Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer (Precision Mechanism Design) - Milpitas, CA, United States
$117,800 - $200,300 USD yearly
Originally posted 4 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role focuses on the development of Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) wafer inspection systems.
What you'll do
- Collaborate on development with core suppliers.
- Sustain current broad band plasma (BBP) product lines with the manufacturing division.
- Work with system, optical, electrical, and software engineers to derive subsystem requirements and conduct design reviews.
- Qualify and release mechanism designs, providing support for onsite manufacturing.
What you'll need
- Doctorate degree or 0 years of work experience, Master's level degree or 2 years of work experience, or Bachelor's level degree or 3 years of work experience.
Nice to have
- Cero experience in CAD Modeling.
- Experience in Precision mechanism development: actuator selection, tolerance analysis, lifetime evaluation, optics mounting, alignment & adjustment design.
- Experience in CAE: thermal & structural simulation, flow analysis (ANSYS experience preferred).
This role has been open 75 days — well above the 51-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
963
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$156k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (963 roles · 102 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 65 | 963 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 210 | 6118 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 44 d | 51 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $156k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 73 open roles · median 36 d
- KLA Corporation (this employer) · 65 open roles · median 44 d
- Teradyne · 57 open roles · median 30 d
- NVIDIA · 51 open roles · median 68 d
- Applied Materials · 50 open roles · median 66 d
- AMD · 47 open roles · median 50 d
How we counted: 963 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.