Applications Development Engineer ( # 109970)

Position: Applications Development Engineer

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:

1) KT Certified division is responsible for sales/marketing of fully refurbished pre-owned systems, mature tools upgrades, buybacks, re-marketing and flexible trade-in programs for surplus tools. Marketing organization is responsible for strategic planning process in KTC, market analysis, tracking KTC MS% & SAM, coordination of customer demos, STRs, RFQ and spec responses, maintenance of sales collateral for internal and external websites, benchmarking and technical engagements to drive customer adoption and strategic penetrations. Additionally Marketing owns product portfolio configuration management and PLC for the ongoing additions to KTC offerings from M&As and EOM.

2) Own all BF applications contracts/acceptances and technical engagements at the customer sites. Support BF applications execution in the demo process (understanding DRF, taking to account team RPM, apps to define demo success criteria), delivering final reports to the customer. Technical function and maintenance of knowledge database for BF, apps review of specs and STRs. Define and arrange for chargeable STRs – KTC apps contracts. Support developing tools and sales collateral enabling field and internal sales to sell KTC's Inspection (BF) range of product offerings.

3) Team player. Forthright. Respects deadlines.

4) 75% success hit rate for demos and 90% for technical engagements (resulting in bookings). Target/demonstrate incremental increase in bookings after 4 working quarters (minimum of $4M).

5)  Working with diverse KTC organization and global field organization. Leading BF demo team to success resulting in bookings.

6) Opportunities to grow into a demo manager or/and Marketing professional. Willing to get cross-trained on various inspection platforms.

7) Responsible for KT Certified TM delivery of apps related to the sold BF tools (23xx, 28xx), coordination/planning/communication and applications execution, technical function and maintenance of knowledge database, apps review of specs and STRs. Assist in developing tools and sales collateral enabling field & internal sales to sell KTC’s broad range of product offerings. Work closely with diverse KTC organization including operations and internal sales; account teams field sales, Tech directors, RPMs, and apps. This role reports to the Director of Marketing in KT Certified TM division responsible for fully refurbished pre-owned systems, mature tools upgrades, buybacks, re-marketing and flexible trade-in programs for surplus tools.

8) Ability to travel worldwide (on average 50%) is required to support customer visits and possible execution of demos and/or technical engagements in the field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidate must have min of BS/MS in Engineering, Physics, Material Science or related fields. MBA is a plus. Required knowledge of operation/applications of KLA-Tencor B and DF tools, preferably certified to run 28xx, 23xx, 21xx, PUMA, AIT XP and higher.

• Required knowledge of operation/applications of KLA-Tencor’s BF and DF tools, preferably certified to run 28xx, 23xx, PUMA, AIT XP and higher. Ideal candidate will have demo lab experience on these systems. Must have 5+ years of experience in IC processing/semiconductor industry or related field.

• Hands on KT tools knowledge.

• Excellent communication/presentation, organizational, analytical, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Candidate must be self-driven, independent, yet a strong team player

Basic Qualifications:

Candidate must have min of BS/MS in Engineering, Physics, Material Science or related fields

Certified to run 28xx, 23xx, Hands on KT tools knowledge.

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

Service Systems Engineer ( Optics | Metrology | Troubleshooting ) (# 109825)

Position: Service Systems Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

As a service systems engineer, you will be actively engaged in improving KLA-Tencor's advanced semiconductor optical metrology products, and the service teams which support them. You will be based in Silicon Valley and work in a globe-spanning team.

1) Gain a systems-engineering level knowledge of highly complex, leading edge systems by working with the product development team. The systems include optics, electronics, mechanical components, and custom software and algorithms.

2) Assess systems with respect to design for reliability, stability, and serviceability

3) Participate in the development and testing of diagnostics and spec tolerances

4) Act as a two-way conduit for information transfer between the engineers who are responsible for designing our products and field service teams who are responsible for product maintenance and support

5) Gather and analyze data from systems populations at customer sites to identify sources of systematic issues, including technical, process, and people-based issues

6) Help develop and document technical service procedures

7) Train support personnel such as tech support and field service engineers

8) Assist in developing training materials

9) Respond to situations where field service engineers have failed to resolve complex system performance problems, by providing written plans of action by e-mail or hands-on assistance at customer sites in the US, Asia, and Europe

10) Write technical reports to communicate issues, analysis, technical assessments, system status, and engineering recommendations

11) Take a proactive approach to improving service quality and profitability

The person who will thrive in this kind of  job is interested in technology, human factors, and business, is motivated by helping others succeed and by driving improvements, and enjoys communicating, building working relationships, and influencing people.

Preferred Qualifications:

Results oriented and driven to excel.  Enjoys teaching, troubleshooting, working with groups of people, and explaining complex things as simply as possible. Strong analytic and data analysis skills.  Experience with analytical software such as Matlab or JMP is desirable. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary, multicultural teams and to take a leadership role when needed. Quick grasp of challenging, complex technical information.  Natural curiosity, inventiveness, and an interest in making things work better. Multi-lingual proficiency in English plus Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, German, or French is desirable.

