Strategic Marketing Leader (Surfscan Group Portfolio)

Company Overview

Filmetrics, a KLA company, is the market leader in 3D optical surface profiling and thin-film thickness measurement systems. Filmetrics products combine innovative hardware solutions with intuitive, easy to use software, tied together with a pioneering online platform. Filmetrics is part of KLA Corporation which develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.

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 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.

Job Description / Preferred Qualifications

KLA seeks to recruit a senior leader to lead Strategic Marketing for the Surfscan portfolio of KLA's products and initiatives in the areas of inspection and metrology.

The Surfscan group is comprised of several critical product lines, including :

Unpattern Wafer Inspection : Featuring leading platforms such as the SPx series for wafer defect and surface quality inspection

Shape Metrology : Addressing both unpatterned and patterned wafer shape measurement needs

Chemical Metrology : Offering process control for electroplating as well as etch and clean chemistries

Instrument Portfolio : Delivering inspection and metrology tools for specialty substrates and providing benchtop solutions for industrial and academic use

The Surfscan group is built on the expertise of a diverse team, including physicists, chemists, hardware and software engineers, system and application engineers, data scientists, as well as professionals in marketing and program management.

Responsibilities :

The ideal candidate will be a proven technology, marketing, and business leader with a track-record of driving commercial adoption of new paradigm solutions in the areas of inspection or shape and chemical metrology.

With prior experience in product development, strategy, and marketing, this leader will have a view on the broader ecosystem for these technologies.

This individual will be known for a strong product and technology orientation, with proven technology foundation in relevant areas to be able to absorb and then articulate the KLA and Surfscan group value proposition to demanding customers.

This leader will be a hands-on player-coach comfortable operating in an environment that connects the KLA structure with the various teams.

Will understand and incorporate viewpoints from all key stakeholders to drive decision making and share the benefits.

The ideal candidate will embody the following characteristics :

Proven strategic marketing leadership in a deeply technical company at a comparable scale

Demonstrated track record of taking new products to customers for market-leading applications

Deep knowledge of / network of contacts in the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem

Strong technical background with the ability to hold one's own in discussions with leaders in inspection and metrology technologies

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience OR

Master's Level Degree and a minimum of 13 years of relevant experience OR

Bachelor's Level Degree and a minimum of 15 years of experience

Base Pay Range : $0.00 - $0.00

Primary Location : USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

KLA's total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to : medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 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 and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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