Senior Plasma Systems Design Engineer – DUV/VUV

KLA-Belgium; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 186,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

PTO and holidays

Wellness programs

Job summary

KLA in Milpitas, CA seeks a senior research scientist / engineer to lead the development of next-generation DUV/VUV BBP plasma sources. You will guide experiments, simulations, and architecture decisions, ensuring top-level specs cascade to subsystems and diagnostics.

The role requires advanced degrees and extensive experience in lasers, optics, and thermal/structural systems, with emphasis on innovative plasma technologies.

Qualifications

• PhD + 3 years
• MS + 6 years
• Bachelor + 8 years

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in experiments and simulations to predict system performance.
• Develop and validate next-gen DUV/VUV BBP plasma sources.
• Define top-level system specs and cascade to subsystems.
• Manage calibration, diagnostics, interfaces, and error budgets.
• Drive architecture decisions for complex optical, laser, and thermal systems.

Skills

DUV/VUV plasma sources

Lasers

Plasma

Light generation

Vacuum systems

Thermal systems

Opto-mechanical design

LabVIEW

SolidWorks

CAD

CREO

Education

PhD in related field

MS in related field

BS in related field

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD

CREO

LabVIEW

Job description

KLA in Milpitas, CA seeks a senior research scientist / engineer to lead the development of next-generation DUV/VUV BBP plasma sources. You will guide experiments, simulations, and architecture decisions, ensuring top-level specs cascade to subsystems and diagnostics.

The role requires advanced degrees and extensive experience in lasers, optics, and thermal/structural systems, with emphasis on innovative plasma technologies.