Applications Engineer - Plasma Etch and Deposition

About the role

KLA's Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit supplies inspection, metrology and analytics systems to chip manufacturers, and its SPTS division provides advanced wafer processing solutions such as etch, deposition and vapor-based technologies. This Applications Engineer role develops, characterizes and optimizes plasma etch and deposition processes on SPTS platforms, working with R&D, Product Engineering, Marketing, Sales and Service teams.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, characterize and optimize plasma etch and deposition processes on SPTS platforms
• Run process development programs to meet customer and product performance requirements
• Analyze experimental results and recommend process improvements
• Support customer demonstrations, evaluations, acceptance testing and technology transfers
• Troubleshoot process and hardware issues, find root causes and implement corrective actions
• Generate technical reports, application notes, process documentation and customer presentations
• Provide technical support to customer-facing teams and take part in customer meetings and technical reviews
• Monitor market trends and customer needs to spot new application opportunities
• Contribute to new product introductions and roadmap development
• Support training for customers, field applications engineers and internal stakeholders

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in science, physics, chemistry or a relevant engineering field
• 2-4 years of experience as a process/application engineer or similar
• Experience in biomed, pharmacy, chemical or oil industries is welcome
• Great attention to detail and good communication skills