Manufacturing Design Engineer (eBeam – Electron Optics)

KLA; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA is seeking a highly qualified physicist with a PhD in Electron Optics or related field to join our Global Operations team in Singapore. You will develop and optimize manufacturing processes for high-precision Electron Optics systems, collaborating with Operations, Design Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to resolve complex issues.

You will lead root-cause analyses, drive corrective actions, and identify risks early in product development.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Physics, Electron optics or related field.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills to support technical issues.
• Ability to champion technical solutions to manufacturability issues from design.
• Ability to create effective technical presentations at divisional level.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, assembly methods, alignment procedures, and test methodologies for high-precision Electron Optics systems.
• Work with Operations, Design Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to resolve system-level issues.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for yield, reliability, performance, and manufacturability issues using data-driven methods.
• Identify manufacturing risks early in the product development cycle and drive mitigation through design reviews, process validation, and production readiness.
• Acting independently, devise and drive innovative analyses and solutions for complex problems.
• Analyze data and/or modeling to drive process, specifications, and design improvements.
• Set up complex project plans across multiple disciplines and drive to completion.
• Partner with suppliers and external partners to develop and qualify critical components, processes, and technologies.
• Travel up to 15%.

Skills

Electron optics

High voltage handling

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Education

PhD in Physics / Electron optics

Master’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Group/Division

KLA has manufacturing sites worldwide. The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation and Quality, builds our leading-edge technology. GOPS partners with KLA's global supply base and design engineering teams to develop new products, working continuously to build better, faster and more cost-efficient solutions.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, assembly methods, alignment procedures, and test methodologies for high-precision Electron Optics systems.
• Work closely with Operations, Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain to resolve system-level manufacturing and product performance issues
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for yield, reliability, performance, and manufacturability issues using data-driven problem-solving methodologies.
• Identify manufacturing risks early in the product development cycle and drive mitigation plans through design reviews, process validation, and production readiness activities.
• Acting independently, devise and drive innovative analyses and solutions for complex problems.
• Analyze data and/or utilize modeling to drive process, specifications, and design improvements.
• Setup complex project plans, across multiple resources disciplines, and drive to completion.
• Partner with suppliers and external manufacturing partners to develop and qualify critical components, processes, and technologies.
• Travel up to 15%

Qualifications

• Experience with Electron Optics and High Voltage for scanning electron microscopes or equivalent a plus.

Requirements

• Masters or Doctorate in Physics, Electron optics or related fields.
• Entry level Doctorate candidates with strong relevant knowledge, and/or relevant instrument hands-on experience is welcomed.
• Possess strong troubleshooting and analytical skills to support technical issues, set-up experiments, modeling, and data analysis.
• Ability to champion his/her technical solutions to manufacturability issues found with the design.
• Ability to create effective technical presentations up to the divisional level.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) , Master's Level Degree or work experience of 2 years , Bachelor's Level Degree or work experience of 3 years

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Use of AI Statement

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

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.