To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.
Group/Division
The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA's product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics. The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) division delivers industry-leading metrology solutions essential to advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Its portfolio includes systems for measuring film thickness, critical dimensions, composition, and resistivity—key to developing and scaling next-gen IC processes. FaST partners closely with customers from early R&D through high-volume production, ensuring performance and process alignment.
What You'll Do
In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.
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: System Dynamics and 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.
About KLA
We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.
Total Rewards
Base Pay Range: $26.00 - $50.00 per hour based on pursuit of a Masters and 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 some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Use of AI Statement
At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.
Equal Opportunity Statement
KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.
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