Staff Research Scientist ( optics | surface analysis |DUV, VUV and EUV | ToF-SIMS | COMSOL Multiphysics) (#109420)

Job Title: Staff Research Scientist

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

The individual work on experimental benches to understand the optical effects of DUV, VUV and EUV contamination and induced damage as it relates to the optical system performance.   Requires understanding of the inspection sensitivity and optical performance metrics.  He or she would be expected to develop UHV/EUV benches and testing apparatus and design experiments and run experimental trials that involve high end optical data collection or other physical measurements.  The individual will acquire, analyze and present data and provide recommendations.  This person may sit in design reviews and work closely with the optics and mechanical engineers to provide guidance.

Preferred Qualifications:

1.Ph.D. that involves deep knowledge of Physics, Optics, and Physical Chemistry  is required.  The successful candidate will have a proven record of designing highly complex experiments or engineering trials that involve sophisticated data collection and other physical measurements.  The candidate must have high proficiency in analytical data analysis and demonstrate the ability to extract clear results from large, complex data sets.  Programming skills with MATLAB or COMSOL Multiphysics  is highly desirable.

2.Excellent communication and presentation skills are required.

3.Other desired skills: EUV, UHV, Surface Science, XPS, ToF-SIMS, Ion chromatography, MATLAB, COMSOL Multiphysics, LabView

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 ( Revenue Forecast | Excel | SAP & TM1) (#109554)

Job Title: Financial Analyst

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

The role:  Financial Analyst

We are looking for a well-rounded individual with excellent data analysis & problem solving skills to be a key contributor in a dynamic business environment.  In this role, you are responsible for maintaining book-ship-revenue process, running revenue plan and planning for a few gross margin components. You will work closely with multiple business parties and internal clients and have a large impact on divisional and company financial performance. You should be able to perform deep dives into the underlying assumptions and quantitative details of all analysis.  You will gain valuable experience in this position, which offers significant responsibility and interaction with senior management as well as considerable opportunity to add innovative ideas to the organization.

Responsibilities:

1.Revenue forecast and planning based on business outlook, develop tools to identify risks and opportunities in the revenue plan

2.Assume ownership of book-ship-revenue process, partner with various business owners to understand the key drivers & issues of the business, and drive the target.

3.Provide forecast on various gross margin components, monitor and report monthly results against plan and forecast

4.Handle monthly and quarterly close process, meet regular corporate deliverables.

5.Prepare quarterly executive review reports

6.Perform ad hoc analysis and special projects

7.Support and implement process improvements as well as system improvements

Preferred Qualifications:

1.Advanced Excel skill and data-mining skill

2.Working knowledge on SAP & TM1

3.Strong analytical and modeling skills

4.Dependable and responsible, motivated to learn new knowledge, desire to attack complex problems

5.Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and multi-task

6.Team player with a positive attitude

7.Strong ability to partner and build relationships with internal clients

8.Able to work independently and proactively

9.Bachelor's Level Degree with 3-5 years of relevant work experience

10.MBA preferred

11.Auditing experience desirable

Minimum Qualifications:

1.Advanced Excel skill

2.Working knowledge on SAP & TM1

3.Dependable and responsible, motivated to learn new knowledge, desire to attack complex problems

4.Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and multi-task

5.Team player with a positive attitude

6.Master's Level Degree with at least 2 years of experience. OR Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.

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

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer ( Precision mechanisms | subsystems | Semiconductor equipment industry ) (# 109366)

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Fulltime

Job description:

The engineering team that creates the world’s most advanced bare wafer and un-patterned monitor wafer inspection equipment is looking for a mechanical engineer to join the engineering team in the development of an exciting new product.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will work with senior engineers in the development of critical mechanical subsystems, from the concept design phase through test and characterization, product release and sustaining.  The candidate will be challenged to create cost effective, reliable, precision mechanical systems which are also highly manufacturable and serviceable.

Activities will include working with cross functional groups to define subsystem specifications, design, analyze, prototype and test to these specifications, work with vendors to manufacture the subsystems, and support the roll out of the product into manufacturing.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about hard technical challenges; will be very strong hands on engineer.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience of value includes:

1. Precision optomechanical design

2. Dimensional stability: materials and structures

3. Vibration control, measurement, analysis, etc.

4. Stress analysis / modal analysis

5. Thermal analysis

6. Precision mechanisms

7. Micro-contamination control

8. Experimental methods and data acquisition, LabView preferred

9. Semiconductor equipment industry

10. 3D CAD, SolidWorks preferred

11. FEA – static, dynamic, thermal

12. CFD – flow patterns, recirculation, heat transfer

Must work well in a matrixed environment, have good communication skills, and work well in a team.  He/She will be expected to contribute with some direction from other technical staff but must be a self-starter.  As experience is gained, the candidate will be expected to support manufacturing and the field during product introductions and provide sustaining help as needed after product release.  Some travel is required.

