Software Engineering Manager ( Business Intelligence, C++, C# .NET, OOD, RTC) (#109262)

Position: Software Engineering Manager
Location: Milpitas, CA
Duration: Full time

Job Description:
The Global Service Support Organization (GSS) team headquartered in Milpitas, CA is our service organization that consists of Service Sales and Marketing, Spares Supply Chain management, Field Operations, Product Training, and Technical Support.  The GSS organization partners with our field teams and customers in all business sectors to maintain the high performance and productivity of our products through a flexible portfolio of services. Our comprehensive services include: proactive management of tools to identify and improve performance; expertise in optics, image processing and motion control with worldwide service engineers, 24/7 technical support teams and knowledge management systems; and an extensive parts network to ensure worldwide availability of parts.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will lead a team of software and hardware engineers to design, develop, test, install and support applications used in the support and service of complex semiconductor equipment.  This is a rapidly growing field within the semiconductor manufacturing industry as our customers’ needs continue to tighten.

1) Use data gathering and analysis tools to provide value-added capability, in terms of both service metrics (i.e. uptime, MTTR) as well as tool performance (e.g. capture rate or measurement precision) to our customers, and leverage to add to the company’s service revenue.

2) Work with the new product design teams to ensure that diagnostic and trouble-shooting capabilities are built into all new K-T inspection and metrology tools, and are leveraged to accelerate learning on new tools.
3) Develop and drive software and hardware roadmap consistent with marketing requirements.  Provide technical and architectural leadership and guidance to the development team.

4) Plan and direct the day-to-day engineering activities of the team to ensure that agreed upon goals and objectives are successfully achieved.  Ensure that milestones, delivery dates, activities, and tasks are completed as scheduled.  Regularly communicate technical issues/risks and their impact to management.

5) Drive operational excellence and ensure that a high quality product is delivered to our customers.

Preferred Qualifications:

1) Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required

2) General knowledge of database administration, database architecture, data modeling, ETL, replication and strategy.

3) Experience with deployment and usage of Business Intelligence (BI) systems.

4) Experience developing interfaces & architecture using Microsoft development tools (C++, C# .NET) in Windows 2003/2008 Server environments.

5) Ability to understand product and product features to make high level assessment of scope and risks.

6) Experience in OOD/OOA and Windows design methodologies.

7) Experience with requirements definition, design, development, effective reuse and configuration management tools (RTC, ClearCase)

8) Thorough knowledge of SDLC and CMM best practices

9) Ability to gain confidence of, and collaborate with, development staff to mentor and lead them in software development work.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience.

OR

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

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

 

Algorithm Engineer ( Optical Alignment, Algorithms, Image Processing, Matlab, C# , Java ) (#109189)

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

Job Description:
Responsibilities:

Candidate will develop automated optical alignment algorithms for a new generation electron beam lithography machine.  Work will include theoretical design of algorithms using mathematical tools as well as on-tool prototyping using Matlab.  Candidate will also work with software engineers to implement final version and must have experience with a high-level language; C# and/or Java is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

Candidate should have a degree in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or computer science, with experience both in a physics-related field and S/W or algorithm development.  Extensive experience with Labview and/or Matlab is required.  Previous work in algorithm development or automated machine calibrations is preferred.  Previous experience with electron beam equipment such as TEM, SEM, or EBL is highly desirable.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

OR

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

OR

Doctorate (Academic)

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

Sr Product development Engineer ( Optics | metrology | System alignment | Calibration | Testing) (#109000)

Job Title: Sr Product development Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

The Product Development Engineer plays a central role throughout the different phases of the product life cycle.  This position is part of a team responsible for developing and supporting next generation optical critical dimension metrology systems as well as supporting and improving current systems. The candidate will initially take on responsibility for improvement projects and support of field and manufacturing issues for the current generation product line. This role will lead to responsibility for next generation product development, from technology evaluation and selection, specifications development, product validation, verification, transfer to manufacturing, and support of customer ramp. The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership attributes and be able to lead high performing teams to achieve program objectives in a timely manner.

