Electrical Design Engineer (FPGA Firmware Design)

Milpitas, CA, United States

Base Pay Range: $111,300.00 - $189,200.00 Annually

Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

KLA's total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits identified below. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits identified below. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed above reflects the minimum and maximum pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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.

Group/Division

With 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. The Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for leading-edge IC manufacturing. Logic, foundry, and memory customers depend on BBP products to detect yield-critical defects for process debug and excursion monitoring at advanced process nodes. BBP flagship products include the 29xx and 39xx series which leverage Broadband Plasma technology to capture a wide range of defects with ultimate sensitivity at the optical inspection speeds needed for inline defect monitoring.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

This position belongs to the Electrical Engineer Hardware team in the Broadband Plasma Wafer Inspection (BBP) division. This person will drive the FPGA and firmware design in the Electrical Engineer Hardware group. The individual needs strong FPGA design, analysis, and debugging skills. The individual needs solid knowledge and experience with HDL(Systemverilog, Verilog, VHDL), Xilinx FPGA design tools, Electrical test equipment, and Python script for testing. The individual will be performed design work for our new programs.

Responsibilities

* Work together with the hardware and embedded software engineer to design FPGA Firmware for high-performance mixed-signal systems

* Define FPGA Firmware requirement specifications and develop design projects from concept design to production release.

* Responsible for designing the test benches for simulation, timing analysis/closure, FPGA functionality verification and test scripts for validation.

* Write technical documentation that meets the defined quality standards for manufacturing / service team as required.

Qualifications

* Minimum 2 years hands-on experience with complex FPGA firmware designs

* Hands on Experience with AMD(Xilinx) or Intel(Altera) FPGAs

* Proficiency with FPGA simulation tools such as VCS, Modelsim or equivalent.

* Proficiency with FPGA design tools such as Synplify, ISE, Vivado, Quartus.

* Proficiency with Hardware description language such as VHDL, Verilog or System Verilog.

* Understand FPGA timing analysis and be able to solve timing related issues.

* Hands on experience with lab equipment like logic analyzer, oscilloscope etc.

* Team player with excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience, Master's Level Degree + 3 years, or Bachelor's Level Degree + 5 years

The company offers a total rewards package that is competitive and comprehensive including but not limited to the following: 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.

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law. 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] to request accommodation.

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