Applications Development Engineer - Surfscan

KLA•Milpitas, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. The Surfscan group includes a team of engineers, technology development, apps engineers and product marketing focused on technology that enables wafer, IC and equipment manufacturers to develop, qualify and monitor their process tools. Defects and process non-uniformities detected on Surfscan equipment allow for early identification of yield excursions. The flagship Surfscan products include the SPx platforms for wafer surface quality and wafer defect inspection tools and systems for inspection of polished wafers, epi wafers and engineered substrates during the wafer fabrication process.

Requirements

PhD Level Degree and / or Master's Level Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Material Science, Engineering or related field.

Nice To Haves

Optics background is a plus.
Semiconductor processing knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

Characterization of next-generation, state-of-the art semiconductor wafer inspection products.
Develop and review feature requirements, design test plans, collect data, perform analysis, publish results and recommendations in the form of applications notes and best-known methods.
Conduct new tool demonstrations to showcase differentiated performance and develop use cases on new features that help drive tool sales.
Product value demonstration during beta testing, head-to-head (H2H) and evaluation tools in the ramp phase, thereby enabling product penetration and adoption at customer sites.
Investigate semiconductor manufacturing yield issues and develop corresponding inspection solutions to monitor them.
Create and share product value statements and use cases with engineering, marketing and sales groups.