The engineer must be able to complete the initial diagnosis of any system issue, uncover root cause and devise or drive a team to define solutions for complex problems. Must be able to support the detailed analysis and tradeoffs for the various solutions, develop plan of action, and effectively communicate plan to colleagues to execute. Must have the knowledge and experience to effectively work with experts in optics, electronics, mechanics, software, and algorithms as required to resolve issues. Some travel may be required for complex cases that require on-site support.

Additional details regarding responsibilities:

1.Drive team to resolve system issues at customer site or in manufacturing. This will require the candidate to learn alignment and calibration procedures, critically analyze these procedures and recommend improvements to solve issues in manufacturing or the field. Work with engineers at locations around the globe to solve issues escalated to engineering: establish root cause, develop plan of action (POA), guide local teams in execution of POA, and document issues and solutions to improve design and/or procedures so that they may be implemented across the fleet in a standard manner. Support of escalations may require travel to customer sites to efficiently and effectively resolve technical issues (< 25%).

2.Develop concepts and designs for the next generation system. Investigate next generation opto-mechanical technology and analysis.

3.Resolve inconsistencies between subsystems, conduct trade-off studies, identify high-risk areas, and develop risk mitigation strategies.

4.Ownership of creation and execution of prototype test plans for complex subsystems. This will involve integration of subsystems, testing against design tolerances and marketing specifications, analyzing test data, and generation of reports.

5.Drive product or feature introduction. This includes preparation of first draft of system alignment, calibration and troubleshooting diagnostics for existing and new products, training of operations and field personnel, and solving technical issues that may impact production introduction.

6.Train operations and service and manufacturing employees.

Preferred Qualifications:

1.PhD in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field.

2.Strong background in engineering or the physical sciences with demonstrated analysis and problem solving skills.

3.Hands-on experience constructing and aligning opto-mechanical system is highly desirable.

4.Experience diagnosing and driving solutions to complex problems across whole systems by applying appropriate problem solving techniques.

5.Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the division, customers, vendors and across cultures.

6.Experience in the semiconductor capital equipment or manufacturing industry.

7.Familiarity with Matlab and JMP.

8.Project management skills (scoping, budgeting, and scheduling).

Minimum Qualifications:

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

OR

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

OR

Doctorate

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

Senior Software Engineer (C++ , OOD, OOP, COM ) (#108980)

Position : Senior Software Engineer
Location: Migdal Ha’emek, Israel
Duration: Full time

Business Unit
The Optical Metrology Division products are used for optical overlay metrology. The portfolio of products includes unique solution packages which are based on hardware and software systems to enhance yield and effectiveness. As a world leader in its field of expertise, the division’s products are the most advanced in performance (measurement accuracy of nanometers and below), reliability, ease of use and compatibility with other KLA-Tencor’s products. KLA-Tencor (Israel) controls over 80% of the world market sales in its field, and its products are used by every major Semiconductor manufacturer around the world.

Job Description
The senior software engineer for our Optical Metrology Division will join a world-class team of software engineers to conceive, design, develop, optimize, and integrate advanced algorithms and software modules used in Optical metrology. The successful candidate will be working independently to design, develop, and debug complex computer software systems, requiring in-depth evaluation of analysis of various factors, exercising judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. The successful candidate will work independently to design and develop software for current and next generations of Optical Metrology tools and applications.

