Product Engineer (NPI)
KLA Corporation
- Milpitas, CA
- $111,300-189,200 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Own NPI deliverables at system level, related to integration, architecture, design, requirements, specifications, and interface.
- Key participant in the design and development process; Propose new ideas and improvements, determine and review requirements, and drives crucial program decisions. Experiencing, contributing to, and owning components in the critical PLC process.
- Build, align, and test opto-mechanical, mechanical, and electrical assemblies for design validation and assembly procedure development.
- Generate and release the product Bill of Material (BOM) and work with technical writers to provide valuable input to generate assembly, integration, and test procedures.
- Drive the development of the alignment/test tooling and packaging that are required to build and ship assemblies from our vendors to our manufacturing facility and the field.
- Work with design engineers to manage and coordinate prototype material.
- Support the field service team by coordinating the assembly, testing, shipment, and release of spare parts and field replaceable assemblies.
- Create, review, and submit engineering change orders (ECOs) to resolve design issues and improve manufacturability/serviceability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues with new designs and prototypes through assembly, testing, and system integration in a cleanroom environment.
- Collaborate with manufacturing and field service teams to resolve critical problems and implement continuous improvement projects (CIPs) to achieve cycle time, cost, and yield targets.
- Possess strong communication skills and make decisions based on data.
- Motivated self-starter who is fast-learning, capable of working independently, and can effectively coordinate with a globally distributed team.
- Thorough and meticulous with good troubleshooting skills and ability to think at a systems level.
- Knowledge of electrical/electrical-mechanical sub-systems, PCAs, power supplies, control systems, motors.
- Experience with building and aligning opto-mechanical systems is desirable.
- Experience with Semiconductor Capital Equipment a plus.
- Familiarity using 3D CAD software, preferably ProE/CREO a plus.