PVD Senior Process Engineer; E

Position: PVD Senior Process Engineer (E)

Company Overview

The SPTS division of KLA designs manufactures and markets wafer processing solutions for the global semiconductor and related industries. SPTS provides industry leading etch and deposition process technologies on a range of single wafer handling platforms. End-market applications include micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) advanced packaging LED high speed RF device ICs and power semiconductors. SPTS is part of KLA Corporation which develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry.

We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles integrated circuits packaging printed circuit boards and flat panel close collaboration with leading customers across the globe our expert teams of physicists engineers data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.

Group/Division

SPTS wafer processing solutions include market-leading silicon etch dielectric etch dry-release etch PVD PECVD and molecular vapor deposition (MVD) available with a range of wafer-handling options applicable to R&D pilot production or volume production environments. SPTS is headquartered and has its main manufacturing facility in Newport UK with additional manufacturing in Allentown Pennsylvania. SPTS operates across 19 countries in Europe North America and Asia-Pacific and offers comprehensive service and spare parts support through a worldwide network of service centers and qualified local agents.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Process Engineers are core to KLAs technology while we do not currently have an opening we are always building our Process Engineer talent community we are interested in learning about your background.

Role Description

Working as part of our PVD Samples team the primary responsibilities of this role will be to develop deposition processes and process customer wafers using PVD demo equipment at our Newport Factory!

This will involve working on a number of different process module types and a huge range of applications generating new process recipes to meet the customer requirements as well as an element of hardware testing. Additional responsibilities will include supervision of junior engineers writing technical reports for both internal and external use generating IP submissions and supporting other business units as required.

There may also be some requirement to write and review process specifications for customer tools.

This role will also involve advising both KLA field teams and other members of the Newport team on application development and process tuning and significant levels of remote customer support activity!

There may also be an expectation of the engineer in this position to take on some Project Management tasks co-ordinating with other engineering teams.

This position will involve some international travel.

This role will require continual shift work alternating between early (6am 2pm) and late shift (1.30pm 9.30pm on a weekly basis) with some requirement for occasional weekend work and be based in our Manufacturing Headquarters in Newport South Wales

Key Duties

Process Demonstrations.

• Work with Product Marketing to tightly define customer demo specifications.
• Run demo tools to demonstrate PVD deposition and ancillary processes to agreed specifications.
• Assess results using analytical equipment and appropriate software packages
• Undertake problem solving and trouble-shooting
• Provide regular updates to product marketing on progress of sample/demonstration work
• Develop good relationships with Product Marketing Customers hardware design and the demo tool maintenance teams.
• Summarise results in written reports and presentations.

Process and hardware Development

• Develop new processes in line with KLA yearly Roadmaps.
• Plan work and execute plans in a safe logical and timely manner.
• Work cross department to test enhanced hardware.
• Give constructively to the work of project teams for new products.
• Research into published work relevant to KLAs process development
• Write technical reports for patent applications.
• Write technical papers for publication at…