Senior Mixed-Signal Hardware Engineer — Sensing & Validation

KLA; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company matching

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking an electrical engineering professional to design and develop mixed-signal subsystems for advanced wafer instruments. You will define architectures, evaluate tradeoffs in performance, power, reliability, and cost, and drive integration of sensors, ADCs, microcontrollers and power-management circuitry.

You will create schematics, drive PCB development, set calibration strategies, and lead validation plans, collaborating across firmware, systems, mechanical, and

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience designing and developing electronic hardware products.
• Experience with mixed-signal circuit design including analog and digital electronics.
• Experience developing schematics and supporting PCB design and integration.
• Hands-on laboratory experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, and other test equipment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with root-cause analysis.
• Ability to independently execute subsystem designs with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mixed-signal electrical subsystems for advanced instrumented wafer products.
• Define electrical architectures and evaluate design tradeoffs for performance, power, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.
• Develop low-power analog and digital circuitry for sensing, measurement, and embedded applications.
• Select and integrate sensors, ADCs, microcontrollers, memory devices, batteries, interfaces, and power-management circuitry.
• Create schematics and drive PCB/substrate development through design reviews and release.
• Develop system-level performance requirements, error budgets, and measurement specifications.
• Define calibration strategies and support measurement traceability and accuracy requirements.
• Develop and execute validation plans, electrical characterization activities, and design verification testing.
• Lead technical investigations, troubleshoot hardware issues, and drive root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with firmware, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and product engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

Analog & digital electronics

Schematic capture

PCB integration

Troubleshooting & root-cause

Subsystem design independence

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Cadence

LTspice

MATLAB

Python

Job description

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking an electrical engineering professional to design and develop mixed-signal subsystems for advanced wafer instruments. You will define architectures, evaluate tradeoffs in performance, power, reliability, and cost, and drive integration of sensors, ADCs, microcontrollers and power-management circuitry.

You will create schematics, drive PCB development, set calibration strategies, and lead validation plans, collaborating across firmware, systems, mechanical, and