KLA Tencor

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. The RAPID division is the world leading provider of reticle inspection solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company provides inspection solutions to both the mask shops and the semiconductor fabs to ensure that lithography yields are consistently high thus enabling cost-effective manufacturing.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

• Descriptive Data Analysis: In semiconductor metrology, every nanometer matters. We always seek ways to improve our products or help our customers improve their processes. To identify such improvements, we search for someone who can take large amount of raw data from our products, and quantify the various error sources that still exist in leading edge semiconductor processes.
• Prescriptive Data Analysis: Extract insights from data, draw relevant conclusions, and recommend next best action.
• Communication: Communicate and convince Senior Management and Customers of your data-driven conclusions with concise verbal & written presentations.
• Problem Solving: Solve customer specific application issues.
• International Teamwork: Work with Field Teams from Asia, Europe, and America to understand new feature requests and communicate them clearly to our internal development team.
• Quality Control: Perform end-product acceptance tests and software quality tests.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math related subject
• Top-notch English; German is a plus but not necessary
• Demonstrated competence in using MATLAB, R, SPPS, or other statistical software to do statistical analyses, such as ANOVA
• Excellent verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Perseverance and drive to solve important problems ASAP
• Open-minded team player that is honest, forthright, and consistent
• Motivation to travel up to 50% to assist customers onsite
• Prior experience in semiconductor industry is an advantage

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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