NPI Engineering Intern

KLA Corporation; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance incentives

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Life insurance

401(K) with company match

ESPP

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth opportunities

Wellness program

Paid time off & holidays

Family care leave

Job summary

KLA Corporation in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Project Manager for NPI leadership. You will own BOMs, procedures and fixtures, lead cross‑functional teams, and drive design decisions. You will coordinate prototype builds, testing, and validation, working with a global team to ship assemblies from vendors to manufacturing and field locations.

The role emphasizes strong communication, fast learning, and data‑driven decisions to ensure on‑time milestones in a high‑tech environment.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field and strong troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to manage projects across cross-functional teams and schedules.
• Experience with opto‑mechanical systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own NPI deliverables including BOMs, procedures, tooling and fixtures.
• Lead multi‑functional project teams to hit milestones and requirements.
• Contribute to design and development, review requirements, and guide decisions.
• Coordinate prototype materials, align and test assemblies for validation.
• Generate BOMs and collaborate with technical writers for procedures.
• Develop alignment/test tooling and packaging for build/shipping.
• Troubleshoot issues during assembly, test, and system integration.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

ProE/CREO

Job description

Group/Division

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA’s product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics.

The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) division delivers industry-leading metrology solutions essential to advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Its portfolio includes systems for measuring film thickness, critical dimensions, composition, and resistivity—key to developing and scaling next‑gen IC processes. FaST partners closely with customers from early R&D through high‑volume production, ensuring performance and process alignment.

What You’ll Do

• Own NPI deliverables, related to product BOMs, procedures, tooling, fixtures.
• Lead multi‑functional team (project manager) to meet key milestones, while meeting project requirements.
• Key participant in the design and development process; Propose new ideas and improvements, determine and review requirements, and drives crucial project decisions.
• Experiencing, contributing to, and owning components in the critical PLC process.
• Coordinate prototype material, build, align, and test opto‑mechanical, mechanical, and electrical assemblies for design validation and assembly procedure development.
• Generate and release the product Bill of Material (BOM) and work with technical writers to provide valuable input to generate assembly, integration, and test procedures.
• Drive the development of the alignment/test tooling and packaging that are required to build and ship assemblies from our vendors to our manufacturing facility and the field.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with new designs and prototypes through assembly, testing, and system integration in a cleanroom environment.
• Possess strong communication skills and make decisions based on data.
• A motivated self‑starter who is fast‑learning, capable of working independently, and can effectively coordinate with a globally distributed team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Optical, Electrical or Manufacturing) or Physics or related technical field.
• Detailed, thorough with good troubleshooting skills and ability to think as a project manager.
• Experience with building and aligning opto‑mechanical systems is desirable.
• Experience with Semiconductor Capital Equipment a plus.
• Familiarity using 3D CAD software, preferably ProE/CREO a plus.

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Total Rewards

Total Rewards Base Pay Range: $35.00 - $47.00 per hour based on pursuit of a Bachelors and Masters

Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

Benefits

• performance incentive programs
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• other voluntary benefits
• 401(K) including company matching
• employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• student debt assistance
• tuition reimbursement program
• development and career growth opportunities and programs
• financial planning benefits
• wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP)
• paid time off and paid company holidays
• family care and bonding leave

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed.

We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable.

If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Use of AI Statement

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