Technical Intern (R&D)

KLA; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

KLA in Singapore is offering an internship for students in electronics and physics to work with cutting-edge semiconductor test systems. You will join the LS-SWIFT division and help with laser optical design and test-station setup in a cleanroom, plus data collection.

Responsibilities include developing software for automatic testing and processing, supporting engineering and production, and writing reports.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
• Available Jan–May/June 2027 for 5–6 months.
• Track record of outstanding academic performance.
• Willingness to learn and interest in technology.
• Strong knowledge of optics, photonics, physics or data interpretation; programming helps (LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, ML).
• Strong hands-on experience, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; flexible to tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support novel laser optical design and setup of state-of-the-art test stations in cleanroom.
• Develop SW for automatic testing and processing.
• Data collection and analysis.
• Support engineering and production, and write reports.

Skills

Optics

Photonics

Physics

Data interpretation

Python

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree (pursuing)

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Python

Machine Learning

Job description

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. Group/Division The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA’s product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics. The LS-SWIFT division delivers high-throughput patterned wafer inspection systems that support advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Its mission is to provide industry-leading defect detection with optimal cost of ownership across a wide range of applications. LS systems enable precise, cost-effective inspection for cutting-edge process nodes, while SWIFT systems offer comprehensive macro inspection of all wafer surfaces—capabilities that are especially critical for advanced packaging, as well as logic, memory, and automotive applications.

What You’ll Do

• Support novel laser optical design and setting up state-of-the-art test stations in cleanroom
• Develop SW for automatic testing and processing
• Data collection and analysis
• Support engineering and production, and write report

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree from a recognized university
• Available from Jan-May/June 2027 (preferably semester Intern, commitment of 5 to 6 months)
• Track record of outstanding academic performance
• Willingness to learn attitude and interest in technology
• Strong knowledge or skills in optics and photonics, physics and programming languages (LabVIEW, MatLab, Python, machine learning, etc.), or good at data interpretation and matrix mathematics would be an advantage
• Strong hands-on experience, and analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility and willingness to work on different tasks if required
• Minimum Qualifications: Requires less than 1 year of related experience

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.

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