Sr. Software QA Engineer (Testing, System/Black Box/White Box ,SDLC, Test Automation ) (#108348)

Position: Sr. Software QA Engineer
Location: Milpitas, CA
Duration : Full time

Job Description:
The Reticle and Photomask Inspection Division (RAPID) is the leading manufacturer of advanced Reticle Inspection systems. We provide state of the art inspectors for the reticle and fab market. We are
based in San Jose CA and have employees around the world

Responsibilities:
In this position the engineer will help designing and develop a new Software Test Automation framework utilizing simulators and our inspection systems. This will include developing test code in C, C++  or test scripts in Java, Unix, Linux (CentOS/SUSE10), and Windows. The engineer will work closely with the SCM group, Developers, and SQC team to implement a new build and test process with the goal of having nightly software builds tested at the unit, integration, and system level. The selected engineer will maintain the system test automation framework; will own pruning the automated regression test suite, adding new regression tests, and developing the test framework to accommodate new products. The engineer will also work as a consultant to the development team to help them improve their unit tests automation.

Career path growth includes but is not limited to Design Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applications, Marketing, Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:
1) Bachelor's Level Degree in Computer Science or related degree with 10 or more years of experience in test automation frame work development
2) Expert level understanding of Black box, Gray box, and White box  testing techniques applicable to object oriented and structured programming methodologies
3) Expert knowledge of software development life cycles i.e. Waterfall, SCRUM, DOD V..etc
4) Expert knowledge of Unix/Linux, and Windows operating system
5) Must be able to work with changing priorities and schedule pressures.

Working knowledge of:
a) IBM's Rational Team Concert (RTC)  is a plus
b) RTC Source Code Control is a plus

Minimum Qualifications:
a) Bachelor's Level Degree in Computer Since or related field with 5 years of experience in test automation development.
b) Good verbal and written communications skills is a must.  The candidate will be working with a culturally diverse team.
c) Good understanding of Black Box, White Box and Gray box testing techniques applicable to object oriented and structured code

Working knowledge:
Software development cycles i.e. Waterfall, SCRUM, DOD V..etc
Unix/Linux, and Windows operating system
Source Code control tools like Clear Case, Rational Team Concert, RCS, CVS..etc
Must be able to handle work priority changes, and work under schedule pressures The candidate must be willing to work late nights and weekends for up to three months at a time. National and International
travel may be required but should be less than 25% of yearly work hours.

The candidate needs to have a strong positive personality to present and implement new test ideas and approaches. The candidate will work in a cross functional team and needs to be able to get their buy in on new test ideas when necessary.

Kindly send your resumes to Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com

System Engineer (IT Project Manager , CAD, Engineering) (#108306)

Position: System Engineer
Location: Milpitas, CA
Duration: Full time

Job Description:
Corporate Information Technology (IT) partners with each division in KLA-Tencor to develop, engage and promote global enterprise solution leading the way with innovations which meet the business’ needs. IT is responsible for delivering consultative services in support of our world-wide design engineering teams to meet our strategic objectives of bringing new products to market Better, Faster, and Cheaper

Responsibilities:
The Information System Analyst position will focus on engaging with our internal business partners to promote global enterprise solution leading the way to innovations which meet the business’ needs.  In this position you will interface with the global Design Engineering group and provide consultative services and solution with will support meeting our strategic objectives of bringing new products to market Better, Faster, Cheaper. You will be responsible for identifying pain points in the development cycle and coming up with solutions to address those needs. Solutions can entail enhancements to current enterprise wide applications, changes to business process, application substitution or new technologies which will yield the desired improvements.  The user must have a strong working knowledge of common industry application used by design engineers, must be able to establish good rapport with design engineering groups and managers, and provide continuous solutions and improvements to our business partners

Preferred Qualifications:
KNOWLEDGE:
Having broad expertise or unique knowledge in Design Engineering or System Engineering applications such as CAD Programs, PLM and CLM systems, Source Control and Incidence Management Applications and the skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.
JOB COMPLEXITY:
Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.
Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Contacts pertain to significant matters often involving coordination among groups.
SUPERVISION:
Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments. May supervise the activities of others.
EXPERIENCE:
Typically requires a minimum of 12+ years of related Design Engineering experience.
Project Management Experience.
People person with the ability to establish good relationships with business partners

