Senior Research Scientist

Base Pay Range : $124,100.00 - $211,000.00 Annually

Primary Location : USA-CA-Milpitas-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

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

The successful candidate will join a team of scientists and engineers to develop the next generation reticle inspection platforms. This person will

Conduct rigorous and approximate EM (electromagnetic) simulations based on lithography and reticle inspection optical parameters

Derive, develop, and enhance computationally efficient methods to calculate EUV and DUV mask near-field and far-field patterns

Explore and recommend optical configurations to optimize defect detection for next-generation photon-based reticle inspection systems

Research new mathematical methods to approximate mask 3D effects utilizing state-of-art technologies including machine-learning and deep-learning techniques

Must be an effective communicator able to share technical information with functional groups and provide executive level reports to management and customers

The candidate is expected to be an effective communicator able to share technical information with functional groups and provide executive level reports to management and customers.

A PhD degree in physics / applied physics, optics / applied optics, or electrical engineering is highly desired.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) and no work experience, or Master's Degree and 3 years of work experience, or Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of work experience.

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.