of proven success in people management and team leadership.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to lead across functions and engage with global stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel globally up to 15%.

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1. Demonstrated ability in developing machine learning algorithms for computer vision, image processing, and image classification problems.

2. Led teams to develop products with performance and cost constraints that required complex tradeoffs to be considered and analyzed.

3. Knowledgeable in the latest advances and tools in the AI industry.

4. Familiar with different statistical methods to analyze vast and complex datasets to explain trends, patterns, and correlations within the data.

5. Experience with Deep Learning Frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.

6. Experience with C/C++.

7. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

8. Creativity and curiosity for solving complex problems.

9. Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing industry and process control.

10. PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with 15 years of experience or MS in the same fields with 20 years of experience.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Demonstrated ability in developing machine learning algorithms for computer vision, image processing, and image classification problems.

2. Led teams to develop products with performance and cost constraints that required sophisticated tradeoffs to be considered and analyzed.

3. Knowledgeable in the latest advances and tools in the AI industry.

4. Familiar with different statistical methods to analyze vast and various datasets to explain trends, patterns, and correlations within the data.

5. Experience with Deep Learning Frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.

6. Experience with C/C++.

7. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

8. MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with 15 years of experience or BS in the same fields with 20 years of experience.

or at +1-408-352-2808

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 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 inmulti-functional/multi-disciplineteams, and multi-cultural global organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

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

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Responsibilities:

• Develop test fixtures, test procedures and test scripts for new digital and analog electronics boards, including FPGA functional tests, qualification, and characterization.

• Define electrical subsystem requirements, specifications, and interfaces based on system requirements and specifications.

• Design/prototype analog/digital circuits, schematics capture, direct PCB board layout to develop new system capabilities

• Participate in design activities such as component choice, PCB circuit design and FPGA design reviews for next generation electronics

• Conduct subsystem and system-level integration, test, and troubleshooting.

• Write design and test documents and release to engineering and manufacturing teams.

• Interact with development team, manufacturing team and service teams to support a smooth product transition into manufacturing and fields.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of analog circuits design and noise analysis

• Experience with mixed analog and high-speed digital circuit design

• Experience in schematic capture, and PCB board layout tools including OrCAD & Cadence Allegro.

• Experience with FPGA design and implementation is a plus.

• Ability to work well with others inmulti-functional/multi-disciplineteams, and multi-cultural organizations.

• Ability to multi-task and sense of ownership to drive work done.

• The candidate must be motivated, self-driven, and possess excellent oral and written communication skills to successfully collaborate with multi-functional teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 3 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years

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Key Responsibilities:

• Roadmap & Stakeholder Alignment
  • Contribute to product roadmap planning by gathering and analyzing customer requirements and industry trends.
  • Interface with internal and external stakeholders to align on inspection capabilities, performance targets, and delivery timelines.
• System Requirements & Architecture
  • Define and validate system-level requirements including calibration, image acquisition, defect detection, and throughput optimization.
  • Translate functional needs into technical specifications and ensure traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
• Cross-Functional Development
  • Collaborate with hardware, software and algorithm teams to architect and implement integrated solutions.
  • Support system bring-up, integration, and debug activities across subsystems
• Performance Validation & Production Readiness
  • Develop and execute test plans to validate system performance against KPIs such as sensitivity, false detection rate, and inspection time.
  • Ensure readiness for high-volume manufacturing by supporting reliability testing, calibration automation, and field issue resolution.
• Data Analysis & Continuous Improvement
  • Investigate inspection anomalies using data analysis tools and propose corrective actions or design improvements.
  • Drive root cause analysis and implement solutions to improve system robustness and yield.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in semiconductor equipment, mask or wafer inspection, or related high-precision systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with hands-on experience in data analysis (e.g., MATLAB, Python, JMP)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams

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Responsibilities:

• Design high-performance mixed-signal PCB from concept to production release.

• Work with the firmware engineer to bring-up the board.

• Debug, diagnostic board related issues on system; help the manufacturing or field engineer to identify the root cause of system failures.

• Write user documentation that meets the defined quality standards for manufacturing / service team as required.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in analog/digital circuit design process, include schematic, layout, board bring-up and release.

• Experience with electrical interface design such as FPGA, ARM, DDR, AD/DA, PCIe, Fiber Optics, SPI, etc.

• Strong hardware debug and diagnostic skills.

• Proficiency with board design tools such as Orcad Capture, Allegro, etc.

• Hands on experience with lab equipment like logic analyzer, oscilloscope, etc.

• Understand the high-speed PCB design rules.

• Knowledge of signal processing and motion control technology

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (academic) level degree; master's level degree with at least three years' experience; bachelor's level degree with at least five years' experience

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Responsibilities will include:

• Perform mechanical, optomechanical and electrical assembly, cabling, alignment and calibration.
• Maintain and qualify existing metrology tools, performing required PMs and activities to return them to qualified operation.
• Occasional travel to support tools at customer or manufacturing sites worldwide.

Qualifications:

• Hands on assembly and troubleshooting
• Experience with semiconductor equipment, optics, stages and motion control desired.
• Must be able to read technical documentation.
• Self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision to complete assignments and report status.
• Experience building and troubleshooting mechanical systems, optical systems, robotics, motion control, semiconductor capital equipment, biomedical equipment or x-ray or electron-beam systems.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to generate and redline procedures and documentation.
• Experience working in engineering prototype development environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Engineering background in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Equipment, Systems or other related field or equivalent experience, preferred.

or at +1-408-352-2808