Senior Optical Engineer - Metrology & Imaging Systems

KLA-Belgium

Milpitas (CA)

On-site

USD 118,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

KLA Milpitas is seeking a Senior Optical Engineer to design, develop, and qualify optical subsystems for inspection tools. You will lead optical modeling, tolerancing, alignment, and metrology development with cross-functional teams to ensure performance targets are met.

The role emphasizes statistical tolerance analysis, system-level optimization, and collaboration with hardware and software groups. A strong optics background and proficiency in Matlab/Python are required.

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 Light Tools to model high precision optics surface scattering, conduct stray light analysis
Optical module and system build, alignment and debugging
Test stand design and build: concept, error budget, realization
Knowledge with diverse optical devices and components such as objectives, collimator, CGH, and relay optics, fibers, cameras, lasers and detectors
Strong understanding in optics and physics enabling to analyze complex optical phenomena
Proficiency in computing language such as Matlab, Python

Responsibilities

Investigate different design options and finding the best option through evaluating tolerances, manufacturability, light budgets and other trade-offs.
Translate system or subsystem requirements into optical design and manufacturing requirements.
Perform thorough tolerancing analysis to have a complete system design with full consideration of alignment process and metrology, system calibrations and opto-mech design limitations by working with other groups (systems, ME).
Design and implement optical alignment and metrology process, test/tooling fixtures to achieve targeted optical performance.
Follows complete design process, including design reviews, part procurement from vendors, testing, integration, and release.
Investigate issues from customers or manufacturing and provide option design solution or work-around.
Propose optical design improvements to enhance a tool performance such as SNR or throughput or manufacturability.
Debug and solving of any optical problems that arise with the system.