Applications Engineer

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

The ICOS Vision Systems division focuses on the backend of the line semiconductor industry providing fully automated tools to inspect and sort, finished integrated circuit packages. For more than 15 years, ICOS has been a market leader with tray-to-tray and tray-to-tape inspection and sorting tools found in the production facilities of all major chipmakers in the world. Our market-leading technology and superior customer service requires strong talent in optics, machine control, algorithms and applications within our engineering teams. The ICOS division headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium with additional engineering and manufacturing operations in Singapore and Shenzhen (China).

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Work closely with division different organizations including engineering, sales and marketing within KLA and with customer engineers outside KLA and provide high level applications support for the Zeta metrology system.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Support: Assist field service engineers in resolving complex technical issues and provide high-level applications support for optical profilers applications. Being an expert, you’re able to work with the tool, setting up metrology recipes, performing measurements on samples, analyze the results and report in a clear way to customers.
• Feasibility Studies: Evaluate new customer samples, collaborate with design engineering teams to develop optimal solutions, and prepare detailed reports within two weeks.
• Customer Demonstrations: Manage in-house customer demonstrations and head-to-head (H2H) activities at customer sites. Conduct new tool demonstrations to showcase performance and develop use cases to drive sales.
• Experiment Design: Design experiments to characterize tool/subcomponent performance, demonstrate product value in alpha and beta testing, and support pilot tool adoption at customer facilities.
• Recipe Development: Develop recipes to model complex optical applications and optimize tool performance.
• Escalation Support: Provide escalation support to onsite field service engineers, leading and coordinating remote/local troubleshooting.
• Training: Create comprehensive technical training materials and conduct training sessions for KLA when requested. Transfer new production knowledge and application capabilities to the worldwide apps support team.
• Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, sales, and marketing teams within KLA and customer engineers outside KLA. Work closely with the customer and relay the information to the division to support the roadmap and technology developments. Being able to build up a good customer relationship and getting insight on customer problems, will be key to be successful in your role.
• Customer Focus: Support beta installations at customer facilities and pay attention to customers’ requirements. Ensure smooth implementation and functionality. Focus mainly on TSMC and potentially other Taiwan based customers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Educational Background: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with at least 4 years of industry experience. MS degree in related engineering fields such as optics, materials science, and microelectronics is preferred.
• Technical Expertise: Experience as a technical specialist or application engineer in high-tech products is advantageous. Matlab/Python experience is a plus.
• Training Experience: Previous experience in product training is beneficial.
• Skill Set: Exceptional organizational, analytical, project management, and self-leadership skills. Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Interpersonal Skills: Dynamic personality with superb communication and interpersonal skills. Strong inclination towards interacting with people and working effectively with different cultures.
• Technical Acumen: Keen technical mind, attention to detail, positive drive, and commitment to achieving results.
• Language Proficiency: Proficient in English with excellent communication skills.
• International travel of up to 40% is required.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

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