KLA Sr Mechanical Design Engineer - Wafer Positioning Stages 

United States, California, Milpitas 

754140772

Perform mechanical design of parts and assemblies using Creo/Solidworks and generate drawings with GD&T for high precision wafer positioning motion stages, wafer chucks, and related tooling

Conduct design reviews, procure prototypes and work with vendors for various parts and assemblies

Drive prototype testing, system integration, stage servo tuning, stage qualification testing, and handoff to manufacturing

Perform analysis and simulations, such as, structural, thermal, vibration/modal FEAs, motorcurrent/voltage/powercalculations, etc.

Create documents and procedure formanufacturing/assemblyof various systems

Collaborate with other engineering groups such as Systems engineers and Manufacturing engineers to ensure seamless integration

Partner with servo control, firmware and SW engineers to resolve any issues and optimize performance during prototype testing

At least four years' experience in mechanical design/solid modeling; structural, thermal, and vibration/modal FEA.

DFM experience with machining, sheet metals, and castings

Proficiency with analysis tools such as Matlab, Labview, or Python

Design experience of X,Y sub-micron accuracy positioning stages

Experience in vibration optimization and design for high stiffness to weight ratio.

Vibration and modal testing using accelerometers, impact hammer, etc.

Semiconductor capital equipment design experience

Motion control and servo tuning

Experience with motors and encoder selection for motion stages.