Product Applications Engineer - Customer Interaction

YO IT Consulting; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting in Chennai is seeking a skilled Product Applications Engineer for a hybrid role focusing on semiconductor engineering.

The candidate will demonstrate, optimize, and advance wafer inspection systems while collaborating closely with customer engineers and product teams. An M.Tech or MS degree from IIT or IISc is required, along with 5 to 8 years of relevant experience. Candidates should be prepared for extensive travel to Taiwan, Korea, or Singapore.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of experience in a technical, customer-facing environment.
• Experience in product or semiconductor or hardware manufacturing.
• Ability to travel 85% to Taiwan/Korea or Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot technical issues.
• Optimize system performance.
• Support process improvements.
• Assist with tool setup and calibration.
• Conduct product evaluations and experiments.

Skills

Technical troubleshooting

Customer engagement

Product evaluation

Prototype testing

Education

M.Tech / MS or Dual Degree from IIT or IISc

Job description

Product Applications Engineer

Location: Chennai (Hybrid)

Experience: 5 to 8 years

Must Have

• Comfortable working in a highly technical, customer-facing environment.
• Product or semiconductor or hardware manufacturing company experience.
• M.Tech / MS or Dual Degree strictly from IIT or IISc.
• Background in semiconductor, materials, optics or related core engineering/science fields.
• 85% travel to Taiwan/Korea or Singapore.

Overview

This is a highly technical, customer-facing semiconductor engineering role focused on demonstrating, optimizing, and advancing wafer inspection systems while helping customers adopt client technology and influencing future product development.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting technical issues
• Optimizing system performance
• Supporting process improvements
• Assisting with tool setup, calibration, and performance enhancement

Demonstrating Product Performance

• Conducting product evaluations and experiments
• Demonstrating system capabilities on customer wafers
• Presenting technical results to engineering teams
• Supporting product qualification and adoption
• Frequent interaction with customers and travel may be required

Demonstrating Competitive Advantage

• Running comparative performance studies
• Evaluating defect detection capability, precision, and throughput
• Generating technical evidence to support customer decision-making
• Providing data-driven performance validation

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Internal Collaboration

• Engineering teams
• Software teams
• Marketing groups
• Regional application/support teams

External Collaboration

• Customer engineers
• Process and manufacturing teams

You act as a technical bridge between customer requirements and product teams.

Technical Leadership & New Use Case Development

• Mentoring local application engineers
• Sharing technical best practices
• Developing new inspection use cases
• Solving unique customer challenges
• This often indicates a senior technical or leadership component.

Real-Time Project Tracking

• Tracking project progress
• Providing timely updates to leadership teams
• Identifying technical risks and escalations
• Maintaining clear documentation and reporting

Next-Generation Product Development

• Product development and characterization
• Prototype testing
• Performance validation
• Providing technical feedback for product improvements