Basic Qualifications:

Qualifications:  Recent Ph.D. graduate in Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent experience. Hands-on experience designing, building, and/or troubleshooting complex instruments, such as experimental research instruments.  Knowledge of optics, electronics, software, and/or mechanical systems. Availability for travel both domestically and internationally (<25% time).  Ability to work non-standard working hours if needed.

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

Financial Analyst (# 109989)

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.

Responsibilities:

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, analytics, 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:

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

2) Create and implement process improvement across the company in all regions

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

4) Perform ad hoc financial analyses and special projects

5) Perform ad hoc financial analyses in support of US Operations

6) Prepare quarter end executive reports

7) Support improvements of our financial planning models and system

8) Participate in all budgeting and forecasting processes

9) Monitor and report operating results against budget and forecast

10) 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 Qualifications:

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.

OR

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

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

Applications Development Engineer ( Lithography | E-Beam | Troubleshooting ) (# 109757)

Position: Applications Development Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

Position is in the Reflective Electron Beam Lithography (REBL) group under the CTO's office.  REBL is an R&D group tasked with developing a next-generation electron beam lithography system for high volume manufacturing at the 16nm HP device node.

Responsibilities:

As a member of the REBL Applications Engineering team, hire's responsibilities will include:

• Designing lithography experiments for the REBL system, operating the system, troubleshooting issues, analyzing results, and preparing and presenting reports

• Developing and documenting procedures for system operation, wafer resist development, and other processes used in REBL system operation.

• Supporting marketing, systems, software, and optics team by providing technical results and running experiments

• Testing REBL software releases and evaluating fitness for release to customers

• Remote and on-site support of our customers and partners using REBL technology:  respond to customer requests and perform complex problem diagnosis and problem resolution.

• Do training for customers and less-experienced members of REBL

Preferred Qualifications:

• Semiconductor industry applications or systems engineering experience, especially related to electron beam systems and/or lithography systems

• Detailed knowledge of lithography techniques, semiconductor manufacturing processes, and semiconductor devices

• Strong systems troubleshooting skills

• Experience designing, running, analyzing, and reporting experiments

• Customer-facing experience with strong presentation and written communications skills

• Experience managing projects at customer sites

• Ability to travel 20-30%

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.

OR

Doctorate (Academic)

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

Staff mechanical design Engineer ( opto-mechanical design | precision mechanism design) (#109652)

Job Title: Staff mechanical design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

The senior level mechanical engineer position is responsible for development of the next generation metrology tool as well as continuing improvement (CIP) of the current tools. The candidate will be responsible for key mechanical engineering tasks, from requirement specification, top level mechanical analysis, conceptual and detail design, prototype integration, testing and handoff to manufacturing. The detail design activities include system-level layout, opto-mechanical design, precision mechanism design and alignment tooling design, using Pro/E as the design tool.

The candidate must participate in the design process in cross-discipline teams including System Engineers, Optics Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering and other groups within K-T worldwide organization. He/she needs to exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and Perform analysis as needed to verify new designs. The candidate is also expected to champion his/her designs throughout the release process and generate all required engineering documentation until they are fully released to manufacturing.

Preferred Qualifications:

Require BSME or MSME (preferred) with at least 8+ years of concentration in mechanical design and engineering.

Must have experience in opto-mechanical design, and/or precision mechanism design.

Must have good understand in physics and mechanics. The candidate must be able to generate system-level concept with all-around consideration and perform high-level mechanical design, testing and troubleshooting.

Familiar with mechanical manufacturing processes including machining, sheetmetal fabrication, welding and castings.

Good communication and team working skills are required.

Experience in structure/vibration analysis, thermal analysis is desirable.

Must be proficient in 3D solid modeling CAD. Strongly prefer ProEngineer/Wildfire 

Minimum Qualifications:

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

OR

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

OR

10 plus years of related experience.

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

Principal System Design Engineer ( CMOS/CCD sensors and camera system design) (# 109697)

Job Title: Principal System Design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

KLA-Tencor seeks an expert level technologist/engineer to lead the development of a high bandwidth, low noise camera system. The candidate will be part of a team of scientists and engineers developing market leading, next generation wafer inspection and metrology systems.

The candidate will be responsible for generating solid-state sensor and camera requirements, defining sensor and camera architecture including device design and interfaces, driving the cooperation of manufacturing partners, integrating the camera system, and verifying sensor and camera performance and reliability.

The successful candidate will have an extensive camera hardware design experience with a demonstrated record of innovation and implementation of leading-generation CMOS/CCD sensors and camera systems, from requirements through design, production and release.  The candidate will also have the abilities to quantify and articulate the merits of sensor and camera technology and roadmaps, and thrive as a part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years of a leading role in high-speed camera design. Hands-on experience with high speed low noise mixed signal hardware design, signal integrity simulations.

Understanding of camera architecture, imaging pipeline, FPGA/DSP programming.

Practical knowledge of solid-state sensor physics.