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

Applications Development Engineer (Optics, Physics, Ellipsometry, Optical Film, Critical Dimension) (#109445)

Position: Applications Development 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:

The applicant will be working in a highly fast paced product development and customer service environment with other groups. The applicant will work on optical film and/or CD characterization and methodology for specific tool utilization and product demonstration. The applicant is expected to travel to customer sites to support and/or develop customer use cases, by working with local team members and customers.

Preferred Qualifications:

The applicant is expected to have solid knowledge on physics and optics. Experience on semiconductor manufacturing is highly desired. The applicant shall demonstrate strong data analysis and presentation skill.

Minimum Qualifications:
Doctorate (Academic)
OR
Master's Level Degree with at least 2 years of experience.
OR
Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.

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

 

Software Engineer ( C/C++/C#/.Net/MFC, COM, ATL, XML, Java, OOA/OOD/OOP ) (#109340)

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

Job Description:
The EBEAM division, designs and manufactures Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) equipment for wafer inspection (fast defect finding) and ultra-high resolution defect review. Each product's life cycle is about 2 years from early development to release. The market for e-beam inspection and review is expected to have strong growth in the next few years, complementing and supplementing light optical wafer inspection.

 

Responsibilities:

This engineering team is seeking a  SW engineer to work with cross functional development. The position also requires the ability to plan SW modules of 6-36 months in duration, work with the team and to be technical-oriented and hands-on during the entire PLC.

1) Participate in all stages of software development including deployment/trouble shooting at customer sites.

2) Must have good understanding of general SW principles and constructs

3) Need to be able to work with hardware and systems/application groups to understand system requirements and map them to a software design.

4)Interact with multi site team members (India & USA)

5) Handle software sustaining activities

6) Be able to communicate effectively, conduct technical presentations

7) Be able to conduct detailed analysis, consider the tradeoffs for the various solutions, and make decisions on which solution to implement and why. Leverage on teams strength and abilities.

8) Establish operational objectives and assignments, and delegates assignments to team.

9) Regularly interacts with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions and/or customers.

10) Lead and take responsibility for planning and development activities (e.g., driving software team to milestones, mitigating risks) for software product excellence in quality, reliability, user experience and functionality.

11) Communicate and share information, learning, and methods with cross-functional team members to achieve organizational/program goals.

Preferred Qualifications:
S/W skills:

Knowledge of C/C++/C#/.Net/MFC, COM, ATL, XML, Java, OOA/OOD/OOP
Experience with CMM, UML, Rational Suite, Clear case.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

OR

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

OR

Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 10 years of experience in Computer Technology or SW Engg Or equivalent.

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

 

Product Planner (Supply Chain Program Manager) (Global Inventory | Spares Stocking | Supply Chain) (#109448)

Position: Product Planner (Supply Chain Program Manager)

Location: Milpitas, CA

Duration: Full time

Job Description:

Business Unit:

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:

A product planner will own the spare parts planning during the product life cycle for their product lines.  The planner will work closely with Sales/Marketing, procurement and engineering to track installed base growth, manage global inventory levels and the overall spares business for their product line.  The product planner will also be looking for ways to optimize the spares stocking strategy and be working with the supply chain team and manufacturing to identify opportunities for inventory reductions while maintaining customer service levels.  Working technical knowledge of inspection and metrology tools is also needed to understand technical impacts on the supply chain.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience: 2 years experience in a high-tech supply chain environment or program management preferably with direct customer interaction is preferred but not required.

Skills: Must have excellent written and oral communications skills and be comfortable presenting to internal and external customers.  Excellent analytical and problem solving skills are a must. Ability to focus on complete business picture is also needed.  Experience with MS-Access and other database management software is essential. Programming skills would be a plus.

Basic Qualifications:

BS/BA Business or related field with preferred concentration in Operations or Technical Supply Chain Management (MS/MBA preferred a plus).

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

Lead Electronics Engineer (#109482)

Position: Lead Electronics Engineer
Location: Migdal Ha'emek, Israel
Duration: Full time

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.  KLA-Tencor Israel is located in the Migdal Haemek Industrial Park. 

Responsibilities

Lead Electronics and Control development within a system development project.

Responsible for complete system electronics and electronic subsystems development process, including requirements specification, interfaces specifications, design reviews, detailed design and implementation.

Responsible for prototypes production, parts procurement, subsystems verification, system integration and transfer to manufacturing.

Manage all electronic and control internal resources and subcontractors including budget, schedule and design quality.

Work with other engineering, manufacturing and service groups to ensure product quality, cost and delivery schedule.

Addresses and resolves product issues through the product phases.

Preferred Qualifications

B.Sc degree in Electronics Engineering

At least 5 years of experience in Electronics development

Proven Experience in Electromechanical systems development

Advantage – experience as development team leader

Advantage - experience at the semiconductor industry

Personal – proven leadership skills, excellent communication and presentation skills, problem solving capabilities, decision making capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) with at least 5 years of experience. OR Master's Level Degree with at least 6 years of experience. OR Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 7 years of experience.

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