Mechatronics Internship: Hands-on Metrology & Precision

KLA; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 35,818,000 - 71,635,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

KLA in Milpitas, CA is offering a summer intern position in the Metrology division, focusing on developing custom control systems for high‑precision wafer stages. You will learn to work in a corporate environment and solve real problems, collaborating with design engineers and the team.

You will gain hands‑on data collection, analysis, and project management experience, and you will modify tuning algorithms and even develop machine learning approaches. Candidates must be enrolled in a Ph.D.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. OR Master's Level Degree with a minimum of 3.5 GPA.
• A Master's degree is preferred in electrical, robotics, control systems, mechanical engineering, data science or related field.
• Hands‑on experience in the lab is preferred.
• Experience in any one of the following areas: System Dynamics and Identification, Signal processing, Predictive Maintenance, Modeling of mechanical systems.
• Experience in the validation of hardware systems.
• Knowledge of Matlab for data analysis and control development.
• Knowledge of building GUIs in Matlab.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and work with design engineers to design advanced metrology systems.
• Work independently on data collection, analysis, and managing projects.
• Perform hands‑on work with hardware and gather the necessary data in the lab or the cleanroom.
• Present the technical analysis in both verbal and written format and presentations to the team.
• Work in specified timelines and milestones.
• Willingness to take on responsibility and ability to quickly ramp from the existing documentation and on‑job training.
• Identify any gaps and propose solutions in the implementation.
• Ability to modify tuning algorithms, design and update machine learning algorithms.
• Use first principles in the design work when needed.

Skills

Hands-on lab experience

System Dynamics

Signal processing

Predictive Maintenance

Modeling of mechanical systems

Education

Ph.D. or Master’s degree with GPA 3.5+

Master’s preferred in electrical, robotics, control systems, mechanical engineering, data science

Tools

MATLAB

GUI development in MATLAB

Job description

KLA in Milpitas, CA is offering a summer intern position in the Metrology division, focusing on developing custom control systems for high‑precision wafer stages. You will learn to work in a corporate environment and solve real problems, collaborating with design engineers and the team.

You will gain hands‑on data collection, analysis, and project management experience, and you will modify tuning algorithms and even develop machine learning approaches. Candidates must be enrolled in a Ph.D.