Sr. PCBA Design Engineer

About the role

The growing Ann Arbor team is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with experience in Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) Design to assist in developing product equipment, test centers, software, and AI algorithms that power KLA's innovative capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Developing high-speed PCBA-based product features on KLA products (analog, communications, digital signal processing, etc.) and support sophisticated projects to meet technology, performance, and schedule objectives.

• This includes FPGA circuits, SERDES channels, and PCIe interfaces.

• Solve challenging engineering problems by characterizing components and PCB stack-ups, designing/prototyping analog front-end circuits, generating schematics, directing PCB layout, and debugging PCBAs in the labs.

• Define test criteria and implement those test plans on functional prototypes in the lab to prove the reliability/safety of the designed subsystem.

• Propose and develop PCBA and subsystem qualification fixtures.

• Modify and integrate the existing electrical and subsystem designs to achieve the desired functionality.

• Collaborate with other groups to develop the PCBA solution to ensure a seamless integration test at the subsystem and/or system level.

• Mentor, support, and assist junior electrical engineers.

Requirements

• A strong background in high-speed design and technical project management.

• An excellent communicator.

• A standout colleague with the following skills:

  • 5+ years of relevant experience preferred as a Printed Circuit Board Assembly Design Engineer, especially with high-speed circuitry (FPGA, PCIe, SERDES).

  • Strong electrical engineering and physics fundamentals (analog, optoelectronics design, electromagnetic theory, etc.).

  • Able to write specifications and documentation needed to initiate a project, and documentation for product release.

  • Expertise in schematic entry (preferably OrCAD), and board layout (preferably Cadence Allegro).

  • Proficiency in lab environments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, etc.

  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally based upon business needs.

• Desired Experience:

  • Experience at 10 GHz+ designs on advanced substrate materials.

  • Proficiency in Spice and EM (electromagnetic) simulation.

  • Experience in Opto-electrical design.

  • Expertise with data analysis through MATLAB, Python, or other abstraction languages.

  • Firmware development experience.

• Minimum Qualifications:

  • Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience;

  • Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years;

  • Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years.

Pay

Base Pay Range: $97,000.00 - $164,900.00 Annually

Benefits

• 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.

• Family care and bonding leave.