Applications Engineer – Semiconductor Metrology & Demos

KLA; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking an Applications Development Engineer to create and deploy product applications for existing and pre-release tools. You will work on new product introductions, characterization, alpha/beta tests and pilot tools in ramp phases, and may support on-site customer system deployments.

You will diagnose hardware/software issues, coordinate with software and systems engineering, run customer demonstrations and on-site training, and document results in best-practice reports.

Qualifications

• Master's or bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Material Science, or related fields.
• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong team player with the ability to work autonomously.
• Willing to travel 50-70% as part of project and customer engagements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement product applications for existing and pre-release products to deliver maximum customer value.
• Focus on new product introduction: characterization, alpha/beta testing and pilot tools in ramp phase.
• Support development of a system at the customer site and diagnose hardware/software issues.
• Coordinate with software and systems engineering to verify problem resolution.
• Conduct customer demonstrations and on-site training for Field Applications Engineers and end users.
• Document all test results and lessons learned in BKMs, training materials and demo/alpha-beta reports.
• Generate demo and test reports for internal and customer review.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking an Applications Development Engineer to create and deploy product applications for existing and pre-release tools. You will work on new product introductions, characterization, alpha/beta tests and pilot tools in ramp phases, and may support on-site customer system deployments.

You will diagnose hardware/software issues, coordinate with software and systems engineering, run customer demonstrations and on-site training, and document results in best-practice reports.