Minimum Qualifications:
Master level degree in Engineering with atleast 5 yrs of experience
OR
Bachelor level degree in Engineering with atleast 7 yrs of experience

Kindly send your resumes to Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com

Staff Research Scientist (UV laser technology | optical alignment | Designs | Research) (#108200)

Job Title: Staff Research Scientist

Location:  Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

This Staff Engineer will be responsible for developing high stability deep UV lasers for KLA-Tencor’s inspection tools. He/she will propose new laser designs and research the technology needed for those lasers. Then he/she will build prototypes, thoroughly characterize those prototypes in the lab and then use those results to improve the design. He/she will work with KLA-Tencor’s manufacturing organization and outside vendors to transfer the technology into production.

To be successful, this Engineer must make decisions based on simulations and quantitative data analysis. Careful experimentation is required to ensure that the results are correct. This Engineer must be able to work without close supervision, complete the projects and write up the results. This Engineer must be able to develop innovative solutions to challenging technical problems.

Candidates for this position must have a strong background in UV lasers and be thorough in laboratory work. They should have experience building lasers using non-linear crystals for frequency multiplication or frequency mixing.

This Engineer will work with leading laser, optics and crystal manufacturers to manufacture the lasers. He/she will interact with the world-class team of optical, mechanical, electrical and software engineers who develop KLA-Tencor’s market leading inspection systems.

Education and Experience:

This Staff Engineer will develop state-of-the-art, high stability, deep UV laser technology to enable KLA-Tencor’s inspection tools to keep up with the challenges of Moore’s law. He/she will propose innovative new laser designs and develop the necessary technology to make them work. He/she will prototype the lasers, will characterize those lasers in the lab and then will use those results to improve the design.

Once the technology is successfully demonstrated this Engineer will work with KLA-Tencor’s manufacturing organization and outside vendors to transfer the technology into production.

Must be experienced in designing and carrying out experiments to thoroughly and accurately characterize high-performance UV lasers. Strong optical alignment and diagnostic skills.

Must be a team player with good writing and verbal communication skills.

MS or Ph.D. in optics or equivalent field with 4 or more years of experience in laser development including using non-linear crystals to generate harmonics or mix frequencies.

Basic Qualification:

Doctorate (Academic) with at least 3 years of experience.

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 6 years of experience.

Please send in your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com

Systems Design Engineer (EUV | Design | micro droplet | cryogenic | Ultra High Vacuum ) (#108404)

Job Title: Systems Design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Reticle and Photomask Inspection Division (RAPID) Advanced Development team provides technology, architecture, and business solutions for next generation mask inspection.  EUV mask inspection development team is developing EUV mask inspection tool. EUV source developing group is working on architecture and development of EUV source to power up next generation mask inspection tool.

Provide technical lead for  technology development of cryogenic target delivery system , as well as for source subsystem design and development as needed . Will co-develop major subsystems design requirements and balance interactions while meeting overall source performance goals. Technically assess supplier's capability gaps and provide appropriate mitigation plans. Lead junior scientist and engineering resources (both internal and external) as needed for timely technology selection and subsystems development.

Education and Experience:

1.Must demonstrate excellent capability to assess cryogenic target delivery technology.  Must have successful experience in high-performance cryogenic and vacuum design and development.  Outstanding experimental and theoretical capabilities in the field of UHV and micro droplet generation is must.

2.Doctorate degree in relevant discipline with at least 6 years of industrial or post-doctoral experience directly related to cryogenic target delivery development.

Basic Qualification:

Doctorate (Academic) with at least 3 years of experience.

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 6 years of experience.

Please send in your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com

Principal Optical Design Engineer (UV optics design | Inspection system | CodeV | Zemax) (#107822)

Job Title: Principal Optical Design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job description:

The Surfscan-ADE division of KLA-Tencor is an industry leading supplier of wafer inspection and metrology systems. Wafer suppliers and device manufacturers worldwide rely on our measurement and inspection systems to certify and ensure the highest quality bare silicon substrates. Semiconductor device yields begin with the bare wafer, and our leading technologies provide early insight into surface defects, shape, flatness and nanotopography of these advanced 300 and 450mm substrates. Our optical inspection and metrology tools will support the next several generations of wafer and IC manufacturing.

