Director of Mask Computational Software Products Group; E

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. 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.

Director of Mask Computational Software Products Group are core to KLA s technology. While we do not currently have an opening, we are always building our talent community and are interested in learning about your background.

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This job opening is in KLA s advanced mask software product group. The group develops state-of-the-art computational algorithms and software applications that leading-edge semiconductor mask-shops and wafer fab customers use in production to get the best possible sensitivity and performance from their mask inspection and review systems. As director of this group, the candidate will have the unique opportunity to lead and be responsible for the business, products, customer engagements and the engineering team developing these software products.

Responsibilities:

• Own and drive all aspects of the software group business, P&L, product strategy, customer engagements and development and field engineering
• Directly engage with mask-shop and fab reticle requal customers to understand their most challenging problems in the areas of mask inspection and defect disposition, propose solutions using advanced computational software and algorithms, then drive the development and deployment on these solutions to resolve their issues
• Develop innovative application use-case ideas and seek continuous improvements in production mask-making and reticle requal flows
• Leverage advanced image processing, optical and lithography modeling, and numerical and AI methods to create unique and advanced software offerings in the mask defect disposition space
• Develop and socialize clear requirements for new use-cases, and brainstorm technology approaches with algo, software and expert application engineers
• Build strong relationships with internal engineering teams, key customers and field teams to deliver software solutions
• Drive key projects and customer engagements through weekly progress meetings
• Work harmoniously across functional and division teams
• Prepare and deliver periodic program updates and clearly communicate progress, issues, needed help and plans with senior management
• Travel up to 25-50% to sync with customers, development engineering and field and account teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record working with customers in the semiconductor industry, delivering software solutions to improve mask or wafer yield and turn-around time
• Strong team player, able to lead and influence teams. Experience managing development teams of 10+ engineers
• Experience in semiconductor lithography modeling, OPC/Verification, mask inspection and/or defect disposition
• Familiarity with UNIX/Linux programming, MATLAB and scripting in Shell, Python, Perl, PHP, or HTML
• Understand software development, test, release, and qualification cycles
• Excellent communication, project management, organization, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and perseverance, self-driven yet strong team player

Minimum Qualifications

Masters level degree in a technical field with at least 10 years of experience in Semiconductor Mask Inspection, software or OPC industry

OR

Doctorate (Academic) in a technical field with at least 5 years of experience in Semiconductor Mask Inspection,…