Manufacturing Design Engineer

Company Overview

KLA 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.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

• As manufacturing design engineer, this role reports to MDE manager (EE). He/she will be accountable for all technical and quality issues which are related to Power Supply, PDU (Power Distribution Unit), machine safety control assembly and other electrical boxes.
• To handle daily production escalation. Provide strong technical support to production team to resolve issues and ensure system meeting shipment schedule as planned.
• Provide solution to CSE (customer support engineer) when there is field escalation.
• Dispose non-conformance products and closely work with suppliers on the quality and process continuous improvement.
• Response to failure analysis and provide comprehensive analysis report to field support team or customers. Provide and implement the corrective action to fix the problem in systematic way.
• Work with material team on the product cost reduction, EOL component replacement, relocation of manufacturing site, and any engineering support needed from them.
• Writing ECO on any product change and ensure ECO implemented properly.
• Answerable to supplier quality and OOBQ yield. Audit supplier's process and quality control if necessary.
• As manufacturing representative to involve the electric sub-system design reviews. Provide inputs to design team to ensure the new design meeting the requirement of DFM, DFT. And provide necessary support to design team on manufacturing documentation and new product release process.
• Support design team on functional test setup. Understand the product test theory and provide guidance on product repair and troubleshooting. Response to transfer test solution to suppliers and train up their team to handle product well.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science or Master's degree in Electric or Electronics engineering.
• 5 years or more work experience.
• Positive think personal and willing to learn new technology.
• Able to work under pressure and willing to take challenge.
• Well planning and working stick to the schedule.
• Strong knowledge on power supply, safety control sensor and system, thermal control, motion control, PLC device, and so on.
• Experience on electric systems with semiconductor equipment or laser system is preferred.
• Knowledge and skill set with PCA will be adding advantage.
• Strong diagnostic skills and hand on capability of resolving circuit failure on both sub-system and system level.
• Team player with good writing and verbal communication skills
• Able to travel up to 20% time during the NPI training and transferring.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

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