Manufacturing Design Engineering Graduate

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 IC’s 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 displays. In 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 centres and qualified local agents.

Business Unit:
We design, develop and manufacture high‑tech capital equipment for the semiconductor and related global markets. You’ll be joining one of our Manufacturing Design Engineering teams, providing operational support and engineering solutions from our head office in Newport. The role offers broad exposure across engineering, manufacturing, operations, new product launch, sustaining and quality teams, with opportunities to support customers and suppliers throughout Europe, Asia and the USA.

This role represents an exciting opportunity for graduate scientists or engineers who want to build a career in a fast‑growing, award‑winning global semiconductor company. You will gain hands‑on experience across the full operations lifecycle, contribute to cutting‑edge technology and follow a clearly defined development path where continued learning, new ideas and growing responsibility are encouraged and rewarded.

Following the Company's extensive onboarding and introduction program, you will join our Graduate Development programme which includes Technical Classroom training, Soft‑skills training, Team building, corporate responsibility activities and finally placement across all of our operations and process teams. It is not required for you to already have the skills and knowledge to perform the role, full on the job training will be provided through our graduate develop scheme.

You will then be welcomed into your Team and continue your development supported by your KLA mentor! Your experiences will include:

• Work at the heart of a world‑class semiconductor manufacturing operation, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, operations and quality teams to develop innovative solutions that bring advanced technology to life.
• Play a hands‑on role in launching next‑generation products, contributing to New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes and helping transform cutting‑edge designs into robust manufacturing solutions used by customers around the world.
• Gain exposure across the full product lifecycle, from development and manufacturing through to…