Engineer, Hardware Systems Engineering

Company Overview

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA’s metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers. First to deliver the best imaging and classification data for every defect or point on any layer at any time. EBeam’s mission encapsulates its role as the “eyes” of KLA’s product line, providing timely information on defects and critical locations on the wafer at the highest spatial resolution possible. Customers use EBeam products alongside KLA patterned and bare wafer inspectors to quickly understand the nature of defects and other imperfections on product wafers and take action to correct the manufacturing process.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

• Candidate should have Doctorate/Master's degree in either of Physics, Engineering Physics, Engineering Design, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Materials and Metallurgical Engineering.
• Knowledge in instrumentation, signal processing and optical/electro-optical systems such as electron microscopes is preferred.
• Experience with Vacuum Systems, Electron Optics, and High Voltage for scanning electron microscopes or equivalent a plus.
• Hands-on experiences in machine control and/or scientific data analysis is highly desired.
• Candidate must have demonstrated an ability in setting-up experiments, modelling and data analysis, solving complex technical problems.
• Candidate must have demonstrated proficiency in scripting language (MATLAB, Python, others) for scientific data collection & analysis.
• Finally, the candidate must have excellent communication, interpersonal skills and ability to create effective technical presentations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Work within the engineering team on designing new or improving designs of existing electron-beam imaging products for the semiconductor equipment market.
• The product subsystems include light optics, electron optics, imaging, detectors, HV electronics, vacuum systems, wafer transfer systems, detection and classification algorithms, machine control and UI software.
• The candidate is expected to gain a detailed functional understanding of the entire product, act independently, devise and drive innovative analyses and solutions for complex problems.
• Activities will include development of new designs by specifying SW / Algo / HW requirements followed by characterization, product integration and maintenance.
• Candidate is expected to be involved in remote and on-site customer support.
• On-site customer support can be Flown and Fix to customer sites in Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, etc.
• For necessary training, candidate would be trained at our Singapore and US offices. The overall travel load is between 50-75%.
• Post graduate / PhD in Physics/Mechatronics/Electrical/Mechanical/Engineering Design

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

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