Product Applications Development Engineer

KLA; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking researchers and software engineers to advance optical thin film and SCD metrology for semiconductor manufacturing. You will work on challenging metrology problems and collaborate with teams worldwide to deliver robust solutions.

The role includes developing customer recipes, training users, leading demos, and supporting pre-sales activities. Join a global leader driving innovation in semiconductor fabrication.

Qualifications

• Doctorate, Master’s, or Bachelor’s degree with related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical applications support for optical thin film and SCD metrology.
• Develop and set up customer recipes; deliver training and pre-sales support.
• Report regional requirements to product division.
• Escalate field apps issues and follow up for fixes.
• Create BKMs for film/SCD recipes and publish papers.
• Review data quality in related technical documents.
• Lead complex demos as layer owner.
• Represent applications for PLC projects.

Skills

Technical applications support

Pre-sales support

Data analysis

Programming concepts

Education

Doctorate (Academic) Degree

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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 Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers. The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness, optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems. These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes. The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation specific for their process needs. The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

• Responsible for providing technical applications support for the development and implementation of KLA optical thin film and SCD metrology in both customer fabrication and KLA facilities.
• Be responsible for customers’ recipe development and setup, technical training, project execution, and related pre-sales activities. Assists sales staff in assessing potential application of company products to meet customer needs. Provides follow-up support in disseminating technical information on specific applications.
• Reports on regional requirements and updates to product division.
• Escalates field apps issue to division and foll ow up for issue fix. Works on sophisticated problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
• Generate film and SCD recipe development BKMs and publish technical paper.
• Review and evaluate quality of data in other related technical documents.
• Layer owner on complex demos.
• Serve as Applications Representative for PLC projects.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Master’s Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years; Bachelor’s Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years

Base Pay Range: $140,000.00 - $238,000.00 Annually

Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [e-mail] or at [phone] to request accommodation.