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About this Electrical engineer role at KLA

KLA · Onsite · Shanghai, China

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 e-Beam division plays a critical role in KLA’s inspection ecosystem, with tools that deliver high-resolution, timely insights into defects and critical locations on the wafer. Used alongside KLA’s patterned and bare wafer inspectors, e-Beam systems help our customers quickly identify and understand yield-impacting issues—enabling faster, more effective actions to correct the manufacturing process.

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.


Job Summary

KLA Corporation is seeking an Electrical Engineer to contribute to the design, development, and testing of complex electrical systems for our advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. This role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to ensure high performance, reliability, and manufacturability of our products.

Job Responsibilities

* Design, simulate, and analyze analog and digital circuits, power distribution systems, and control systems for high-precision equipment.
* Develop and implement test plans and procedures for electrical components and sub-assemblies.
* Troubleshoot and debug electrical hardware, identify root causes of failures, and propose effective solutions.
* Select and evaluate electronic components, considering performance, cost, and availability.
* Collaborate with mechanical, software, and optics engineers to integrate electrical designs into larger system architectures.
* Create and maintain detailed schematics, PCB layouts, wiring diagrams, and other design documentation.
* Participate in design reviews, providing technical feedback and incorporating improvements.
* Support manufacturing and field service teams with electrical expertise and issue resolution.
* Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in electrical engineering.

Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
* Proven experience in analog and digital circuit design, simulation, and testing.
* Familiarity with PCB design tools (e.g., Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro).
* Strong understanding of power electronics, power distribution, and signal integrity principles.
* Experience with various test equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and multimeters.
* Proficient in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, MATLAB) for data analysis and automation.
* Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
* Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
* Experience in the semiconductor industry or with complex capital equipment is a plus.

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.


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.



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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About KLA

Now hiring curious minds who want to learn even more. Explore KLA at www.kla.com/careers 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. For additional information, view the US Know Your Rights poster on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website. We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that

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