Director, Technical Program Management - Broadband Plasma; Capital Equipment

KLA Broadband Plasma Division Program Lead

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. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. 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.

The Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for leading-edge IC manufacturing. Logic, foundry, and memory customers depend on BBP products to detect yield-critical defects for process debug and excursion monitoring at advanced process nodes. BBP flagship products include the 29xx and 39xx series which leverage Broadband Plasma technology to capture a wide range of defects with ultimate sensitivity at the optical inspection speeds needed for inline defect monitoring.

The BBP (Broadband Plasma) division is searching for a dynamic, creative, and hardworking individual to drive development and integration of our next generation program. The successful candidate will manage both the technical team and the project as the Product Lifecycle (PLC) lead to achieve program objectives.

We are looking for candidates who have intellectual curiosity, natural problem solvers, work well with others, possess a desire to grow, and can demonstrate leadership skills. As the program head, you must possess a strong sense of purpose and be driven to continually improve self, others, and the way we do business.

Lead N+2 development program with cutting edge technology in optics, sensor, sources, and data acquisition working with multi-disciplinary and cross functional teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for the product from proving business case to design, development, implementation, continuous improvement and sustaining support.
• Assess the engineering technical risks for the program. Establish and actively manage mitigation plans to reduce and retire risks.
• Support technology prototyping, problem solving and risk retirement at vendor and in product development.
• Collaborate with the CTO, Vendors, & Supply Chain Management team to initiate and maintain productive working relationships with critical suppliers.
• Ensure programs objectives are delivered on schedule and within budget.
• Track record of leading large cross-functional teams and working with Engineering organization to orient the team by establishing vision and priorities, addressing schedule, and presenting changes through regular meetings.
• Experience of EUV technology is desirable.
• Work with the service and manufacturing organizations to establish and meet requirements for production ramping and lifetime maintenance.
• Own the optimization of COGS and ROI for the product.
• Work closely with Marketing & Sales teams, understand business opportunities, customer use cases, and market trends.
• Directly engage with customers along with Marketing & Sales teams, drive customer adoptions of tools and features/options.
• Provide guidance or help in roadmap, business, and market aspects for related products at KLA.
• The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of engineering experience and track record in technical program manager role or functional engineering with both technical and business development responsibilities.
• Candidate must have subject matter expertise in one or more areas - advanced sensors, optics, or sources. System level experience with broad understanding of component technologies is also acceptable.
• Ability to drive program schedules, COGS, value-based pricing, and market share.
• Innovative ways to create features that add value and optimize schedule while not impacting performance.
• Creative problem solver with a proven track record of solving complex technical issues.
• Understand and apply Systems Engineering principles in…