Sr. Electrical Design Engineer - System Architecture

About the role

KLA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to lead the electrical and interconnect architecture in advanced semiconductor equipment. This role will define and drive the system-level architecture for power and signal distribution across the tool, with primary ownership of interconnection diagrams, IO rack concepts, motion-drive interfaces, and cable architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the system-level electrical routing architecture, including power distribution strategy, cable architecture, interface partitioning, rack-level organization, and system interconnect definitions.
• Define, develop, and maintain authoritative interconnection diagrams (ICDs) gathering subsystem interfaces, device connectivity, power requirements, and logical disconnection concepts for manufacturing, installation, and service.
• Perform power distribution, signal conditioning, signal integrity, grounding, shielding, and overall electrical architecture design at the system level.
• Architect and coordinate IO racks, motion-drive interfaces, cable breakouts, routing concepts, and chassis/IO panel definitions in collaboration with electrical, mechanical, controls, and system engineering teams.
• Perform hands-on CAD work to develop and maintain routing architecture, interconnect definitions, and supporting design data, primarily using Creo and Zuken.
• Translate top-level system requirements into subsystem electrical requirements, interface specifications, and implementation constraints, ensuring cross-discipline alignment.
• Lead system-level trade studies and design decisions related to routing strategy, connector standardization, grounding, shielding, service breakpoints, and manufacturability.
• Guide and review routing and CAD implementation work by support teams, ensuring consistency with system architecture, standards, serviceability, and safety requirements.
• Drive multi-functional design reviews and partner with subsystem owners to ensure interface data is complete, accurate, and verified prior to detailed design and release.
• Support prototype build, integration, bring-up, troubleshooting, and productization, contributing to system documentation, test plans, and reusable design guidelines for high-volume production.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related technical field.
• Significant experience in system-level electrical architecture for complex equipment, including power and signal distribution, interconnection diagrams, IO architecture, motion-drive interfaces, and cable/harness implementation.
• Ability to lead the overall routing architecture and translate top-level system requirements into robust, manufacturable, serviceable, and safe implementations across multiple subsystems.
• Hands-on experience performing CAD/ECAD work, including development and maintenance of routing, interconnect, and interface design content; experience with Creo and Zuken.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is a plus.
• Ability to work across electrical, mechanical, controls, software, manufacturing, and service teams, and to guide external contributors or contractors supporting cable routing and design execution.