Customer Engagement Applications Engineer (CAPRES)

About the role

KLA, a global leader in electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, is looking for an Applications Engagement Engineer to join its global CAPRES team. The role supports customers with a primary focus on Singapore and contributes to engagements across the broader Asia region. You will support application development and customer engagements for advanced electrical and magnetic metrology solutions, working with regional engagement leads, customers and internal teams so that CAPRES solutions deliver measurable value in R&D and high-volume manufacturing.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement applications for CAPRES metrology systems, focusing on sheet resistance measurements, as well as CIPT, MOKE and FMR.
• Define and execute characterization plans, analyze electrical and magnetic measurement data, and support customer evaluations and application deployment.
• Develop application methodologies, test strategies and best known methods (BKMs), and document results in evaluation reports and application notes.
• Support customer engagements in Singapore and SEA, including on-site tool evaluations, application ramp and process integration.
• Provide hands-on support at customer sites, including recipe setup, optimization, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Implement and qualify new use cases at customer sites, and capture customer requirements and future technology needs for recommendations to headquarters.
• Contribute to application and evaluation projects, support knowledge transfer and technical guidance within the team.

Required profile

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven semiconductor process engineering experience in ion implantation, metallization, diffusion/CVD or etch.
• Strong experience in customer-facing roles, including on-site engagement and technical discussions.
• Ability to independently analyze complex problems and communicate and present in English.
• Willingness for 20-30% international travel.

Required skills

• Process characterization using sheet resistance metrology and manufacturing data analytics.
• Solid knowledge of engineering principles for electrical and magnetic measurements and data analysis.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB, JMP or similar.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, marketing and field teams.