Company OverviewKLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays.  The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world's leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow's electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/DivisionWith over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA's metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers. Central Engineering is KLA's largest engineering organization comprised of 9 Centers-of-Excellence (CoE) in various disciplines applied across all product groups in the company. These CoE include Handling & Automation, Precision Motion Control, Sensors & Image Acquisition, Platform Design, and Packaging Engineering, among others. Talent includes over 500 engineers across global centers in Israel, China, India, and the US. Each CoE contributes not just talent and deliverables per discipline toward product programs, but also subject matter expertise, best practices, roadmaps, specialized facilities, apparatus, models, and analytics. These differentiate KLA not only in WHAT we do, but also in HOW we do it.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications KLA is looking for a Design Engineer in our Central Engineering Group in Ann Arbor. The engineer will work in a multifunctional team environment, working on challenging problems in the vacuum technology domain across different product divisions within the corporation. The engineer's role will entail modeling, designing, detailing, and testing of components and platforms for the next generation of KLA tools!

In this role successful candidates will:

Lead project teams responsible for the design and manufacturing of vacuum platforms in support of current and next generation tooling

Outgas test new materials intended for use in ultra-high (UH) or ultra-clean (UC) vacuum systems for contamination characterization

Perform vacuum calculations for system designs to ensure compliance with system requirements

Peer review colleague's project documentation and drawings for quality

Perform quality checks on incoming components from manufacturers to ensure parts were manufactured to specification

Required Qualifications

Proficient in 3D solid modeling using CAD, preferably ProE/Creo

Ability to use GD&T to convey design intent in manufacturing drawings

Experience performing large system tolerance budgets and tolerance error analysis

Experience performing thermal, fluid, and vibration analysis (analytical or FEA)

Experience working in a laboratory and/or class 100 cleanroom environment

Ability to collaborate within a multi-discipline and multi-cultural global organization

Ability to be agile and responsive to shift project prioritie