Product Development Engineer - Power & Control

KLA • Milpitas, CA

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About The Position

As a Product Development Engineer, you will contribute to the development of semiconductor inspection systems by executing well-defined engineering tasks within established product and system architectures. Working under the technical guidance of senior engineers, you will apply core systems engineering principles and gain hands-on exposure to model-based systems engineering (MBSE), while supporting power, control, and safety-related design activities. This role is intended for early-career engineers and emphasizes task execution, learning, and disciplined engineering practices, with increasing exposure to cross-functional product development environments.

Requirements

• Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering or physical sciences disciplines.
• Ability to travel to customer site up to 25% based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Product Development & Systems Engineering Support - Execute assigned system and subsystem engineering tasks with clearly defined scope, objectives, and schedules.
• Apply established requirements, interface, and verification processes to support product development activities.
• Assist in decomposing higher-level system requirements into subsystem or component-level requirements under guidance.
• Prepare and update engineering documentation in accordance with KLA product lifecycle (PLC) processes.
• Participate in technical design reviews as a contributing engineer.
• Power, Control & Safety Engineering Support: - Support subsystem-level power distribution, control behavior, and safety-related design elements.
• Assist in documenting operating modes, fault responses, and safety interlocks.
• Work with electrical, controls, and software engineers to implement defined control and safety requirements.
• Integration, Test & Issue Resolution: - Support subsystem and system integration activities during prototype and development builds.
• Assist with root-cause analysis of integration or test issues.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Exposure: - Develop and maintain basic MBSE artifacts for assigned subsystems.
• Use system models to understand interactions between mechanical, electrical, software, and control elements.
• Support alignment between requirements, models, and implemented designs.
• System Safety & Risk Analysis Support: - Participate in FMECA, HAZOP, and system risk assessment activities.
• Document identified failure modes, effects, and mitigations.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life, and other voluntary benefits
• 401(K) including company matching
• employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• student debt assistance
• tuition reimbursement program
• development and career growth opportunities and programs
• financial planning benefits
• wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP)
• paid time off and paid company holidays
• family care and bonding leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level