System Design Engineer

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale-faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology. Group/DivisionThe Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA's product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics. The LS-SWIFT division delivers high-throughput patterned wafer inspection systems that support advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Its mission is to provide industry-leading defect detection with optimal cost of ownership across a wide range of applications. LS systems enable precise, cost-effective inspection for cutting-edge process nodes, while SWIFT systems offer comprehensive macro inspection of all wafer surfaces-capabilities that are especially critical for advanced packaging, as well as logic, memory, and automotive applications. What You'll Do In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. Design and develop multi-disciplinary systems and features. Planning and testing system for performance, troubleshooting and support for better performance, manufacturability and serviceability. Define system-level requirements, subsystem interfaces, and technical tradeoffs across optical, mechanical, electrical, controls, and software domains. Lead integration, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions from prototype through production and field escalation support. Hands on development in a lab or an actual HW. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to requirements traceability, technical reviews, and roadmap planning. Lead system and subsystem integration, testing, and characterization activities. Define and maintain specifications to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Deliver structured training to Manufacturing Engineers and NPI Engineers. Maintain up-to-date product knowledge through regular trainings, including sessions at KLA headquarters. Coordinate project activities by actively aligning with stakeholders and perform system level tasks. Work with functional groups to define and review designs. Work with marketing and engineering teams to define system architecture Support manufacturing and field service teams with optics- and system-related escalations. Resolve technical conflicts, set priorities in line with program objectives, and escalate topics when required. Drive programs and projects with KLA PLC rigor Provide regular status updates to management through weekly reports and live presentations, ensuring transparency on progress, changes, and risks. Ensure alignment with defined group strategies and roadmaps. Conduct periodic reviews to evaluate progress and adjust plans as necessary. Act as a driver for new ideas, methods, and ways of working in a fast-evolving and highly competitive industry. Assess, evaluate risks, and drive projects forward with an eye for critical path Communicate cross-functionally with a diverse team including engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and service to drive execution Lead, encourage, empower, and influence team members to achi