What You'll Do
In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.
Product Development: Characterize next-generation semiconductor inspection, review, and metrology products and features. Develop test plans, collect and analyze data, evaluate product performance, and document results and recommendations through application notes and best-known methods.
New Product Introduction: Support characterization, alpha testing, beta testing, pilot tools, and product ramp activities. Help translate customer requirements and use cases into product and feature requirements.
Customer Applications: Understand semiconductor processes, defect types, yield challenges, and customer use cases and develop optimized applications and solutions using KLA products.
Product Demonstrations & Evaluations: Conduct product demonstrations, evaluations, beta programs, and competitive/head-to-head activities to demonstrate differentiated product value and support customer adoption.
Technical Problem Solving: Perform product diagnosis and problem resolution and partner with Software, Systems, and Hardware Engineering teams to identify and resolve product performance issues.
Data Analysis: Analyze experimental and product performance data to identify technical gaps, optimize applications, and provide data-driven recommendations.
Customer & Field Support: Partner with customers and field teams to maximize product capability and support successful product deployment and adoption.
Knowledge Transfer: Generate best-known-method documents, application notes, test/demo reports, and technical materials. Transfer product knowledge to customers and Applications Engineering teams.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Software, Marketing, Sales, and other organizations to communicate customer requirements, product gaps, use cases, and opportunities for product improvement.
Qualifications
Degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Strong technical problem-solving, experimental design, and data-analysis capabilities.
Ability to analyze complex technical and/or image data and translate results into actionable conclusions.
Semiconductor fabrication/process or semiconductor-equipment knowledge is highly desirable.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's or Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience
About KLA
We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.
- Total Rewards
- Base Pay Range: $83,100.00 - $141,300.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-TX-Austin-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.
Use of AI Statement
At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.
Equal Opportunity Statement
KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.
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