Applications Development Engineering Intern - BBP

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale-faster. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA's product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics.

The Broadband Plasma (BBP) division is the market-leading optical inspection system used by logic, foundry, and memory customers to detect critical defects at advanced nodes. These tools combine broadband plasma technology with unmatched sensitivity and speed to support high-volume manufacturing.

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. The right candidate will be dynamic, upbeat individual who is very passionate about delivering rich and powerful solutions that drive meaningful decisions, quality, and significant improvement in business results.

• Work together with GPG business functions such as Applications, Algorithm and S/W teams to perform proof of study with an end goal of attempting to improve existing methodologies
• Interact with team members to thoroughly understand current methods and collaborate with a cross-functional team to study a different methodology
• Proof of concept of new methodology with existing data
• Determine correlations with existing data sets on a variety of different system configurations

• Creative thinker with good problem-solving abilities
• Working with large data sets
• Excellent proficiency of data analysis techniques in Excel or other plotting S/Ws such as JMP or Origin
• Proficiency in Python, and/or MATLAB applications
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Motivated to learn new skills independently. Be willing to travel 50% - 70% if chosen for a full time role in the future

Knowledge of semiconductor process or any relevant course work or previous internships in the semiconductor industry.

Pursuing a Bachelors, Master's or PhD degree in Physics, Mathematics, Material Science or Engineering.

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Base Pay Range: $35.00 - $47.00 per hour based on pursuit of a Master's

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.

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