Applications Development Engineer - FaST
About The Position
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. The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers. The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness, optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems. These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes. The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation specific for their process needs. The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.
Requirements
- Ph.D. degree, Masters with 2-4 years, or Bachelors with 3-5 years experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in engineering applications.
- Deeper understanding of each of the previous areas, plus: Thoroughly understands engineering principles and techniques related to project activities.
- Show a high degree of proficiency in several other related technical areas.
- Ability to recognize system-wide issues and design accordingly.
- Strong working knowledge of testing techniques
- Strong working knowledge of various applications.
- Ability to independently resolve complex problems.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Strong project management skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead medium-sized projects e.g. H2H, PLC, alpha characterization, beta testing, and gap analysis.
- Create and evaluate characterization and field test plans.
- Respond to customer requests and perform complex problem diagnosis and problem resolution
- Develop and document new applications of existing and pre-release products, including BKMs.
- Develop written procedures, standards, training material, and other technical documentation.
- Review and evaluate quality of data in other related technical documents.
- Layer owner on complex demos.
- Serve as Applications Representative for PLC projects.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits
- 401(K) including company matching
- employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
- student debt assistance
- tuition reimbursement program
- development and career growth opportunities and programs
- financial planning benefits
- wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP)
- paid time off and paid company holidays
- family care and bonding leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