 Required Qualifications:
- Good understanding of OOA/OOD/OOP and Design Patterns
- Proficiency in C++ programming
- Understanding of Windows OS internals (multi-threaded environment, memory management, ...)
- Ability to understand and work with existing code base
- Must have at least 3-5 years of experience in C# & .Net
- Understanding basics of COM
- Signal/Image processing and scientific programming background

Qualifications/Education Desired
-BS degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
-Must have at least 5 years of experience in C# & .Net
-Hands-On knowledge in OOD, OOP, COM, Visual C++
-Experience in SW/HW systems integration
-Previous experience in Image processing – an advantage

Kindly send your resumes to vicky.palatnik@kla-tencor.com

Research Scientist ( C++/Image Processing / Algorithm / Computational Geometry ) (#109173)

Position: Research Scientist
Location: Milpitas, CA
Duration: Full time

Job Description:
This position belongs to the High-Performance Computing and Algorithms (HPCA) group in the Wafer Inspection Division of KLA-Tencor Corporation. The group is responsible for developing high performance computing systems and advanced real-time image processing algorithms that support multiple wafer inspection product lines within KLA-Tencor's product portfolio.

Responsibilities:

1) Analyze the signal and noise characteristics of current and emerging IC yield limiting defects, formulating algorithmic solutions, and validate them via simulation and prototyping.

2) Define the algorithm performance requirements/specifications and apply it to the algorithm design and implementation.

3) Work closely with other groups to define software requirements, design software architecture, program software in C/C++, optimize software performance, troubleshoot software problems, and maintain software in current products.

4) Act as the algorithm representative during system level hardware/software integration and testing.

5) Provide algorithm technical support during product demo and beta testing, work with domain experts from other functional teams on special customer engagement projects.

6) Participate in software quality assurance activities required by the HPCA software development process.

Preferred Qualifications:

1) MS/PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics or related discipline

2) Very strong problem solving and critical thinking skills

3) Experience in image processing, computer vision or pattern recognition

4) Willingness to learn new technologies and take on challenging problems

5) Solid theoretical background in signal/image processing, computer vision, computational geometry and pattern recognition.

6) Experience in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and large data structure is preferred.

7) 5+ years of research and/or software development experience on Unix/Linux platform and/or Windows platform.

8) Experience with all phases of software development cycle and proficiency in C/C++, solid MATLAB programming skills.

9) Solid mathematical skills

10) Strong written and oral communication skills

11) Demonstrated ability to work as a team player.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of relevant industry experience.
OR
Master's Level Degree with at least 3 years of relevant industry experience.
OR
Doctorate (Academic).

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

 

System design Engineer ( optical alignment | Electron Beam | Characterization | MATLAB) (#109218)

Job Title: System design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

The candidate will be responsible for implementing and characterizing subsystems on the REBL electron beam lithography system, and designing improvements as needed.  Their primary responsibility will be to qualify an optical alignment system capable of measuring wafer location with nanometer accuracy, and to integrate with the system to allow accurate lithographic patterning.  Additional responsibilities may include alignment and characterization of electron beam optical systems, characterization of electron beam cathodes and guns, and system troubleshooting, noise analysis, and noise reduction.

Preferred Qualifications:

Candidate for system engineering should have a broad range of skills including optics, electrical, mechanical, and laboratory measurement techniques.  Experience with Matlab or LabView required; C programming is a plus.  Experience with vacuum equipment is required; experience with electron beam equipment such as TEM, SEM, EBL, or FIB is preferred.  Candidate should have an advanced degree in applied physics, electrical engineering, material science, or a related field.

Minimum Qualifications:

Doctorate (Academic) with at least 2 years of experience.

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 4 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

Financial Analyst ( Forecasting | Strategic Planning | Management Reporting) (#109203)

Position: Financial Analyst

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

KLA-Tencor has manufacturing sites across the globe, including Belgium, China, Germany, Israel, Singapore and Milpitas (CA). The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation, and Quality, is responsible for manufacturing our leading-edge technology. We partner with our world-wide supply base and our design engineering teams to bring new products to market. The GOPS team is continuously working to build our products Better, Faster, Cheaper.

The Role:  Financial Analyst

We are looking for a sharp finance professional to join our Global Operations Financial Planning and Analysis team who will be responsible for forecasting, strategic operations planning, analysis, and management reporting. The ideal candidate would have an interest in manufacturing operations and the metrics that help to drive improvements. You will be a key contributor to driving Operations headcount planning, Gross Margin improvement, Inventory management and Materials Cost reduction. You will interact with executives and have high visibility throughout the company. Successful candidate will be a top performer who has a passion to champion positive change throughout the organization.

