Senior Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

KLA; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 117,800 - 200,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(K) with company matching

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness benefits

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking a mid-career mechanical design engineer to sustain RAPID legacy systems in high-volume manufacturing. You will contribute to design, fabrication, and testing of opto-mechanical modules, precision mechanisms, and packaging, advancing from concept to manufacturing.

The role emphasizes tolerance analysis, FEA, and thermal/thermo-mechanical analysis, with vendor liaison and hands-on prototyping.

Qualifications

• PhD with related experience or MS with 3+ years.
• Bachelor's with 5+ years related work experience.
• Strong background in mechanical design for hi-tech equipment.

Responsibilities

• Create designs with precision mechanisms, ultra-high vacuum, and packaging.
• Perform tolerance analysis and GD&T on components.
• Apply FEA, creep, stress relaxation, and modal analysis.
• Conduct thermal analysis: heat transfer and gradients.
• Build vendor relationships for fabrication and qualification.
• Select materials and resolve fabrication methods.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and NPI teams.
• Proficient in 3D CAD; ProE/Creo preferred.

Skills

3D CAD

FEA

Tolerance analysis

GD&T

Thermal analysis

Vibration isolation

Vendor relationships

Testing

Mechatronic design

Education

Doctorate (Academic) Degree

Master’s Level Degree

Bachelor’s Level Degree

Tools

ProE/Creo

Job description

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking a mid-career mechanical design engineer to sustain RAPID legacy systems in high-volume manufacturing. You will contribute to design, fabrication, and testing of opto-mechanical modules, precision mechanisms, and packaging, advancing from concept to manufacturing.

The role emphasizes tolerance analysis, FEA, and thermal/thermo-mechanical analysis, with vendor liaison and hands-on prototyping.