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Staff Optical Engineer

KLAMilpitas, CA

$141,300–207,233/yr

Posted Oct 5, 2026

What you’d do

Design complete optical subsystems for wafer inspection products in the BBP division, from requirements and architecture through error budgets, metrology and feasibility studies. Full time in Milpitas, CA. Found on the employer's careers page on Oct 17, 2026. Apply through the link.

You’ll need

  • Solid background in optics: imaging aberrations, Fourier optics, polarization, radiometry
  • Experience developing architecture for complex, high-precision optical imaging or measurement system
  • Ability to translate requirements into optical architecture and error budgets
  • Experience with optical analysis and feasibility studies
  • Full time in Milpitas, CA

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