We are seeking a Principal Optical Engineer whose responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

1.Facilitate the specification, design, and integration of new optics enabled products for the Optics Development Engineering group.

2.Construct complex system models having all critical parameters needed to produce accurate and efficient models of beam shape and size, focal depth, polarization, and transmission.

3.Perform illumination system modeling, simulation of 2D phase grating/diffraction efficiency as a function of illumination spot shape and size as well as the effects of background wavefront errors and other coherent noise artifacts and beam depolarization.

Education and Experience:

1.In addition to basic qualifications, the successful candidate should be a sequential ray tracing (CodeV,  Zemax, Oslo) expert user, non-sequential ray tracing (LightTools, Zemax, TracePro) intermediate user, and physical optics/diffraction/phase modeling software (Virtual Lab, Gsolver, DigiOpt) intermediate user.

2.Thorough understanding of Gaussian beam propagation theory, geometric optics aberration theory, and physical optics based coherence and diffraction theory is required.

3.Must have experience in optical system architecture development.

4.Candidate should have used either Matlab or some other data simulation and image processing algorithm development software packages. 

5.Hands on experience with industry standard interferometry and metrology data processing software is desirable.

6.Candidate having Optics Engineering degree with coursework in fundamental Lens Design, Aberration and Diffraction Theory, as well as Optical Engineering is highly desirable.

Basic Qualification:

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 15 years of experience.

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 12 years of experience.

OR

Doctorate (Academic) with at least 8 years of experience. 

Please send in your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com

Sr. Product Development Engineer (Optics | Inspection | Laser) (# 108301)

Position: Sr. Product Development Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

The Product Development Engineer (System Driver) is part of the Systems Engineering Group in the Reticle and Photomask Inspection Division (RAPID).

Responsibilities:

- Maintains and coordinates daily schedules, helps prioritizes system usage, and supports all functions of the tool which include weekly health checks, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, system calibrations, SW/HW upgrades, revision control, testing, debugging and data analysis of measurement performance.

- Completes the initial diagnosis of any system issue. Must have the knowledge and experience to effectively work with experts in optics, laser, stage, loader, image   computer, and algorithms to actively assist in resolving the issues.

- Is expected to be a key contributor in design reviews and during the engineering / alpha builds and test phases of programs, which includes testing against the design   tolerances and the marketing specifications of a product release.

- Trains service and manufacturing employees.

- Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and   techniques for obtaining solutions. Interacts with senior internal and external personnel.

- Ability to Respond to system requests and perform complex problem diagnosis and problem resolution.

- Develop and document new troubleshooting procedure during Engineering Test and Beta phases.

- May be required to travel to customer sites to efficiently and effectively resolve technical issues (Fly and Fix) during and after product release.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Ability to solve problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires an evaluation of identifiable factors.

- Ability to exercises good judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

- Ability to rigorously analyze large amounts of data and draw self-consistent conclusions

- Possesses the skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices and company policies and procedures; resolves a wide   range of issues in thorough as well as practical ways.

- Must be result oriented and makes effort to involve/collaborate with other engineers and teams to resolve problems.

- Comfortable working and aligning across functional boundaries. 

Minimum Qualifications:

- Requires a BS degree or equivalent experience in diagnosing and troubleshooting electronic or semiconductor systems.

- A minimum of 5 years of experience with semiconductor or equivalent capital equipment development and manufacturing

- Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect

- Able to present in a variety of formal presentation settings; is effective both inside and outside the organization on both cool and hot/controversial topics, command   attentions and can manage small groups.

- Plans and prioritizes work on projects within varying environments and changing constraints.

- Recommends action on major product issues and modifications.

- Recommends the timeframe for completion of project work, assigning project tasks and delivery of quality work within schedule with changing constraints. 

- Strong understanding of the 7 step troubleshooting methodology.

