Senior Mixed-Signal Hardware Engineer: Sensor Systems

KLA; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Sr. Electrical Hardware Design Engineer - Mixed-Signal Sensor Systems to own the design and validation of instrumented wafer products, integrating precision sensors, embedded electronics, and power management in compact environments.

You will collaborate across firmware, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and product engineering to move concepts to production, tackle technical challenges, and ensure high performance with low power while meeting reliability goals.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years 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 lab experience with 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 related to performance, power consumption, 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, communication 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 complex hardware issues, and drive root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate closely with firmware, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and product engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

Schematic design

PCB layout

Oscilloscopes & test equipment

Root-cause analysis

Independent design execution

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Cadence

PADS

LTspice

MATLAB

Job description

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Sr. Electrical Hardware Design Engineer - Mixed-Signal Sensor Systems to own the design and validation of instrumented wafer products, integrating precision sensors, embedded electronics, and power management in compact environments.

You will collaborate across firmware, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and product engineering to move concepts to production, tackle technical challenges, and ensure high performance with low power while meeting reliability goals.