Experience and knowledge of state-of-the-art CMOS/CCD sensor manufacturing, packaging, and testing processes

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

Software QA Engineer ( SQC | OCD metrology | .NET, C#, VB, VBS ) (# 109835)

Position: Software QA Engineer

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:

This position is a mid-level SQC position with a focus on developing tests for new software features. The position is within an algorithm and modeling software group for Optical Critical Dimension (OCD) metrology. OCD is used to measure key transistor dimensions during the semiconductor device fabrication processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

1.>5 years hands-on experience with software development and testing processes. Must be familiar with CMM.

2.Experience with testing applications written on .NET and must be able to develop/update test scripts in C#, VB, VBS, AutoIt, .bat/.cmd

3.Strong communication skills (written and verbal).

4.Ability to design, develop and execute effective acceptance, comprehensive, performance, usability tests.

5.Ability to design effective tests without requirements specification.

6.Ability to make clear and concise description of found issues illustrated by screenshots.

7.Experience of working with Rational Team Concert defect tracking system.

8.Proficient in Windows OS (XP/7/Server2003/2008): ability to perform basic administrative tasks / troubleshoot issues related to files system, registry, processes, services, user accounts, permissions, installer, applications: MS SQL, IIS.

Desired:

1.Software Configuration Management experience

2.Software Installer Development experience

3.Experience with project planning and task estimation.

4.Knowledge of semiconductor fabrication and associated metrology

Basic Qualification:

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 resume to raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com

Software Engineer QA ( C++ | SQC | SDLC | SQA ) (# 109346)

Position: Software Engineer QA

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.

Position goal:

- The successful candidate will assume the responsibilities of Software testing in individual contributor role

- As a Software SQC, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of challenging projects in a multi discipline Engineering and Quality Control Team for a Semi-Conductor Equipment company

Responsibilities:

- Develop and execute software Test Plan, Procedures, and Execute Automated Test Scripts

- Participate in all phases of software development life cycle

- Review Requirement Document and translate them to detailed test plans, test cases, scripts, test reports, etc

- Work with Multi Discipline Team (USA and India) to develop and execute test strategies and scripts

- Maintain well documented test case library and version control system for all testing materials and resources

- Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains standards for quality methods, processes, systems and procedures.

- Analyzes test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action

- Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining test results.

- Should be willing to travel to customer sites as well as work on flexible hours on a rotational basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

1) 5+ years of software test experience testing multiple software projects

2) Software quality control experience using CMM

3) Good communication, inter personnel skills and team co-ordination skills are required

4) Candidate should be creative, result-oriented, disciplined, highly motivated, and able to work well individually and as part of a team and understand all phases of software testing and quality control

Basic Qualification:

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

OR

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

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

Applications Development Engineer ( Optics | Wafer Inspection | IC Processing) (# 109891)

Position: Applications Development Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) is the world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced optical inspection tools for inline monitoring of process defects in advanced semiconductor factories.

WIN is seeking an Applications Engineer based in headquarters, Milpitas, CA.

Responsibilities:

As an Applications Engineer on the WIN team you will be responsible for supporting KLA-Tencor's wafer inspection products. This includes projects related to new product introduction: characterization, alpha testing, beta testing and pilot tools in the ramp phase. In addition, the Applications Engineer will demonstrate new features and capabilities at customer’s facilities. Also, the Applications Engineer is responsible for generating best known method documents and other training material and transferring product knowledge to KLA-Tencor’s worldwide Field Applications team. Lastly, the Applications Engineer will work with customers to publish papers at industry symposiums or in technical journals. The Applications Engineer will work closely with many organizations including engineering, sales and marketing within KLA-Tencor and with customers. International and domestic travel (~40%) is required to support inspection products at customer fabs.

Preferred Qualifications:

Candidate must have MS or Ph.D. in Engineering, Physics, Material Science or related fields. Having a background in IC processing/Semiconductor equipment is a plus. Must have excellent communication, organizational, analytical, leadership, and interpersonal skill. Candidate must also be self-driven, yet a strong team player.

Basic Qualification:

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 1 year of experience

OR

Master's Level Degree

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

Applications Development Engineer ( Optics | Wafer Inspection | IC Processing) (# 109613)

Position: Applications Development 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.

The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) is seeking an Entry Level Applications Engineer to be based in our Milpitas office.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for supporting KLA-Tencor's wafer inspection products. Includes projects related to new product introduction: characterization, alpha testing, beta testing and pilot tools in the ramp phase. In addition, application engineers will manage in-house customer demonstrations and head-to-head (H2H) activities at customer facilities. Also, applications is responsible for generating best known method documents and other training material and transferring product knowledge to K-T's worldwide Field Applications team. Lastly, applications will work with customers to publish papers at industry symposiums or in technical journals. Work closely with many organizations including engineering, sales and marketing within K-T and with customer engineers outside K-T. Worldwide travel (on average 30%) is required to support inspection products at customer fabs.

Preferred Qualifications:

Candidate must have MS or Ph.D. in Engineering, Physics, Material Science or related fields. Having a background in IC processing/Semiconductor equipment is a plus. Must have excellent communication, organizational, analytical, leadership, and interpersonal skill. Candidate must also be self-driven, yet a strong team player.

Basic Qualification:

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 1 year of experience

OR

Master's Level Degree

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