PVD Hardware Engineer

Overview

In this role, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of PVD capital equipment, working with a team to meet tight production schedules in a regulated industry. You’ll troubleshoot hardware issues, support tool installation on demo training systems, and produce technical documentation. The position offers growth through hands-on design, integration, and cross-team collaboration, with opportunities for domestic and international travel. You will help advance KLA’s mission to enable high-quality semiconductor manufacturing at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• Annual leave 25 days
• contributory pension scheme
• cash health plan
• cycle to work scheme
• global bonus plan
• life assurance

Responsibilities

• Maintain, improve and install PVD hardware on demo training tools
• Troubleshoot potential manufacturing issues and update wiring schedules and mechanical drawings
• Prepare reports, customer service bulletins and software request forms
• Assist with Change Orders
• Update Bills of Materials (BOMs)
• Provide technical support to other departments and customers

Key requirements

• General technician / maintenance / fault finding experience
• Strong understanding of Electronics/Electrical/Mechanical systems
• Ability to write reports and engineering paperwork
• Hands-on experience assembling and testing sophisticated electrical boxes and working with mechanical/pneumatic systems

• Initiative
• Adaptability
• Communication and report writing
• PVD hardware understanding
• Electronics/Electrical/Mechanical systems knowledge
• Fault finding and diagnostics

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