Application Development Engineer

Base Pay Range : $73,600.00 - $125,100.00 Annually

Primary Location : USA-AZ-Phoenix-KLA

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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

Enabling the movement toward advanced chip design, KLA's Measurement, Analytics and Control group (MACH) is looking for the best and brightest research scientists, software engineers, application development engineers and senior product technology process engineers to join our team.

The MACH team's mission is to collaborate with our customers to innovate technologies and solutions that detect and control highly complex process variations-at their source-rather than compensate for them at later stages of the manufacturing process.

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.

Our MACH team develops leading-edge solutions for patterning process analytics and control technologies, thereby providing customers with critical insight at the feature level, field level and cross-wafer analysis.

Our teams also develop advanced modeling simulation, data analytics and process control modeling technologies. As a member of the MACH team, you'll be joining the most sophisticated and successful process-control company in the semiconductor industry working across functions to solve the most complex technical problems in the digital age.

Job Description / Preferred Qualifications

• The candidate will have the ability to work with a customer team at customer sites to conduct investigations, gather and analyze data, understand root causes of process errors, and develop and implement process control solutions to reduce killer defects and improve yield.
• Engaging with customers in defining problem statements, resolving customer issues, generating best known method (BKM) documents and other training material
• Projects related to new product introduction : definition, characterization, alpha testing, beta testing and customer usecase development
• Responsible for various pre and post sales application support activities.
• Learn new tasks and adapt to change, establish priorities, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• This engineer is expected to work with customers to publish papers at industry symposiums or in technical journals.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Have semiconductor process control or applications experience
• Familiar in chip manufacture process, metrology related error and solution
• Have basic knowledge in KLA process control software, Klarity Defect, SSA, Klarity ACE, etc.
• The candidate must be self-driven, yet a strong team player.
• organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Fab working experience is preferred
• Some Python and Machine Learning knowledge is preferred

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years

The company offers a total rewards package that is competitive and comprehensive including but not limited to the following : 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.

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.