Essential Functions:

- Provide financial and analytical support for the company's forecasts and results

- Create and implement process improvement across the company in all regions

- Create new reports and models to meet the business' needs and drive decisions

- Perform ad hoc financial analyses and special projects

- Perform ad hoc financial analyses in support of US Operations

- Prepare quarter end executive reports

- Support improvements of our financial planning models and system

- Participate in all budgeting and forecasting processes

- Monitor and report operating results against budget and forecast

- Create and distribute scalable weekly, monthly and quarterly management reports

Skill Requirements:

- Team player with a positive attitude

- Strong Analytical skills

- Strong computer skills and extensive knowledge of Excel

- Fast learner with new tools and systems.

- Ability to think strategically and proactively

- Organized, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task

- Strong ability to partner and build relationships

- Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize; to troubleshoot and problem solve.

- Must be comfortable presenting data to senior management.

Preferred Qualification:

MBA preferred

Experience with Cognos TM1 preferred but not required

Basic Qualifications:

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

OR

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

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

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

Field Product Marketing Manager (#108841)

Position: Field Product Marketing Manager
Location: Migdal Ha'emek, Israel
Duration: Full time

Job Description
This position is located within the Optical Metrology Division at KLA-Tencor.

You’ll be a key contributor as the Field Product Marketing manager with responsibility for a cross-functional product in the Optical metrology systems

As we build a world-class marketing team ,the Field Product Marketing manager will play an integral role in defining new solutions based on market and competitive trends. The job supports the company's overall strategy and goals through cross-functional collaboration.

Your role will be to capitalize on our huge opportunity in the Semiconductor Metrology market, identifying opportunities, developing and managing requirements for new systems targeted at this growing market segment. You will develop marketing requirements, define the user experience, manage customer engagements, use cases, craft product messaging and positioning, and have endto-end responsibility for the success of your portfolio.

You will provide vision and leadership to a cross-functional teams from different organizations responsible for developing and bringing to market exceptional solutions to semiconductor optical metrology. You will interface with Product Management, Engineering, Applications Engineering, the executive team, customers, solutions partners and industry consultants. The position is based out of our Migdal haemek  office in Israel, with some travel required (expected 20-30%) for customer and vendor meetings, trade shows.

Responsibilities

Manage a key customer engagement and solutions

Develop product-customer strategy and roadmap; communicate vision for roadmap to senior management team and broader organization across company

Acts as business owner of major strategic enhancements, new products, and innovations

Develop market and product requirement with associated business cases and other deliverables ensure viability of product in the Optical Metrology Market

Effectively communicate product strategy, roadmap, and individual releases to the organization and market in conjunction with marketing and practice leaders.

Create customer-facing mechanisms such as user groups, focus groups, and technical review meeting

Drive new products or enhancements based on established Product Management methods to provide distinct and measurable results

Translating Marketing objectives  and  strategies  to  develop  brand  portfolio objectives,  strategies  and  plans

Support and facilitate development and implementation of business/marketing plans across division

Job Requirements

Ability to identify, evaluate and define new opportunities to expand the concept of content throughout our total solution

Ability to closely monitor industry trends, competitive new products or programs and primary/secondary market opportunities

Ability to provide deep analysis of customer and market trends for enhancement and development needed

Must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality with in-depth detail driven.

Ability to think strategically and conceptually; aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work with customers and vendors at both technical level;

Ability to negotiate with Executives, Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Engineers on new functionality as well as enhancements; ability to create and present a successful case.

Product Management experience, MBA experience a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

M.Sc degree in Engineering, Science or Technical field.

In depth understanding of semiconductor process and interaction within semiconductor production FAB

Minimum 8  years of experience in a similar role in a semiconductor/capital equipment environment.

