About the role#
As a Product Development Engineering Intern, you will work within the Semiconductor Products and Customers business unit. You will contribute to the development of inspection and metrology systems that help chip manufacturers maintain quality standards for technologies like AI and automotive electronics. This role involves hands-on work with complex optical inspection tools and data analysis.
What you'll do#
- Assist engineers with system health checks, calibration, troubleshooting, and data collection.
- Characterize system performance by analyzing images and data from machine control software.
- Participate in system validation activities to verify performance against engineering requirements.
- Design and run experiments, document your results, and present findings to engineering teams.
- Develop scripts and utilities to automate data analysis, testing, or engineering processes.
- Work with cross-functional teams including systems, mechanical, electrical, software, applications, and algorithm groups.
- Participate in engineering reviews, team meetings, and technical discussions.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a MS or PhD degree in an Engineering field or Physics.
- Experience in Optics and basic image processing operations like filtering, target finding, alignment, and coordinate systems.
- Ability to parse data from various sources such as text files, HTML, and CSV formats.
- Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or other scripting languages.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with imaging systems, semiconductor wafer inspection tools, or deep learning applications is a plus.
- Familiarity with system engineering, prototyping, digital signal processing, control systems, or statistical analysis is preferred.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship based in Milpitas, California.
- The position is on-site.
- This is a rolling internship.
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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