Sr. System Design Engineer (DUV, VUV plasma sources) - Milpitas, CA, United States
$186,200 - $316,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
What you'll do
- Execute experiments and simulations to predict candidate system performance.
- Lead a team in trade-off studies for major architecture decisions on complex systems.
- Define top-level system specifications and flow down to subsystem and component levels.
- Define system error budgets, interface definitions, calibrations, and diagnostics.
- Lead a team of engineers to achieve program goals.
What you'll need
- Expertise in DUV and VUV plasma sources.
- Expertise in lasers, plasma, light generation, vacuum, high pressure, and clean hardware development.
- Experience in developing complex opto-mechanical, laser, and thermal systems.
- PhD with 3+ years, MS with 6+ years, or Bachelor with 8+ years of experience.
Nice to have
- LabView skills.
- Mechanical software skills (SolidWorks, CAD, CREO).
Skills: DUV, VUV plasma sources, opto-mechanical, laser systems, system specifications
This role has been open 35 days — well below the 77-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Lithography Systems
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Open roles in category
53
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Median days open
77 d
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Median salary
$130k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (53 roles · 12 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 53 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 447 | 9879 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 35 d | 77 d (−42 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $130k |
Skills observed across this category: DUV, VUV plasma sources, opto-mechanical, laser systems, system specifications
Who's hiring in this category
- ASML · 29 open roles · median 42 d
- Applied Materials · 4 open roles · median 104 d
- GlobalFoundries · 4 open roles · median 114 d
- Micron Technology · 4 open roles · median 157 d
- Onto Innovation · 3 open roles · median 84 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 2 open roles · median 112 d
How we counted: 53 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Lithography Systems) roles from 12 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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 Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.