Applications Development Engineer (Surfscan Product)

KLA-Belgium; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards package

Family-friendly benefits

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

KLA-Belgium in Singapore is hiring an Applications Development Engineer to advance semiconductor wafer inspection technology. This role focuses on characterizing products and developing test plans to ensure high performance in production environments.

Ideal candidates will have a PhD or Master’s in a relevant field, with an emphasis on optics and semiconductor processing. The role may involve international travel and aims to improve product penetration in customer sites.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Material Science, or related field is required.
• Background in optics is a plus.
• Knowledge of semiconductor processing will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Characterize next-generation semiconductor wafer inspection products.
• Develop and review feature requirements and design test plans.
• Conduct demonstrations to showcase product performance.

Skills

Semiconductor processing knowledge

Optics background

Data analysis

Demonstration skills

Education

PhD Level Degree / Master's Level Degree in relevant fields

Job description

Applications Development Engineer (Surfscan Product)Skip to main content#Applications Development Engineer (Surfscan Product) page is loaded## Applications Development Engineer (Surfscan Product)Applylocations: Singapore, Singaporetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 9 Days Agojob requisition id: 2637367**Company Overview**KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.**Group/Division**With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA’s metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers. The Surfscan group includes a team of engineers, technology development, apps engineers and product marketing focused on technology that enables wafer, IC and equipment manufacturers to develop, qualify and monitor their process tools. Defects and process non-uniformities detected on Surfscan equipment allow for early identification of yield excursions. The flagship Surfscan products include the SPx platforms for wafer surface quality and wafer defect inspection tools and systems for inspection of polished wafers, epi wafers and engineered substrates during the wafer fabrication process.**Job Description/Preferred Qualifications*** Characterization of next-generation, state-of-the art semiconductor wafer inspection products.* Develop and review feature requirements, design test plans, collect data, perform analysis, publish results and recommendations in the form of applications notes and best-known methods.* Conduct new tool demonstrations to showcase differentiated performance and develop use cases on new features that help drive tool sales.* Product value demonstration during beta testing, head-to-head (H2H) and evaluation tools in the ramp phase, thereby enabling product penetration and adoption at customer sites.* Investigate semiconductor manufacturing yield issues and develop corresponding inspection solutions to monitor them.* Create and share product value statements and use cases with engineering, marketing and sales groups.**Minimum Qualifications*** PhD Level Degree / Master's Level Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Material Science, Engineering or related field.* Optics background is a plus.* Semiconductor processing knowledge is a plus.* International travel of up to 15% is required.*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.**KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer*Be aware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as KLA employees. KLA never asks for any financial compensation to be considered for an interview, to become an employee, or for equipment. Further, KLA does not work with any recruiters or third parties who charge such fees either directly or on behalf of KLA. Please ensure that you have searched KLA’s Careers website for legitimate job postings. KLA follows a recruiting process that involves multiple interviews in person or on video conferencing with our hiring managers. If you are concerned that a communication, an interview, an offer of employment, or that an employee is not legitimate, please send an email to [e-mail] to confirm the person you are communicating with is an employee. We take your privacy very seriously and confidentially handle your information.