Sr Buyer / Planner (Material Purchase | SAP | Microsoft Office | Semiconductor) (#108201)

Job Title: Sr Buyer/Planner

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

Plans, schedules and monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle to determine required materials purchases. Obtains materials using engineering and production schedules to maintain inventory at planned levels (i.e., just in time purchases). Resolves discrepancies. Ensures material standards are met and non-conformance's or variances are approved and/or minimized. Develops specifications for new contract orders. Gathers quotations, examines bids and makes awards. Monitors cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. Evaluates vendor reliability and develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive.

Education and/or experience desired:

Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Internal and external contacts often pertain to company plans and objectives.
Determines methods and procedures on new assignments, and may provide guidance to other personnel.
A minimum of 8 years of related experience or a Bachelor’s degree with 4 years’ experience
Software skills SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)

Basic Qualifications:

A minimum of 8 years of related experience or a Bachelor’s degree with 4 years’ experience
Software skills SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)

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

Sr Product Development Engineer (NCG | ECH | mechanical | optical |electrical | troubleshooting | systems design) (#108164)

Job Title: Sr product Development Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

The Individual Engineer will be responsible for engineering activities on next generation of existing product. These activities will include the development and release of new options, features or cost reduction improvements that provide more value to our customers (external or internal). Integral to this role is an understanding of the customer’s use-case and successfully working in conjunction with other groups to define the requirements. Must have the ability to follow through and release / support these product enhancements effectively. Train service and manufacturing employees. Maybe required to travel to customer sites to efficiently and effectively resolve technical issues (Fly and Fix) during and after product release, as well as to support existing systems.

Education and/or experience desired:

PhD degree preferred.  Experience in the area of mechanical, optical, electrical or systems design, overseeing subsystem project, troubleshooting of systems issues, creating and executing test plans is highly desirable.

MS degree in mechanical, optical, electrical or systems engineering or a relevant discipline is required.

Basic 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) with at least 0 years of experience.

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

Senior System Engineer (Windows, VMware, Unix and Linux Server/Storage) (#108109)

Position: Senior System Engineer
Location: Austin, TX
Duration: Full time
 
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced hardware/systems engineer with experience in design and administration of servers for database and web services applications. The candidate must be proficient in various server environments, including HP/Windows and Sun/Solaris systems. Key attributes of the successful candidate are being a self-starter, collaborative team player and the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.

Major Tasks and Responsibilities:
1) Overall supervision, maintenance and support of all Process Control Information Division  (PCID) DYS/FabVision (Server/Storage) Infrastructure
    a)Act as Level 3 Support Escalation point for all issues affecting PCID DYS/FabVision Servers in Global KLA-Tencor and contractor locations
    b)Provide day to day user support for all PCID DYS/FabVision developers, engineers and     tech support teams
2) Design and architect the PCID DYS/FabVision Systems (Server/Storage) Infrastructure
    a) New technology exploring for N+1 and N+2
    b) Help to research, define, configure, qualify, and finalize technology stack roadmap for PCID DYS/FabVision products
    c) Formulate, implement and create procedural documentation for PCID DYS/FabVision products Server HW setup and installation
    d) Create BOMs, coordinate ordering of parts and build multiblade FabVision Windows-based servers
3) Conduct the yearly PCID DYS/FabVision CAPEX planning and create the budget plan document for HW, SW and Maintenance requirements
    a) Research, test and implement cost-effective solutions targeted at improving the PCID DYS/FabVision Systems (Server/Storage) Infrastructure
    b) Determine HW requirements from all PCID DYS/FabVision groups and create configuration plans and solutions to support  the requirements
    c) Create and submit purchase orders for various FabVision, Klarity Defect(KD) and ACE HW, SW and Maintenance requirements
4) Assist in resolving complex server issues in-house as well as various customer installations
    a) Design and setup complex server configurations in support of customer requirements as requested by Marketing and Project Teams
    b) Conduct and implement remote setup and configuration of KD Unix and Linux servers in various global KT or customer locations
5) Review and test 3rd party products to verify compatibility with PCID platforms.

Qualifications:
1) Self starter and excellent organizational skills
2) Ability to take ownership of problems and resolve them in a timely manner
3) Flexible work hours to support global locations
4) Ability to work with different functional groups. Be able to adapt to different technical levels.
5) Ability to multitask between several projects in a fast paced environment
6) Vendor management skills including negotiation and coordination
7) Ability to work well with customers. Provide direct and remote support/troubleshooting, and recommend solutions to customers.
8) Ability to persevere, successfully bring tasks to completion, on schedule
9) Excellent verbal and written skills
10) Technical skills desired/Required
       a) RH Linux including kernel parameter and tuning
       b) GFS (Clustering file systems)
       c) RP Multi-passing.

Basic Qualifications:
BS/BA in computer engineering or similar field.
7+ years of experience in hardware engineering.

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

Director, Product Marketing- Mature FABS (Sales | Marketing | semiconductor capital equipment management experience) (#107733)

Job Title: Director, Product Marketing- Mature FABS

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Customers with stable production processes have unique equipment service needs, often emphasizing a reduction in overall service costs while maintaining adequate service quality and responsiveness.  This position will own the strategies and tactical direction required to maximize KLA-Tencor's service position and profitability at these Mature customer sites.

Activities include but are not limited to; analyzing the market space and identifying the best opportunities, aligning with regional service teams to develop account strategies and proposals, pitching proposals directly to customer decision-makers, overcoming customer objections, aligning with internal functional groups on the service delivery strategy, providing structured, periodic updates to company senior management.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Essential -- semiconductor capital equipment management experience, participation in the equipment service delivery chain, direct communication with customers, ability to communicate effectively across functional organizations, ability to develop and internally align on creative service concepts, generate support for decisions by manipulating and analyzing large datasets.