Strong communication and presentation skills

Prepared to travel about 25% of time to our customers all over the world.

Kindly send your resumes to vicky.palatnik@kla-tencor.com

Product Marketing Director ( Sales | Marketing | Product Life Cycle | Semiconductor Capital Equipment ) (#109156)

Position: Product Marketing Director
Location: Milpitas, CA
Duration: Full time
Job Description:

The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers.  The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness, optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems.  These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes. The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation specific for their process needs. The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing new products within the product lifecycle process including defining requirements, setting priorities for the development team, selecting and working with test partners and managing product launches. Strong leadership across differing functional groups and effective communication with executive management will be key elements to success in this role. There will also be significant account management responsibilities working with an international sales team to define penetration strategies, formulate competitive responses and manage tool evaluations and competitive run-offs. Also as a senior member of the marketing team the successful candidate will contribute to the strategic planning process defining the future direction of the division. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the semiconductor manufacturing process and the importance of metrology tools and techniques in improving process control and will likely have worked in a wafer fab environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in a technical discipline.
10-15 years experience in semiconductor industry, direct wafer fab experience is considered an advantage.

Experience in scatterometry based metrology would be considered an advantage.

Direct product marketing experience in a semiconductor or related industry is required.

MBA is considered an advantage but not essential to the position.

Minimum Qualifications:
Master's Level Degree with at least 6 years of experience.
OR
Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 10 years of experience.
Kindly send your resume to sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com

Senior Software Engineer (C++/ C# / OOD / OOP ) (#109140)

Position: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Milpitas, CA
Duration: Full time

Job Description:
The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of KLA-Tencor designs and manufactures systems that are used for capturing yield-impacting defects at the front-end-of-line (FEOL) and the back-end-of-line (BEOL). A successful candidate will be joining a world leader in wafer inspection products and technologies designing and manufacturing the next generation of products.

 

Responsibilities:

The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in our Milpitas, California campus. You will be responsible planning and developing SW solutions for our end customers for our next generation semiconductor wafer inspection machines.

You will be working in cross functional teams and be hands-on during the entire product development cycle. You will have opportunity in participating in all stages of software development starting from requirement analysis to deployment and even visit customer sites if necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:

1) Experience with object oriented software analysis & design in C++/C#

2) Excellent communication skills, inter personnel skills and leadership skills.

3) Good understanding of general SW principles and product life cycle.

4) Able to conduct technical presentations and articulate use cases/solutions.

5) Requires knowledge of multi-threaded/parallel processing applications.

6) Semiconductor equipment industry experience, system control and/or image/data processing experience a plus.

Minimum Qualifications:

Doctorate (Academic) with at least 2 years of experience.

OR

Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience.

OR

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

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

 

System Software Engineer (C++/ C# / OOD / OOP / Java / UML ) (#109148)

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

Job Description:
The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of KLA-Tencor designs and manufactures systems that are used for capturing yield-impacting defects at the front-end-of-line (FEOL) and the back-end-of-line (BEOL). A successful candidate will be joining a world leader in wafer inspection products and technologies designing and manufacturing the next generation of products.

 

Responsibilities:

The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) is seeking a Systems Software Engineer in our Milpitas, California campus. You will be a key member of our highly integrated multi-disciplinary team comprised of software, optical, mechanical, robotics, electronics, control systems and image processing engineers.  You will be responsible for the creation of machine control, image computer and data storage software for next generation Semiconductor Wafer Inspection machines.  You will also be responsible for integrating multiple hardware and software sub-systems to solve some of the most advanced technical challenges facing the semiconductor chip industry.

 

The software is primarily written in Java with various components developed in C or C++ in a multi-threaded and distributed environment. The application will be distributed on multiple networked servers running various operating systems.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

1) Experience with Object-Oriented software analysis and design using UML (Unified Modeling Language) modeling, Java and/or C++ programming.

2) Experience with multi-threaded/parallel processing applications.

