Electrical Engineer - Equipment Design & Safety

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/Division

The 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 SPTS division provides advanced wafer processing solutions—including etch, deposition and vapor-based technologies—designed for R&D through high-volume production. With a global presence and strong customer support network, SPTS helps manufacturers across industries improve performance, yield and cost-efficiency. It also offers comprehensive service and spare parts through a worldwide network of service centers and qualified local agents.

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.

At KLA, we develop industry-leading equipment and technologies that enable innovation across the semiconductor industry. Our teams solve complex engineering challenges that help customers manufacture faster, more powerful, and more efficient electronic devices.

We are seeking a hands-on position support multiple semiconductor process equipment platforms, including advanced etch and deposition systems. This role combines electrical system design, product safety, regulatory compliance, sustaining engineering, and new product development. The ideal candidate is a hands-on electrical engineer that has a strong interest in and willingness to lead product safety and compliance efforts.

What You'll Do

As a key member of the engineering team, you will be responsible for the electrical design, product & safety compliance, and long-term support of electrical systems in semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Electrical Systems Design & Sustaining

• Design and sustain electrical systems for semiconductor process equipment
• Specify and integrate electrical components including power supplies, sensors, relays, circuit protection devices, heaters, temperature control hardware, and motion-control elements
• Develop equipment protection strategies and electrical safety functions such as emergency stops, safety interlocks, and grounding systems
• Evaluate new technologies and alternative components to improve product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost
• Support field electrical troubleshooting escalations when required

Product Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Lead product safety and compliance initiatives across multiple equipment platforms
• Interpret and implement industry standards including SEMI, CE, IEC, NFPA, UL, and customer-specific requirements
• Conduct compliance assessments, design reviews, gap analyses, risk assessments, and hazard evaluations
• Partner with certification bodies and testing organizations to achieve product certifications and maintain compliance documentation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience designing electrical systems for semiconductor equipment, industrial automation, manufacturing equipment, or other similar electromechanical systems
• Demonstrated ability to assess and design electrical systems and equipment to regulatory standards (i.e., 60204-1, NFPA 79, UL 508A)
• Strong understanding of electrical design principles, power distribution, controls, and electrical safety
• Experience selecting, integrating, and troubleshooting electrical components and subsystems
• Travel requirement for 15 to 20%

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a liaison with 3rd party assessors to achieve and maintain equipment certifications (i.e., CE mark, EMC)
• Experience assessing and designing safety interlock circuits with performance levels required by ISO 13849
• Working knowledge of SEMI S2, CE, IEC, NFPA, UL, ISO 13849, and other product compliance standards
• Experience performing machine safety risk assessments and hazard analyses (i.e., 12100, FMEA)
• Experience using Sistema for Performance Level (PL) and functional safety evaluations

Why Join KLA?

This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the safety, performance, and reliability of advanced semiconductor manufacturing systems used by leading technology companies worldwide. You'll work on challenging multidisciplinary engineering problems, collaborate with experts across KLA, and contribute to products that power the future of electronics.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Total Rewards

Base Pay Range: $100,100.00 - $170,200.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-PA-Allentown-KLA

KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: 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, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Use of AI Statement 

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

Equal Opportunity Statement

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.

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