 

Kindly send your resume to raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com

Test Engineer (Laser | Vacuum | Troubleshoot) (# 108403)

Position: Test Engineer 

Location: Milpitas, CA 

Duration: Full time 

 

Job Description: 

Set-up, calibrate, test and troubleshoot circuits, components, instruments, opto-mechanical assemblies, and/or vacuum systems. Operate advanced systems with lasers, vacuum and plasma components . Test and report results of test of circuits through the complete column. Design and test automation software/hardware for platform operation. Prepare tests and diagnostic programs; gather, prepare and present performance data; complete specifications and procedures for new products. Provide feedback to design engineers to improve design of optical assemblies, mechanical assemblies or modify test with engineering change to product. Aid design engineers with test fixture approvals by testing production optical assemblies, mechanical assemblies or boards prior to official release to production.

Positions may require a Bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering, Physics, or related field, followed by five years of progressive work experience in job offered or five years of progressive, post-baccalaureate work experience in an engineering -related occupation. 

Education or experience may include: 

1)Instrumentation, analog/digital circuits, power supplies, electro-mechanical assemblies;

2) Laboratory test equipment design, development, verification and operation; 

3) Computer-based test, measurement & automation; LabVIEW software development; 

4) Test plans development for hardware/software, data acquisition, analysis & presentation; 

5) UHV Vacuum and plasma systems. 

Basic Qualification: 

Associate degree with at least 7 years of experience.

OR

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 2 years of experience.

Kindly send your resume to raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com

Opto-Mechanical Engineer (Optics | Design | subsystems) (#108325)

Job Title: Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job description:

We are looking for a Opto/Mech Design Engineer who is able to complete projects in the areas of obsolescence resolution and quality/reliability improvement.  The person in this position will be responsible for:

1.Design opto/mech parts, modules and subsystems to support the design of whole systems.

2.Working with other engineering groups such as ME, EE, SW, systems and manufacturing engineers to ensure flawless integration and test at the subsystem and system level.

3.Development of the required supporting documentation and fixtures, such as assembly and test procedures, service manuals, and test fixtures.

4.Working closely with and managing suppliers to ensure all design requirements are specified and achieved.

5.Addressing and resolving product issues thru the product phases.

6.Having strong communication and problem solving skills.

Education and Experience:

The successful candidate will likely have:

1.Experience designing opto-mechanical modules and custom fixtures and tooling leading to successful introduction into manufacturing.

2.Expertise with MCAD and FEA software.

3.Fundamental optics knowledge: geometric optics, ray tracing, wavefront prorogation, polarization, fabrication tolerances, environmental effects.

4.Opto-Mechanical design principles: kinematic design, flexures, athermalization, environmental effects.

5.Materials selection and fabrication.

6.Tolerance analysis, GD&T, error budgeting, flow up and flow down of requirements.

7.Structural analysis: finite element analysis, stress in optics, creep and stress relaxation, modal analysis.

8.Thermal analysis: heat transfer, temperature gradients, thermal transients, thermo-elastic analysis.

9.Optical metrology equipment including lasers, interferometers, autocollimators.

10.Vendor management: component fabrication, manufacturing process transfer, qualification.

11.Operational and non-operational environmental and transportation testing including thermal, vibration, and shock.

Additional desirable skills & experience include:

1.Basic understanding of Design of Experiments

2.Experience with data acquisition & reduction using tools such as Excel, LabView, and Visual Basic.

3.Hands-On machine shop and precision measurement skills

Basic Qualification:

Doctorate (Academic)

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.

OR

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.

Please send in your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com

Supply chain specialist (matrix management | Contracts and Negotiation) (#108412)

Job Title: Supply chain specialist

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job description:

Manage supply chain relationships and contracts for assigned commodities/suppliers within the Supply Chain Operations Group of Global Support Services. Understand company business requirements, market dynamics and trends, supply base and supply base capabilities for given commodities. Lead complex supplier negotiations. Execute, manage and administer supplier contracts, SOWs, SLAs, NDAs and any other required supplier agreements. Effectively manage supplier relationships at both the enterprise and division, function and project level. Lead, develop, create and deploy supplier scorecards. Lead, co-ordinate and manage supplier business reviews. Create, implement and/or drives industry and company supply chain best practices. Ensure adherence to company supply chain management best practices, policies, procedures and external compliance requirements. Interact eloquently with executive management across functions, organizations and supplier executives. Lead and influence cross-functional and cross-organizational teams. Lead supply chain management project/program management and complex problem resolution on new product/service offerings, cost reduction, value engineering, quality, reliability, delivery, inventory and service initiatives. Create and maintain written commodity strategies. Report on progress to senior management on a regular basis. Lead, co-ordinate and manage supplier business reviews. Creates, implement and/or drives industry and company supply chain best practices.

