Metrology Instrument Product Engineer

KLA; Ann Arbor Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 97,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA in Ann Arbor, MI is seeking a Product Development Engineer to help advance next-generation metrology tools for electron-beam instruments. You will work in a cross-functional team to translate performance requirements into detailed designs and test plans.

The role involves designing improvements, validating systems, drafting assembly documentation, and coordinating with service, manufacturing and marketing. Travel for global customer support is expected.

Qualifications

• Have a solid understanding of precision instruments and control systems.
• Must have solid track record of problem solving.
• Experience with high vacuum systems.
• Experience with electron beam based instruments such as scanning electron microscopes.
• Have excellent oral and written communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Previous experience with process control instrument systems for semiconductor industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed requirement specifications from performance requirements using systems engineering methodology.
• Work with a team to develop and implement innovative design improvements to currently released products as well as development of novel next generation products.
• Apply systems engineering principles to optimize critical systems-level instrument performance.
• Test and validate systems design improvements.
• Draft documentation for assembly and training procedures.
• Drive troubleshooting of field customer concerns of sophisticated system performance problems, by providing written plans of action remotely or provide active technical leadership on-site at customer sites worldwide.
• Interface closely with service, manufacturing and marketing teams to define and optimize system performance and resolve performance issues.
• Write high-level technical reports to communicate issues, analysis, technical assessments, system status, best-known-methods, and engineering recommendations.
• Design and drive multi-disciplinary experiments, write detailed test plans for systems testing.
• Coordinate with outside vendors to develop and deliver sub-system products.

Skills

Precision instruments

Problem solving

Electron beam instruments

High vacuum systems

Communication skills

Semiconductor process control

Education

Doctorate (Academic) Degree

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

KLA in Ann Arbor, MI is seeking a Product Development Engineer to help advance next-generation metrology tools for electron-beam instruments. You will work in a cross-functional team to translate performance requirements into detailed designs and test plans.

The role involves designing improvements, validating systems, drafting assembly documentation, and coordinating with service, manufacturing and marketing. Travel for global customer support is expected.