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 Optical Metrology Division products are used for optical overlay metrology. The portfolio of products includes unique solution packages which are based on hardware and software systems to enhance yield and effectiveness. As a world leader in its field of expertise, the division's products are the most advanced in performance (measurement accuracy of nanometers and below), reliability, ease of use and compatibility with other KLA's products. KLA (Israel) controls over 80% of the world market sales in its field, and its products are used by every major semiconductor manufacturer around the world. KLA Israel is located in the Migdal Haemek Industrial Park.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities include:

Customer support:

• Provide technical support in the development and implementation of customer applications dealing with MicroSense products and features, thereby enabling product penetration/adoption at customer facilities. This includes investigating semiconductor manufacturing yield issues and providing metrology solutions; creating & sharing product value statements and use cases with engineering, marketing, and sales groups; and training customers and other applications engineers.
• Analyze tool performance and work in a team with KLA CSEs and TSEs organization on problem-solving on KLA MicroSense tools. Work on complex problems and develop unique solutions to meet customers' requirements.

Product Development:

• Characterization of next-generation state-of-the-art semiconductor tools. This includes designing test plans, collecting data, performing analysis, and publishing results and recommendations in the form of application notes and best-known methods. 

Use-case Demos:

• Conduct new tool demonstrations to showcase tool performance and develop use cases to help drive tool sales.

Worldwide travel (on average 20-30%) is required to support MicroSense products at customer sites.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree, Masters with 2-4 years, or Bachelors with 3-5 years experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in Engineering, Physics, Material Science, or related fields.
• Ability to perform complex data/image analysis using a combination of Excel, Matlab, Python, JMP or other data-analysis tools.
• Background in Applications Engineering in IC processing/Semiconductor equipment is strongly desirable.
• Ability to independently resolve complex problems.
• Strong presentation and project management skills
• Must have excellent communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills. The candidate will be required to frequently present results to internal as well as external customers.
• Candidate must be self-driven, and a strong team player.

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