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

The ICOS Vision Systems division focuses on the backend of the line semiconductor industry providing fully automated tools to inspect and sort, finished integrated circuit packages. For more than 15 years, ICOS has been a market leader with tray-to-tray and tray-to-tape inspection and sorting tools found in the production facilities of all major chipmakers in the world. Our market-leading technology and superior customer service requires strong talent in optics, machine control, algorithms and applications within our engineering teams. The ICOS division headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium with additional engineering and manufacturing operations in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China.

Job Description

The regional development applications engineer will have following responsibilities in the team:

• Specialize in Component Inspection product that handles the final QC-out inspection of IC products such as BGA, QFP or QFN packages.
• Support local service engineers by providing post-sales support, attending to on-site troubleshooting, and escalating issues to the division.
• Engage directly with customers for new IC package designs and share recipe development learnings with peers by means of BKMs (Best Known Method).
• Analyze technical feasibility of specific customer requirements, align with the engineering team on a solution and formulate a clear technical proposal to customers.
• Train customers and local service engineers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with at least 7+ years' industry experience
• Experience as a technical specialist or application engineer in the semiconductor backend industry is an advantage
• Dynamic and likes to interact with people
• Excellent organizational and self-leadership skills
• A keen technical mind, an eye for detail, a positive drive and commitment to results
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to absorb and transfer knowledge to others
• Proficient in English with good communication skills
• Up to 50% travel will be required

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