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Sr. Systems Design Engineer

KLA

Location

Milpitas, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/18/2026

Compensation

$159,500 - $271,200 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.3% approval-2% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The role involves joining a high-caliber team focused on developing the next generation EUV actinic mask inspection platform. The candidate will coordinate across various engineering disciplines to meet technical, schedule, and budgetary requirements. This position requires a strong technical background and excellent communication skills. The team is dedicated to ensuring high lithography yields and cost-effective manufacturing in the semiconductor industry.

Requirements

  • Doctorate or 2 years of work experience, Master's degree or 4 years of work experience, or Bachelor's degree or 5 years of work experience.
  • Strong background in engineering or physical sciences.
  • Demonstrated analysis and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills in optics, opto-mechanics, and motion control systems.
  • Experience with lasers, illumination systems, and CCD/CMOS cameras is a plus.
  • Experience with scripting languages, such as Python, is a plus.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and respond quickly to escalations.

Responsibilities

  • Help develop requirement specifications and test plans.
  • Work with functional groups to define and review designs.
  • Participate in prototype integration and testing of assemblies, subsystems, and systems.
  • Create and execute test plans and perform analysis to validate system performance.
  • Create and document calibration, manufacturing, and service procedures.
  • Troubleshoot system and subsystem issues and collaborate with various teams to implement solutions.
  • Support internal and external customers in optimizing tool performance.

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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Kla Corporation

As of Jul 17, 2026

Initial approvals

63

FY2026

Approval rate

96.3%

FY2026

LCA certified

84

FY2026

Entry-level share

7.1%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-2%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-79%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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