Applications Development Engineer - LS-SWIFT

KLAMilpitas, CA
$120,000 - $204,000Onsite

About The Position

The LS-SWIFT Division of KLA’s Global Products Group provides patterned wafer inspection systems for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. Its mission is to deliver market-leading cost of ownership in defect detection for a broad range of applications in the production of semiconductors. Customers from the foundry, logic, memory, automotive, MEMS, advanced packaging and other markets rely upon high-sample wafer inspection information generated by LS-SWIFT products. LS (Laser Scanning) systems enable cost-effective patterned wafer defect detection for the industry’s most sophisticated process technologies deployed in leading-edge foundry, logic, DRAM, and NAND fabs. SWIFT (Simultaneous Wafer Inspection at Fast Throughput) systems deliver all-wafer-surface (frontside, backside, and edge) macro inspection that is critical for automotive IC, MEMS, and advanced packaging processes as well as foundry/logic and memory fabs. LS-SWIFT operates from a global footprint that includes the US, Singapore, India and Germany, and serves a worldwide customer base across Asia, Europe and North America.

Requirements

  • Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years
  • Hands-on experience with Darkfield optical inspection systems
  • Familiarity with Python scripting, with exposure to basic machine learning/deep learning concepts for AI-driven applications
  • Strong technical & analytical skills
  • Outstanding communication, interpersonal & leadership skills
  • Creative, self-motivated and collaborative
  • Background in IC processing/semiconductor equipment is highly desirable
  • Willing to travel 50% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for supporting laser scanning wafer inspection products
  • Acts as applications expert during the development & characterization of next-generation products
  • Effectively engages with customers to showcase product performance at customer facilities or during in-house demonstrations of prototype platforms
  • Goes above and beyond to prove technical superiority of KLA tools over competitor tools during head-to-head evaluations
  • Works closely with multiple functional groups within KLA, including marketing, engineering and service teams, to ensure a smooth customer support experience
  • Acts as technical lead to develop new use cases and as mentor to local application engineers
  • Tracks all critical projects in real time and provides timely updates to management

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life
  • 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
  • paid company holidays
  • family care and bonding leave
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