3) Experience developing and debugging software to control electro-mechanical systems, opto-mechanical systems, instrumentation, or robotics.

4) Experience developing and debugging distributed high performance computing software applications.

5) Effective communication skills.

6) Image/data processing experience is a plus.

7) Knowledge of large scale storage technologies is a plus.

8) Semiconductor equipment industry experience is a plus.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

OR

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

OR

Doctorate (Academic).

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

 

Principal system Design Engineer(E-beam | electron optics OR electro-mechanical | subsystems | Error Budgeting)(#109146)

Job Title: Principal system Design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

This new position will involve the development of next-generation e-beam products. The job requires significant experience in a number of the following: electronics, vacuum and wafer handling, complex electro-mechanical systems, photon optics or (preferably) electron optics, X-ray spectroscopy, inspection technology. Experience with the definition and implementation of complex systems within a systems engineering design process will be expected. It is an individual contributor position with significant technical leadership expectations. The successful individual will be expected to join a small group of highly analytical engineers, lead next generation product definition, development, system integration and characterization. The position will include project management work on new and existing products.  This will require an ability to solve complex technical problems and sound technical decision-making during product development.

Other duties include:

Help create, manage and communicate top-level system error budgets by integrating and performing trade-off analysis of contributions from various sub-systems. Create and test performance models (e.g. throughput, noise, sensitivity, location accuracy). Set and own various system level specifications. Characterize aspects of system and sub-system performance using existing and prototype equipment. Collaborate with external vendors to develop designs. Drive design review activities and development of associated engineering documentation. Manage system integration plans and testing plans to a tight schedule. Troubleshoot issues using data driven techniques. Contribute know-how and manage engineering activities for escalated manufacturing and field issues. In the course of the above duties, interact and work with other groups: marketing; applications, hardware and software engineering; manufacturing and field support.

Preferred Qualifications:

The individual should have demonstrated past success in design and implementing systems in one or more of the following:

High speed imaging systems for the laboratory or industrial work place.

Vacuum and wafer handling, Complex electro-mechanical systems,

Systems based around one or more of: electron optics, SEM-based spectroscopy techniques.

The candidate should have demonstrated strong skills debugging complex system problems involving optics, mechanics, electronics, and software. Past experience closely collaborating with outside consultants and vendors to solve development problems is also desired.

The candidate should have shown an ability to manage complex technical projects through the design lifecycle.

Minimum Qualifications:

Doctorate (Academic) with at least 7 years of experience.

OR

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

OR

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

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

Manager, system Design Engineer ( Imaging systems | optical OR opto-mechanical | Subsystems |hardware) (#109170)

Job Title: Manager, System Design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

The candidate is expected to lead the system development team and will be actively engaged in system-level engineering, test and release of the Surfscan next generation high-speed unpatterned wafer inspection tools. The activities include:

1.Model system operation and define subsystem performance specifications

2.Develop subsystem architectures and collaborate with mechanical, optical, electrical and software engineers to realize these subsystems.

3.Specify and test new or improved hardware components and software features.

4.Lead integration and test of subsystems and validation of system performance.

5.Identify and resolve problems and recommend improvements relating to system optics, electronics, software, and mechanics.

6.Develop and improve diagnostic and calibration procedures.

7.Investigate abnormal system behaviors by performing experiments and analyzing system data.

8.Support manufacturing and field personnel with troubleshooting help in the form of plans of action or hands-on assistance.

9.Conducts feasibility studies on engineering proposals and related technical data for new equipment or modification to existing equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

In addition to the basic qualifications (listed below), the candidate should have a knowledge of optics, electronics, software, and/or mechanical systems.  Programming skills/experience are a definitely plus.  Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and to take on a leadership role when needed is desired.  In addition, the candidate should have a quick grasp of challenging, complex technical information and be able to travel both domestically and internationally.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 7 years of experience.

OR

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

OR

Doctorate (Academic) with at least 5 years of experience.

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