Applications Development Engineer - Surfscan Product

About the role

KLA, a global leader in electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, is looking for an Applications Development Engineer for its Surfscan product within the Global Products Group. Surfscan helps wafer, IC and equipment manufacturers develop, qualify and monitor their process tools, detecting defects and process non-uniformities so that yield excursions can be identified early. The role is based in Singapore.

Key responsibilities

• Characterize next-generation, state-of-the-art semiconductor wafer inspection products.
• Develop and review feature requirements, design test plans, collect data, perform analysis and publish results and recommendations in applications notes and best-known methods.
• Conduct new tool demonstrations to showcase differentiated performance and develop use cases on new features that help drive tool sales.
• Demonstrate product value during beta testing, head-to-head and evaluation tools in the ramp phase, supporting product adoption at customer sites.
• Investigate semiconductor manufacturing yield issues and develop inspection solutions to monitor them.
• Create and share product value statements and use cases with engineering, marketing and sales groups.

Required profile

• PhD or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Material Science, Engineering or a related field.
• International travel of up to 15% is required.

Required skills

• Optics background is a plus.
• Semiconductor processing knowledge is a plus.

The company offers a competitive, family-friendly total rewards package and states it is an equal opportunity employer. It also warns candidates to beware of fraudulent postings and to check the official careers site.