KLA Senior Optical Research Scientist E 

United States, California, Milpitas 

935821109

Responsibilities

• Advancing CTO’s optics R&D capabilities in terms of high precision optics design and manufacturing know-how
• Translating top-level system requirements into optical design and manufacturing specifications
• Performing tolerance analysis, proposing compensation schemes and addressing metrology challenges
• Proposing design options by evaluating trade-offs such as performance vs manufacturability
• Collaborating with vendors to resolve manufacturing issues
• Designing and conducting experiments to validate the performance

Required

• Solid background in optics theory and system design
• In depth knowledge of optics fabrication and metrology
• Expertise withZemax/CodeV/OSLO/TraceProor similar
• Experience with Matlab/Python or similar
• Skilled in effective communication and team collaboration

Desired

• Design experience with high precision optics.
• Design experience with optomechanical modules.
• Experience with Labview or similar.
• Experience with Lumerical/Comsol or similar.

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. with at least three years' relevant experience