Advanced Technology Leader / Principal Scientist

KLA-Tencor (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a qualified individual to define system specifications and lead R&D efforts within an innovative optical environment. The role involves building system models, creating test plans, and coaching team members, requiring a PhD in Physics or Engineering and substantial experience in optical technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience leading R&D or engineering teams.
• Solid theoretical and experimental knowledge of optics and sensors.
• Hands-on skills in optical setups.

Responsibilities

• Define system specifications based on marketing requirements.
• Lead test design efforts and manage execution.
• Coach team members.

Skills

Optical metrology

Data analysis

Signal processing

Excellent communication

Physics

Education

PhD in Physics/Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Define the top-level system specifications based on marketing requirements

• Identify system architecture choices and lead down-selection process

• Help build system performance model and error budget, allocate requirements to the subsystems, optimize hardware/software solutions.

• Create test plans, define required HW/SW setups, lead test design efforts and manage execution

• Develop technical material for internal and external consumption

• Expand patent portfolio

• Coach team members

Requirements:

• Experience leading R&D or engineering team with demonstrated success

• Solid theoretical and experimental knowledge of physical optics, optical metrology, light sources and sensors, data analysis, signal processing

• Expertise in at least two of the following: optical microscopy, optical design, EM modeling, optical metrology, optical design, interferometry, ellipsometry, scatterometry, laser physics

• Hands-on skills in optical setups and willingness to use them

• Data analysis, physics and system modeling capability

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Physics/Engineering with minimum 5 years of relevant experience