Graduate Process Engineer

KLA Corporation; Newport; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards

Inclusive environment

Job summary

KLA Corporation in Newport offers a Graduate Development role in process and applications teams covering CVD, PVD, or Etch products. After onboarding and training, you join the graduate development program with technical and soft-skills training and international placement across process teams.

No prior specialization is required; on-the-job training is provided. You will work on developing processes, assess results with our analytical lab and software tools, and report findings in reports or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Chemistry or Materials Science (2:1) required.
• Masters in a related field desirable but not essential.
• Willingness to travel internationally.
• Familiar with MS Office and MATLAB is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Developing and demonstrating our processes to meet the agreed specifications.
• Contributing constructively to the work of our project teams in developing new products that meet the requirements of our global customer for their next generation designs.
• Assessing results using our fully equipped analytical laboratory and software tools including Excel etc
• Problem solving, trouble shooting and investigating faults on process solutions both in-house and in the field
• Providing regular updates to the product marketing and process teams on progress of sample and demonstration work, where required summarising results in a written report or presentation.
• Establishing both effective customer and team relationships particularly for clear communication of results and ideas
• Planning your work and delivering plans in a safe, sensible and timely manner
• Research into published work relevant to our process development
• Writing technical reports for patent applications and writing technical papers for publication at conferences, seminars etc.
• This position will give an opportunity for some international travel and working some shift patterns to fully utilise our innovative development cleanroom.
• Have a passion for learning and development, continuously seeking for new knowledge and learning opportunities.
• Can think logically to provide customer solutions with a good attention to detail and foresight and ability to collect, filter and analyse data to build solutions for complex technological problems
• Has the ability to think creatively of novel but practical solutions to customer problems
• Is able to demonstrate strong communication skills - You'll enjoy establishing and maintaining good working relationships with both customers and colleagues.

Skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physics, Chemistry or Materials Science (2:1)

Masters desirable

Tools

MATLAB

MS Office

Job description

You'll be joining one of our process and applications teams covering either our CVD, PVD, or Etch products, providing process support and solutions from our office in Newport as well as being given opportunity for you to travel supporting customers in the field, involving travel throughout Europe, Asia, and USA. This role represents an excellent opportunity for scientists or engineers who are looking to establish a career in a fast-growing, award-winning, global semiconductor company with a clearly defined career development path. Following the company's extensive onboarding and introduction program, you will join our Graduate Development program which includes technical classroom training, soft-skills training, team building, corporate responsibility activities and finally placement across all of our process teams. It is not required for you to already have the skills and knowledge to perform the role, full on the job training will be provided through our graduate development scheme Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Developing and demonstrating our processes to meet the agreed specifications
• Contributing constructively to the work of our project teams in developing new products that meet the requirements of our global customer for their next generation designs.
• Assessing results using our fully equipped analytical laboratory and software tools including Excel etc
• Problem solving, trouble shooting and investigating faults on process solutions both in-house and in the field
• Providing regular updates to the product marketing and process teams on progress of sample and demonstration work, where required summarising results in a written report or presentation.
• Establishing both effective customer and team relationships particularly for clear communication of results and ideas
• Planning your work and delivering plans in a safe, sensible and timely manner
• Research into published work relevant to our process development
• Writing technical reports for patent applications and writing technical papers for publication at conferences, seminars etc.
• This position will give an opportunity for some international travel and working some shift patterns to fully utilise our innovative development cleanroom. Have a passion for learning and development, continuously seeking for new knowledge and learning opportunities.
• Can think logically to provide customer solutions with a good attention to detail and foresight and ability to collect, filter and analyse data to build solutions for complex technological problems
• Has the ability to think creatively of novel but practical solutions to customer problems
• Is able to demonstrate strong communication skills - You'll enjoy establishing and maintaining good working relationships with both customers and colleagues., Minimum Bachelor's Degree (2:1) in Physics, Chemistry or Material Science.
• Applicants with a Masters or prior experience of studies within the semiconductor industry would be desirable but certainly not a must.
• A good acquaintance with SW tools (MS office, MATLAB) would be advantageous., BSc / BEng To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale-faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.