Senior Electrical & Test Engineer - Semiconductor Equipment

KLA-Belgium; Newport; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Plan

25 days paid holiday

Job summary

KLA is seeking an Equipment Engineer in the UK (Newport) to design and implement ETCH semiconductor process equipment, including electrical wiring and prototype testing. You will collaborate with process engineers to optimise hardware reliability and enable scalable manufacturing.

The role requires hands-on electrical, electronic and mechanical system expertise, familiarity with machinery safety standards, and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams across time zones.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC Electrical/ Mechanical/ Mechatronics or related field and experience in a customer facing role.
• Experience designing, testing, and delivering electrical solutions.
• An understanding of Machinery safety regulations and EU harmonized standards EN60204, EN13849 is desired.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ETCH semiconductor process equipment.
• Wiring harness and electrical design.
• Plan and execute hardware testing, validation, and performance characterisation.
• Testing and compliance of machines to international standards.
• Support technology development programmes from early concept through to installation and commissioning at customer sites.
• Work with process engineers to optimise hardware performance for reliability and process capability.
• Technical report writing.
• Supporting the transition of designs from development to production.

Skills

Electrical design

Wiring harness

Electrical testing

Fault diagnosis

3D CAD

Mechatronics

Education

HNC Electrical/ Mechanical/ Mechatronics

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

3D CAD

Job description

KLA is seeking an Equipment Engineer in the UK (Newport) to design and implement ETCH semiconductor process equipment, including electrical wiring and prototype testing. You will collaborate with process engineers to optimise hardware reliability and enable scalable manufacturing.

The role requires hands-on electrical, electronic and mechanical system expertise, familiarity with machinery safety standards, and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams across time zones.