Applications Development Engineer - FaST

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.

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chip makers 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.

• Lead medium‑sized projects e.g. H2H, PLC, alpha characterization, beta testing, and gap analysis.
• Create and evaluate characterization and field test plans.
• Respond to customer requests and perform complex problem diagnosis and problem resolution.
• Develop and document new applications of existing and pre‑release products, including BKMs.
• Develop written procedures, standards, training material, and other technical documentation.
• Review and evaluate quality of data in other related technical documents.
• Layer owner on complex demos.
• Serve as Applications Representative for PLC projects.

• Ph.D. degree, Masters with 2‑4 years, or Bachelors with 3‑5 years experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in engineering applications.
• Thoroughly understands engineering principles and techniques related to project activities.
• Show a high degree of proficiency in several other related technical areas.
• Ability to recognize system‑wide issues and design accordingly.
• Strong working knowledge of testing techniques.
• Strong working knowledge of various applications.
• Ability to independently resolve complex problems.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong project management skills.

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience;
Master’s Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years;
Bachelor’s Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years.

KLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any…