Job Title: Principal System Design Engineer
Location: Milpitas, CA
Duration: Fulltime
Job Description:
1. Responsible for system and subsystem architecture definition, modeling, design, integration and characterization of optical inspection and metrology systems in semiconductor industry.
2. Define the requirements and architecture for whole systems, subsystems and improvement projects and makes sure the system is designed, developed, integrated and tested to meet the requirements.
3. Define the top level system specifications, allocates requirements to the subsystems, calculates the system error budget, defines and resolves interfaces and working parameters for the optimum hardware/software solution.
4. Provides significant contributions to the definition of system requirements and the architecture of complex subsystems and systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Background in any of the following is a strong plus: optical microscopy, optical design, near-field optics, EM modeling, opto-mechanical system design, optical metrology, interferometry, control systems, Monte Carlo simulation, and semiconductor processing.
2. The ideal candidate is an innovative thinker, with solid background in multiple areas, including theoretical and experimental knowledge of physical optics, optical metrology, light sources and sensors, data analysis, signal processing, logical and systematic conversion of customer/market requirements into total system solutions and/or improvement projects that consider technical, schedule and cost constraints.
3. Able to make whole system connections and see the big picture.
4. Capable and willing to design, build and use optical lab setups as a proof-of-concept benches or component test beds.
5. The candidate needs to be a self-motivated individual with ability to multitask and work independently or in a team. Strong written and verbal communications skills are needed for extensive interactions with members of a multi-disciplinary global team.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 10 years of experience
OR
Master's Level Degree with at least 8 years of experience
OR
Doctorate (Academic) with at least 7 years of experience
Please send your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com