Test Engineer

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. 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.

Group/DivisionKLA has manufacturing sites worldwide. The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation and Quality, builds our leading-edge technology. GOPS partners with KLA's global supply base and design engineering teams to develop new products, working continuously to build better, faster and more cost-efficient solutions.

What You'll DoIn this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

This role will be based in Celtic Lakes. Our new 237,000-square-foot Newport facility provides additional production and customer collaboration spaces, including 25,000 square feet of R&D clean rooms, 35,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing space and tool demo areas, all designed to support development of semiconductor process technologies across advanced packaging, power devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), radio frequency (RF) and photonics sector technology.

Our Test Engineers are part of a team who ensure we meet the required quality standard across the full range of our SPTS single-wafer products and help the company meet our customers’ requirements and expectations!

Purpose of the role

As a Test Engineer you’ll be part of a team that handle, integrate and test modules to set test procedures, ensuring that our high standards are adhered to and any defects or quality issues are identified and rectified in real time.  Your day to day responsibilities will include:

Installation of modular semi-conductor equipment or fully integrated systems.

Testing of live equipment to set specifications (3 phase, single phase, pneumatic and fluid power).Electrical and mechanical fault finding down to component level.

Cosmetic/functional quality control.

Recommending improvements to procedures and methods where deemed fit.

Actively working as part of a team to overcome complex issues.

Driving throughput of product to achieve deadlines and meet our customer requirements.

Recording test data on Shop Floor Online software suite.

Occasionally supporting the Product Groups in the development of new productsKLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. For this role we are looking for someone who:

Has previous experience as a Test Engineer or similar role with familiarity of electromechanical products.

Can work to timescales and deadlines.

Possesses excellent analytical and fault-finding skills, with the ability to utilise electrical and mechanical schematics to rectify faults and defects.

Has the ability to work using their own initiative.

Demonstrates strong communication – You’ll enjoy establishing and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues in your own and wider team.

Can demonstrate great trouble shooting and problem-solving skills.

Is computer literate

Can work to our current shift patterns of Monday to Friday 6am to 2pm (week
1) and 2pm to 10pm (week
2). A shift premium payment applies for any shifts worked.

Minimum Experience:

Minimum of HNC / HND qualified in Electrical, Electronic Engineering or equivalent qualification

Exposure to or experience in a manufacturing and/or shop-floor environment. Clean room experience is desired

An Electrical background is required, with some mechanical and/or maintenance experience being advantageous.

Applicants who have prior…