Systems Engineering Manager (Metrology Product Development)

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. KLA's Central Engineering organization is made up of nine Centers of Excellence (CoEs) spanning disciplines like automation, motion control, sensors, platform design, and packaging. Each CoE contributes not only technical deliverables but also deep expertise, best practices, and advanced tools that elevate both what we build—and how we build it. 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. Preferred Qualifications KLA is looking for a Systems Engineering Manager to support electron beam based metrology instruments developed in our engineering group in Ann Arbor. The manager will lead a group of hardware systems engineers driving complex instrument designs and is responsible for the development of the next generation of KLA metrology tools! In this role, successful candidates will partner with multi-functional internal teams, division management, as well as external partners and customers. This role is responsible for: Develop detailed requirement specifications from performance requirements using systems engineering methodology. Develop and implement innovative design improvements to currently released products as well as development of novel next generation products. Apply systems engineering principles to optimize critical systems-level instrument performance. Lead team to develop and test systems design improvements, spec validation, and implementation of solutions. Create material for cross-training and team’s skill advancement. Lead field customer concerns of sophisticated system performance problems, by providing written plans of action remotely or provide active technical leadership on-site at customer sites worldwide. Write high-level technical reports to communicate issues, analysis, technical assessments, system status, best-known-methods, and engineering recommendations. Design and drive multi-disciplinary experiments, write detailed test plans for systems testing. Interface closely with service, manufacturing and marketing teams to define and optimize system performance and resolve performance issues. Coordinate with outside vendors to develop and deliver sub-system products. Lead engineers to design, integrate and test engineering prototype systems. Qualifications/Education Desired B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics (M.S. preferred) or equivalent related discipline. 10+ years of experience developing complex hardware/capital equipment (semiconductor tools, precision vacuum systems, opto-mechanical equipment, aerospace-grade mechanisms, or similar). People management experience leading engineers through concept-to-release development. Have a solid understanding of precision instruments, and control systems. Must have solid track record of problem solving. Experience with high vacuum systems. Experience with electron beam based instruments such as scanning electron microscopes. Have excellent oral and written communication, organizational and analytical skills. Previous experience with process control instrument systems for semiconductor industry is desired. Ability to travel up to 15% for training and for support of customers worldwide is required. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree or higher in related field or equivalent combination of any relevant education and experience; 6+ years of relevant experience with proven ability to lead including 2+ years of management experience 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. Total Rewards Base Pay Range: $129,600.00 - $190,067.00 Annually Primary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLA KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: 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. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates