Regional Applications Development Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life

401(K) including company matching

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Tuition reimbursement program

Wellness benefits including an EAP

Paid time off

Paid company holidays

Family care and bonding leave

Performance incentive programs

Student debt assistance

Development and career growth programs

Job summary

KLA in Milpitas, CA is seeking an Applications Development Engineer to support PWG and Wafersight products, develop test cases, and demonstrate metrology relevance to customer yield issues.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s or Bachelor’s in Engineering, Physics, or Materials, with knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing and strong communication skills. Proficiency in MATLAB or Python is a plus; travel up to 50% is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Material Science, or related fields.
• Working knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing.
• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-driven, yet a strong team player.
• Programming and scripting in MATLAB or Python is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide applications development support to PWG and Wafersight products.
• Develop test cases and characterize new products/features; relate metrology to customer yield issues.
• Provide technical support in development/implementation of customer applications for PWG products.
• Demonstrate product capabilities to customers and prepare detailed specifications.
• Characterize tool/algorithm performance and give feedback to Engineering, especially during Alpha/Beta tests.
• Perform data analysis and root-cause analysis to support customers.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Engineering/Physics/Materials

Semiconductor manufacturing knowledge

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-effective. 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 Surfscan group includes a team of engineers, technology development, apps engineers and product marketing focused on technology that enables wafer, IC and equipment manufacturers to develop, qualify and monitor their process tools. Defects and process non-uniformities detected on Surfscan equipment allow for early identification of yield excursions. The flagship Surfscan products include the SPx platforms for wafer surface quality and wafer defect inspection tools and systems for inspection of polished wafers, epi wafers and engineered substrates during the wafer fabrication process.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

• Following standard procedures, provide applications development support to PWG and Wafersight products.
• Develop test cases; Characterize new products and/or features; Demonstrate metrology relevance to customer yield issues.
• Provide technical support in the development and implementation of customer applications dealing with PWG products and features.
• Provide specific product demonstrations on all aspects of highly complex products to customers and assess potential applications to meet customer needs; prepare detailed product specifications.
• The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills, be current in the customer use case domain, have excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to work independently.
• The candidate will also be required to work toward characterization of the tool/algorithm performance and provides clear feedback to the Engineering teams for product improvement, especially during Alpha/Beta tests.
• Strong technical skills are required to understand the functionality and capabilities of these tools and for providing root cause analysis and potential solutions for customers.
• Such skills include (but are not limited to) techniques for data analysis/processing, statistical analysis as well as the ability to quickly pick up and understand customer requirements and processes.
• 50% travel will be required.

Minimum Qualifications Requirements

• Candidate must have Master’s or bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Material Science, or related fields.
• The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing.
• Candidate must have excellent oral and written communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Candidate must be self-driven, yet a strong team player.
• Programming and scripting skills in MATLAB or Python are a plus

Base Pay Range: $97,800.00 - $166,300.00 Annually

Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

Benefits

• participation in performance incentive programs
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• 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
• paid company holidays
• family care and bonding leave

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed.

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