Senior Embedded Linux and C++ Firmware Engineer

KLA; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(K) with company match

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Job summary

KLA is seeking a Sr. Electrical Design Engineer for its Milpitas team to design and debug Linux firmware for embedded sensing systems. You will learn KLA products, contribute across power electronics, signal processing and communications, and craft system architectures spanning hardware and software interfaces.

The role emphasizes end-to-end project ownership, hardware bring-up, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver advanced inspection and metrology solutions.

Qualifications

• Academic degree with related work experience: PhD 3 years; MSc 6 years; BSc 8 years.
• Strong firmware/hardware integration skills.
• Proficiency with Linux internals, networking, and Embedded Linux build systems.
• C/C++ in embedded environment; Python knowledge.
• Experience in low-level programming - BSP coding, drivers.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary product development integrating software and electronics.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps stack & standards (git, SVN, testing automation).
• Knowledge of I2C, SPI, PCIe peripheral interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and debugging Linux firmware for embedded sensing and communications systems (cameras, sensors, etc.).
• Developing features across power electronics, signal processing and communications
• Designing system architecture from hardware interfaces to software connectivity.

Skills

Firmware debugging

Linux networking

C/C++ embedded

Python

BSP drivers

Multidisciplinary design

DevOps basics

I2C

SPI

PCIe

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Git

SVN

Testing automation

Job description

KLA is seeking a Sr. Electrical Design Engineer for its Milpitas team to design and debug Linux firmware for embedded sensing systems. You will learn KLA products, contribute across power electronics, signal processing and communications, and craft system architectures spanning hardware and software interfaces.

The role emphasizes end-to-end project ownership, hardware bring-up, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver advanced inspection and metrology solutions.