Chemist

The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA’s product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics.

The ECI Division at KLA delivers chemical metrology and process control solutions that enable precise monitoring and control of critical wet process steps in semiconductor and advanced packaging manufacturing. By providing real time chemical analysis and management systems, ECI helps customers prevent yield limiting defects, stabilize complex metallization and cleaning processes and support next generation device and packaging technologies.

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. KLA is seeking a Chemist to contribute to the development and characterization of advanced materials and processes for semiconductor manufacturing! This role involves laboratory-based research, experimental design, and data analysis to support the performance and reliability of KLA's cutting-edge inspection and metrology tools.

• Lead the development of innovative chemical analyzers for semiconductor process-fluid monitoring and analysis.
• Develop and validate analytical methods for new and existing analyzer platforms.
• Drive technology and method innovation to enhance the performance, capabilities, and differentiation of ECI products.
• Translate semiconductor process and customer requirements into practical, high-value analytical solutions.
• Collaborate across R&D, engineering, applications, and customer support to bring new analytical technologies from concept through implementation.
• Support continuous improvement of analytical technologies to address evolving semiconductor manufacturing requirements and customer applications.

• PhD in chemistry Proven experience in leading complex R&D projects, Strong problem-solving and experimental design skills, with a track record of innovation and precision.
• Advanced proficiency in general and analytical chemistry
• Hands-on experience with analytical instrumentation
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and lead method validation efforts.
• Understanding of semiconductor wet process chemistry.
• Familiarity with quantitative analytical method development
• Experience with chemo metric modeling and quantitative analysis.
• Familiarity with spectroscopic techniques: NIR, UV-VIS, ICP, Raman.
• Familiarity with chromatographic methods: GC, HPLC, IC
• Familiarity with electrochemistry and surface analysis techniques
• Competence in data analytics and scientific programming (MATLAB, Python)

• Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience;
  Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years;
  Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years.

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

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