Education and Experience:

5 Years of Supply Chain Management Experience

3 Years of Contracts and Negotiation Experience

2 Years of indirect or matrix management experience

Basic Qualification:

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 8 years of experience.

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 6-8 years of experience.

Please send in your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com 

System Software Engineer (C++ | Coding OOA & OOD | design | Java) (#107970)

Position: Systems Software Engineer
Location: Milpitas, CA
Duration: Full Time

Job Description:
The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of KLA-Tencor is the world leader in design and manufacturing of systems that are used for capturing yield-impacting defects through optical inspection of patterned wafers for semiconductor manufacturers to ramp and maintain yields for their products.

Responsibilities:
Analyze software requirements, design, implement and test system control software for next generation Semiconductor Wafer Inspection machines.  This includes documenting the requirements and design, implementing the design and getting the documents and code peer reviewed.  This person will also be responsible for system integration and testing of software, firmware and hardware related to the features being developed.
The software is primarily written in Java, is highly multi-threaded, uses JNI, RMI and Corba, and is distributed on multiple networked PCs running various operating systems. A small amount of Java Swing development will also be necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:
1) Experienced with Object-Oriented software analysis and design using UML (Unified Modeling Language) modeling, Java and C/C++ programming.
2) Experience in developing and debugging large high-level machine control software applications.
3) Requires good knowledge of multi-threaded/parallel processing applications.
4) Good software documentation skills are required.
5) Semiconductor equipment experience preferred. System control and image/data processing experience a plus.

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.
OR
Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience.
OR
Doctorate (Academic) with at least 2 years of experience

Kindly send your resumes to  Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com 

Product Engineer (NPI | Metrology | Troubleshooting) (# 108344)

Position: Product Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

A Product Engineer in this position will be actively engaged in the New Product Introduction (NPI) process for our advanced semiconductor wafer metrology systems. The Engineer’s primary role, as part of the GSS-NPI team, is to prepare the organization to service new wafer metrology products in the field, and ensure the products meet serviceability, reliability, customer satisfaction, cost of service, and performance targets over the service lifetime. The PE serves as the central GSS-NPI technical resource interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, marketing, technical support, and field service as products move through the Product Life Cycle (PLC).

Involvement with an NPI product lasts from early design and development through launch and post-release efforts for continuous improvement. GSS-NPI is responsible to drive improvements in system hardware, diagnostics, software, and the overall service infrastructure, while working to drive service costs lower.

The position requires a self-motivated individual, capable to own projects and drive them to completion. There is potential for a motivated Product Engineer to take an ownership role as the GSS representative to a PLC team for larger scale products.

Job Scope and Complexity:

-  Must be able to work with a wide variety of technologies, including mechanics, electronics, optics and software.

-  Gain systems-engineering level knowledge of highly complex, leading-edge wafer metrology systems through work with design engineers during the development process.

-  Perform hands-on integration of Alpha/Beta systems and validation of serviceability.

-  Assess sub-systems and components with respect to design for reliability, stability, and serviceability.

-  Gather and analyze data from the field to identify sources of systematic issues across tool populations.

-  Write technical reports to communicate issues, analysis, technical assessments, system status, and engineering recommendations.

-  Prepare and maintain service cost models from the initial concept phase through product release. Apply results to help optimize diagnostic designs.

-  Help to define and document Best Known Methods for maintenance, troubleshooting, and parts replacement procedures.

-  Define spare parts plans in support of field service.

-  Work with the training department development of training materials for new products and/or upgrades. Train the trainer, tech support, and others by teaching or co-teaching initial field service courses. Audit service training to ensure quality.

-  Support internal and external customers in the operation, installation, upgrade, diagnosis, repair and application of semiconductor wafer inspection systems, including situations where first-line support has failed to resolve problems

-  Provide written plans of action by e-mail or hands-on assistance at customer sites in Asia, Europe and the US

-  Travel to support new tool installations/upgrades and service escalations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge: Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices and company policies and procedures; resolves a wide range of issues in imaginative as well as practical ways.

