Sr. Mechatronics Control Engineer
KLA Ann Arbor, MI Full-time 3/31/2026 $120,700 - $205,200 a year
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•FY 2025Job Description
KLA is seeking an expert in control systems and custom actuator technologies to enhance the performance of ultraprecision mechatronics and motion systems. The role involves developing and optimizing high-speed, high-accuracy motion platforms while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to address complex control challenges in semiconductor inspection and metrology tools.
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with custom actuator design and integration in high-performance mechatronics systems.
- Strong foundation in control theory, system identification, and dynamic modeling.
- Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink or Python for control algorithm development, simulation, and data analysis.
- Experience with advanced control techniques (e.g., robust, adaptive, optimal, or nonlinear control).
- Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop testing and real-time control implementation.
- Enjoy working collaboratively and delivering high-quality results in fast-paced environments.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as dictated by business needs.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of advanced control algorithms for ultra-precision mechatronic systems.
- Architect and tune feedback and feedforward controllers for custom actuators, including magnetic, piezoelectric, and air-bearing platforms.
- Analyze system dynamics and performance, applying model-based control techniques to maximize throughput, stability, and accuracy.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with actuator designers, mechanical engineers, software developers, and optics teams to integrate control solutions.
- Support error budgeting, requirements definition, and design reviews with a focus on control system performance.
- Document control strategies, tuning procedures, and experimental results for multi-site engineering teams.
Benefits
- Employees at KLA are often offered competitive pay with bonuses, a 401(k) match, an employee stock purchase program, and financial perks like student-debt assistance, planning support, and group insurance discounts. Health and lifestyle benefits typically include medical/dental/vision, life and other voluntary coverages, paid time off and holidays, family leave, backup care, wellness rewards, gym discounts, and community-volunteering opportunities. Employees also get strong growth support through tuition reimbursement, KLA’s corporate learning center, education awards, and engineering certification programs.
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