Applications Development 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/Division 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.

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.

Qualifications Main qualifications areGood working knowledge of electrochemical analysis (Cyclical voltammetry, cyclical voltametric stripping)
Good working knowledge of testing techniques such as spectroscopy, titration, and HPLC.Understands engineering principles and techniques related to area project activities. Proficiency with personal computers and industry-standard software applications (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project etc.).Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Self-motivated with ability to multi-task and learn quickly.

Strong communication skills especially technical writing skills.

Ability to diagnose and resolve basic customer issues.

Ability to work alone and/or with limited supervision.

Secondary qualifications are Working knowledge of major system components and their interactions. Possesses generalist knowledge of technical areas covered by the department.

Good working knowledge of various applications such as wet etch, damascene, and packaging.

Ability to speak Mandarin, Korean, or Japanese is a plus

Job Duties / Expectations Primary job duties are Perform typical and atypical lab tests to understand customer concerns and determine possible root causes of process issues

Write customer level reports identifying process issue, test procedure and results, and next steps

Secondary duties are Coordinate transfer of technology from factory to field to ensure readiness and understanding of new metrology systems:

Develop collateral material used to support field resolution of metrology issues

Develop and deliver training programs

Work with field and factory on systems qualification

Involved in new technology development and perform technology promotion to customers

Work with R&D and Engineering team process characterization and equipment preparation

Work with R&D and Engineering team on new product definition, risk assessment, package design, modeling and simulation

Oversee assigned project schedules with internal and external team, ensure on-time delivery

Expected travel is 15% both domestically and internationally for Escalation (troubleshooting) support

Customer meetings as R&D expert

Minimum Qualifications 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

About KLAWe 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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