Job Complexity:

Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Interacts with senior internal and external personnel. 

           

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.

OR

Master's Level Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Materials Engineering (or related fields) with at least 2 years of experience.

Kindly send your resume to raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com

Field support Manager (Lithography | Semiconductor Equipment) (#108298)

Job Title: Field Support Manager

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Successful candidate will lead a high-performance customer support team at a large and challenging customer site.  Candidate will possess top-notch leadership skills as well as the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with KT teams and the customer.   Candidate must also possess a successful background managing and achieving goals for ongoing, high-profile projects in a diverse, multi-faceted, and highly challenging environment while maintaining a clear, concise, and effective line of communication with all parties involved.  In addition, the successful candidate will possess the ability to maintain a resilient and positive attitude and leadership style in a very dynamic and challenging business environment.

Four-year technical degree and 2-4 yrs experience supporting customers and leading teams in the Semiconductor Equipment business.  Business P&L exposure/background a plus. Group provides KT equipment service support to a major customer in the Portland, Oregon area on focused NPI and sustaining projects.

Successful candidate will provide the following:

1)  Direct customer interaction and project/support management - 70%

2)  Service engineer leadership and mentoring - 20%

3)  Business process compliance - 10%

Successful candidate will have the ability to maintain a high level of organization and leadership within the group while effectively removing both internal and external barriers to the success of the group's mission in supporting the customer.  Candidate must also understand how to move effectively through a multi-faceted organization in a cooperative and focused manner to achieve goals and objectives.

Candidate will have three key areas of expertise:

1)  Ability to lead a team in a positive and focused manner in a challenging environment through use of strong interpersonal skills.

2)  Ability and desire to maintain a stable, positive interaction with the customer through all aspects of the relationship.

3)  Possess top-notch organizational, project management, and written/oral communication skills.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's Level technical degree and 3-4 yrs experience supporting customers and leading teams in the Semiconductor Equipment business.  Business P&L  and NPI exposure/background a plus.

Please send your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com

Process Engineer (IC Process | Lithography | Etching | Diffusion ) (# 107812)

Position: Process Control Solution Engineer

Location: Austin, TX

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

This Senior PCS Engineering position is with Customer (CG) Group to develop future process control solutions for KT’s inspection/metrology tools and help implement the solutions at customer site.

KLA is looking for a Process Control Solution (PCS) engineer who can develop KT solutions for advanced semiconductor process, investigate inflection point for future technological nodes, and execute/lead project activity at customer sites.

Responsibilities include:

Help solution project implementation at customer site. 

Inspection/metrology tool recipe setup and data analysis  

Create differentiate use case with KT tools.

Support KT division and local Business unit (BU) to achieve their business goal

Essential skills:

- IC Process background: previous experience from Advanced Lithography is preferred.

- Film/etching/Diffusion will be second choice.

- Defect and Inspection knowledge: Know KT I&M tools and defect/yield analysis

- Presentation and communication skill: create presentation materials and present well

- KT Tool apps skill set and project management: Know KT BF/DF/EBI tools and can set up inspection recipe. Familiar with Klarity defect analysis S/W. Previous experience in project management.

Important skills:

- Can be successful with multiple cultures environment

- Handle multiple tasks

- Have creative thinking approach to deal with new customer challenges

- Problem solving skill

Desirable skills:

- Experience with IC semiconductor process and Integration > 5 years

- Familiar with IC Metrology and defect inspection 

- Customer communication/ management skills

- Project management and KT inspection tools (BF/DF/eBI) recipe setup capability

Process Solution Control Group (PCS):

• PCS group is part of corporate marketing group which help KT explore customer’s technological challenges and develop/implement  solutions with KT tools  to meet the challenges

Education:

EE, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics Degree (Associate/BS and above degree) with minimum 10 years experience

Qualification: Previous work experience in IC fab, Semiconductor equipment vendors.

Expertise: defect inspection and metrology experience. Understand yield improvement, process module and integration.

Basic Qualification:

Associate/Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 10 years of experience.

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 8 years of experience.

OR

Doctorate (Academic) with at least 6 years of experience.

Kindly send your resume to raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com