Product Development Engineer (Electrical)

Socket.dev; Totowa (NJ); On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

KLA is expanding its engineering team in Totowa, NJ, to advance chemical analysis technology for semiconductor processing. The role focuses on defining requirements, evaluating materials, and designing new devices to improve accuracy and throughput in chemical metrology.

Collaboration across Applications, R&D, mechanical, electrical and software teams is essential to deliver robust, testable solutions. The position emphasizes hands-on design, testing, and vendor coordination, with international

Qualifications

• Define and develop specifications for the chemical analysis process.
• Drive vendor actions to meet test plans and requirements.
• Evaluate materials for device compatibility with chemistry.
• Conceptualize new device designs and define gaps/constraints.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical and software teams on designs.
• Support customers in implementing processes and optimizing tool performance.
• Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Work with Applications, R&D and engineering to define requirements and develop specifications for the chemical analysis process.
• Develop improvement plans and test plans required to meet our requirements, drive the vendors to execute those plans.
• Evaluate and test to validate materials used for devices or new designs, to determine compatibility to the chemistry used in the application.
• Conceptualize and bring to fruition new device designs when none exist. Define the requirements, gaps that the device fills, error budget and constraints.
• Work with mechanical, electrical and software engineering groups to define and review designs and test plans. Create and execute test plans and perform analysis to validate device or system performance. Troubleshoot system and subsystem issues and work with various subsystem teams to find and implement solutions.
• Support internal and external customers in implementing processes to build and use the tool effectively and optimize tool performance. Lead advanced troubleshooting efforts in manufacturing and in the field
• Occasional domestic and international travel will be required (<20%)

Skills

Electrical design tools

OrCAD / PCB tools

Altium / PADS / Eagle

System integration

Matlab / Python / LabVIEW

PLC / motion control

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

OrCAD PCB

Altium

PADS

Eagle

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

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.

Group/Division

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 ECI Division at KLA delivers chemical metrology and process control solutions that enable precise monitoring and control of critical wet process steps in semiconductor and advanced packaging manufacturing. By providing real time chemical analysis and management systems, ECI helps customers prevent yield limiting defects, stabilize complex metallization and cleaning processes and support next generation device and packaging technologies.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design through greater chemical process control is KLA's ECI Technology division. ECI is an industry leader of in-process chemistry control, providing the precision of analysis the industry requires for consistent wafer quality while reducing chip feature size. Advanced wafer design drives the need for precision with reliability; ECI strives to lead the design of analytical equipment which can withstand the rigorous demands of the chemical processes for damascene, wafer-level packaging, clean and wet etch processes, with our Prima, Libra, Quanta and QualiSurf product lines.

Successful Product Development Engineer will work in the System Engineering group based in Totowa, NJ. You will be working in the Engineering Technology team to conceptualize, develop and test the next generation of devices which will be used to advance our chemical analysis technology. This is a wide-ranging requirement which covers aspects from microfluidic dispensing to spectrophotometric measurements. This role will involve requirements analysis, theoretical evaluation on the capabilities of available technologies, identification of the gaps and definition of the actions required to close those gaps, conceptual design, and requirements of new devices if existing technologies are not a fit and testing of the designs with reports generated to support the conclusions. Communication skills are important, there are requirements for communication with suppliers and the internal KLA groups.

Job Definition:

• Work with Applications, R&D and engineering to define requirements and develop specifications for the chemical analysis process.

• Develop improvement plans and test plans required to meet our requirements, drive the vendors to execute those plans.

• Evaluate and test to validate materials used for devices or new designs, to determine compatibility to the chemistry used in the application.

• Conceptualize and bring to fruition new device designs when none exist. Define the requirements, gaps that the device fills, error budget and constraints.

• Work with mechanical, electrical and software engineering groups to define and review designs and test plans. Create and execute test plans and perform analysis to validate device or system performance. Troubleshoot system and subsystem issues and work with various subsystem teams to find and implement solutions.

• Support internal and external customers in implementing processes to build and use the tool effectively and optimize tool performance. Lead advanced troubleshooting efforts in manufacturing and in the field

• Occasional domestic and international travel will be required (<20%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience; Bachelor’s Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years.

• Experience with electrical design ecosystems such as OrCAD PCB, Altium, PADS, or Eagle; exposure to SI/PI or simulation tools is a plus.

• Familiarity with AC power distribution, industrial equipment cabling, interlocks, and serviceability-driven design.

  • Exposure to PLC/control systems, motion control, sensors, and system-level debug of integrated mechatronic equipment.

  • Comfortable building and executing test plans, analyzing data, and reporting conclusions (MATLAB/Python/LabVIEW experience is a plus in our environment).

  • Strong collaboration and communication skills for cross-disciplinary execution and vendor engagement.

• Experience supporting products through manufacturing/field life cycle and writing crisp, usable documentation

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years

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

Base Pay Range: $85,600.00 - $125,533.00 AnnuallyPrimary Location: USA-NJ-Totowa-KLA

KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and 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, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. 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.

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