Senior Electrical Engineer– PVD Systems

Company: KLA-Tencor
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Location: Newport
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will help advance semiconductor manufacturing by designing and integrating electrical systems for KLA’s PVD product portfolio. You’ll work in a multidisciplinary team across the full product lifecycle, from concept to manufacturing support and field issue resolution. You will tackle complex electrical design challenges, focusing on reliability and safety in high-tech equipment used by leading chip manufacturers. This is an opportunity to shape high-performance systems that enable the next generation of electronics.

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive total rewards package
  • family-friendly
  • inclusive environment

Responsibilities

  • Design and validate safety-related control systems per applicable standards
  • Support CE, UL, NFPA, SEMI compliance activities and risk assessments
  • Develop electrical systems, assemblies, and control architectures for semiconductor equipment
  • Produce electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, BOMs, and documentation
  • Coordinate with mechanical, software, process, and systems teams during integration
  • Conduct design reviews ensuring safety, reliability, and manufacturability
  • Support product development from concept through qualification and release
  • Investigate and resolve electrical issues affecting performance, reliability, or field acceptance
  • Support root cause investigations and corrective actions
  • Drive product improvement initiatives focused on reliability, serviceability, cost reduction, obsolescence management
  • Assist field service and customer escalation activities
  • Travel up to 10% domestically and internationally

Key requirements

  • Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or equivalent industry experience
  • Experience in electrical design and development in an industrial, automation, capital equipment, or high-technology environment
  • Proactive problem-solving attitude
  • Ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines
  • Strong communication and collaboration with suppliers and manufacturing teams
  • Electrical design and development for industrial equipment
  • Safety-related control systems design and validation
  • Design of electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and bill of materials

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Posted: October 23rd, 2026