2. Preferred -- experience in service sales or marketing, demonstrated success leading large scale tactical and strategic projects.

3. Bachelor’s level degree in a technical field with at least 10 years of experience in a semiconductor related field.

4.25-35% international travel is required.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Level Degree in a technical field with at least 10 years of experience in a semiconductor related field. 

Ability to travel internationally approximately 25%.

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

Principal System Design Engineer (Optics | Metrology | system Design) (108003)

Job Title: Principal System Design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

1. Responsible for system and subsystem architecture definition, modeling, design, integration and characterization of optical inspection and metrology systems in semiconductor industry.

2. Define the requirements and architecture for whole systems, subsystems and improvement projects and makes sure the system is designed, developed, integrated and tested to meet the requirements.

3. Define the top level system specifications, allocates requirements to the subsystems, calculates the system error budget, defines and resolves interfaces and working parameters for the optimum hardware/software solution.

4. Provides significant contributions to the definition of system requirements and the architecture of complex subsystems and systems.  

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Background in any of the following is a strong plus: optical microscopy, optical design, near-field optics, EM modeling, opto-mechanical system design, optical metrology, interferometry, control systems, Monte Carlo simulation, and semiconductor processing.

2. The ideal candidate is an innovative thinker, with solid background in multiple areas, including theoretical and experimental knowledge of physical optics, optical metrology, light sources and sensors, data analysis, signal processing, logical and systematic conversion of customer/market requirements into total system solutions and/or improvement projects that consider technical, schedule and cost constraints.

3. Able to make whole system connections and see the big picture.

4. Capable and willing to design, build and use optical lab setups as a proof-of-concept benches or component test beds.

5. The candidate needs to be a self-motivated individual with ability to multitask and work independently or in a team. Strong written and verbal communications skills are needed for extensive interactions with members of a multi-disciplinary global team.

Basic Qualifications:

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 7 years of experience

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

Software QA Engineer (SQA testing, Automated and Black box)(#108108)

Position: Software QA Engineer
Location: Austin, TX
Duration: Full time

Job Description:
We are looking for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer with experience in testing software in Windows environments. The software quality engineer will be a member of our data analysis software engineering team working on challenging problems in the semiconductor production domain. The product environment includes mathematical data analysis algorithms, graphical data representation and user interfaces, database storage and management, real-time data processing and programming interfaces. Key attributes of the successful candidate are being a self-starter, problem solver, collaborative team player, and high productivity contributor.  

Responsibilities include:
1) Write test plans and test cases for data analysis software product, including windows applications, database servers and APIs
2) Verify compliance with software requirements and general product usability
3) Automated and manual test execution using standard SQA practices.
4) Manage result verification activities by special contributors, such as scientists or other experts.
5) Verification of fixed defects.
6) Mentor other SQA engineers

Education and/or experience desired:
1) BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or other technical field.
2) 2+ years of professional experience in SQA testing.
3) Intimate understanding of software quality assurance processes, including writing of test plans and use of defect tracking systems.
4) Experience with Windows operating systems, experience with Linux a plus.
5) Strong skills in scripting languages, such as Visual Basic or Perl.
6) Experience with automated test tools.
7) Experience with Microsoft .Net platform, Visual Studio development tools and C# or C++ programming languages preferred.
8) Knowledge of software development lifecycle and build/release of commercial software.
9) Experience in semiconductor industry a plus.

Basic Qualifications:
BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or other technical field with 2+ years of professional experience in SQA testing.

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

Senior Level Software Engineer (C#/C++, OOD, GUI, MFC, .Net) (#108152)

Position: Senior Level Software Engineer
Location: Austin, TX
Duration: Full time

Job Description:
We are looking for a senior software engineer with experience in the Microsoft Visual Studio C#/C++ development environment. The candidate must be skilled in modern development practices, including object oriented design, design patterns, and automated unit testing. Knowledge of software architecture fundamentals is also required.

The software engineer will be a technical contributor on our data analysis software development team working on challenging problems in the semiconductor production domain. The product development includes new product releases as well as maintenance releases in the areas of mathematical data analysis algorithms, graphical data representation and user interfaces, database storage and management, real-time data processing and others. Key attributes of the successful candidate are being a self-starter, problem solver, collaborative team player, and high productivity contributor.  

Responsibilities include:
1) Developing software requirements and technical specifications from marketing and field engineering requirements
2) Software design, implementation and unit testing in collaborative team environment using Microsoft VS C# and C++
3) GUI design and implementation using .Net Win Forms, ASP.Net, and MFC
4) Collaboration with SQC team on test cases development and test execution.
5) Mentor and lead other members of the engineering team.
6) Planning of technology and architectural updates to current and new product releases to achieve business objectives.
7) Estimation of task, feature, and release sizes.
8) Project management support, including tasks planning and ensuring completion of releases.
9) Project and senior management assistance in the development and introduction of process changes and best practices.
10) Remote communication with US and international product contributors

Education and/or experience desired:
1) BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or other technical field.
2) 2+ years of professional experience in SQA testing.
3) Intimate understanding of software quality assurance processes, including writing of test plans and use of defect tracking systems.
4) Experience with Windows operating systems, experience with Linux a plus.
5) Strong skills in scripting languages, such as Visual Basic or Perl.
6) Experience with automated test tools.
7) Experience with Microsoft .Net platform, Visual Studio development tools and C# or C++ programming languages preferred.
8) Knowledge of software development lifecycle and build/release of commercial software.
9) Experience in semiconductor industry a plus.

Basic Qualifications:
MS/BS/BA in computer science, computer engineering or similar field.
Minor degree in mathematics, statistics or other natural sciences a plus.
8+ years of experience in professional software development.
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Visual Studio C# and C++ development environment.

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