Mechatronics​/Systems Engineering Internship

Company Overview

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays.

The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world's leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow's electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems.

There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chip makers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA's metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers.

The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers. The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness, optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems. These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes.

The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation specific for their process needs. The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

We are looking for a motivated summer intern working on advanced mechatronics systems in the Metrology division within KLA. The main focus is to learn to work in a corporate environment and have hands-on experience solving real problems. You will be developing custom control systems on high-precision wafer stages while working collaboratively with an amazing team. Your goals will be matched with your education and experience levels.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and work with design engineers to design advanced metrology systems.
• Work independently on data collection, analysis, and managing projects.
• Perform hands-on work with hardware and gather the necessary data in the lab or the cleanroom.
• Present the technical analysis in both verbal and written format and presentations to the team.
• Work in specified timelines and milestones.
• Willingness to take on responsibility and ability to quickly ramp from the existing documentation and on-job training.
• Identify any gaps and propose solutions in the implementation.
• Ability to modify tuning algorithms, design and update machine learning algorithms.
• Use first principles in the design work when needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. OR Master's Level Degree with a minimum of 3.5 GPA
• A Master's degree is preferred in electrical, robotics, control systems, mechanical engineering, data science or related field.
• Hands-on experience in the lab is preferred.
• Experience in any one of the following areas:
  Robust control, System identification, Signal processing, Predictive Maintenance, modeling of mechanical systems.
• Experience in the validation of hardware systems.
• Knowledge of Matlab for data analysis and control development.
• Knowledge of building GUIs in Matlab.

Base Pay Range: $26.00 - $50.00 per hour based on pursuit of a Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. Primary

Location:

USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA KLA's total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: 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, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for…