About the role#
The Mechatronics team in the RAPID Division is looking for an intern to develop a model-based control framework for a precision motion stage. You will work on building a high-fidelity dynamic model based on measured stage performance and implement robust control methods to improve system operation.
What you'll do#
- Build a high-fidelity dynamic model from measured stage performance.
- Use modern model-based control methods to design a robust controller.
- Deploy your controller to the stage hardware.
- Measure and evaluate controller performance.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an MS or PhD program in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with frequency-domain loop shaping and robust control synthesis, such as H∞ or μ-synthesis.
- Proficiency in MATLAB and Simulink for modeling, analysis, and control design.
- Experience with system identification and fitting models to measured FRF data.
- Knowledge of multivariable (MIMO) systems, modal analysis, and cross-axis coupling.
- Familiarity with practical controller implementation, including feedforward design, notch and loop-shaping filters, discretization, and real-time embedded control.
- Experience using FRF measurement tools like dynamic signal analyzers or swept-sine and noise-based excitation.
- Experience with Python for data analysis.
- Ability to design structured test plans and compare controller performance against a baseline.
- Hands-on lab experience running experiments and analyzing measured data.
- Strong written and spoken communication skills for documenting and presenting technical results.
- Coursework or project experience in feedback control systems, including Bode and Nyquist plots and stability margins.
- Understanding of dynamic system modeling, transfer functions, and state-space representations.
Location & details#
- Location: Milpitas, California
- Term: Rolling
- Work Modality: On-site
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Compensation: Paid position
About KLA
KLA manufactures equipment and provides services for the electronics industry. The company builds process control and process-enabling solutions used in the production of wafers, reticles, integrated circuits, and printed circuit boards. It employs over 17,000 people and maintains its headquarters in Milpitas, California. The organization operates as a public company.
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