Senior Optical Engineer: Metrology & Imaging Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

401K matching

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

KLA is seeking a Senior Optical Engineer in Milpitas to design, develop, and qualify optical subsystems for an inspection tool. You will lead optical design, metrology, and tolerance analysis in close collaboration with systems and hardware teams.

Strong modeling in Code V, Zemax or LightTools is required. Preferred candidates hold advanced degrees in optical engineering and have experience with high-precision optical tools and test stands.

Qualifications

• Optical design in imaging and illumination systems delivering in-spec performance, cost and manufacturability on time.
• Statistical optical component and alignment tolerancing.
• Able to create specs for precision opto-mechanical assemblies.
• Proficiency in optical modeling software such as Code V or Zemax or LightTools.
• Non-sequential ray tracing using LightTools to model high precision optics surface scattering, stray light analysis.
• Optical module and system build, alignment and debugging.
• Test stand design and build: concept, error budget, realization.
• Strong knowledge of optics and physics; Matlab/Python proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Investigate different design options and select optimal based on tolerances and light budgets.
• Translate system requirements into optical design and manufacturing specs.
• Perform tolerancing analysis with alignment and metrology considerations.
• Design and implement optical alignment and metrology processes and fixtures.
• Lead design reviews, procurement, testing, integration and release.
• Propose design improvements to enhance tool performance (SNR, throughput).
• Debug optical problems arising in the system.

Skills

Optical design

Matlab

Python

Customer focus

Communication

Education

PhD in Optical Engineering

MS in Optical Engineering

BS in Optical Engineering

Tools

Code V

Zemax

LightTools

Non-sequential ray tracing

Job description

KLA is seeking a Senior Optical Engineer in Milpitas to design, develop, and qualify optical subsystems for an inspection tool. You will lead optical design, metrology, and tolerance analysis in close collaboration with systems and hardware teams.

Strong modeling in Code V, Zemax or LightTools is required. Preferred candidates hold advanced degrees in optical engineering and have experience with high-precision optical tools and test stands.