System 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.

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA’s metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers. 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's products. KLA (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 Israel is located in the Migdal Haemek Industrial Park.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop and implement design improvements to currently released products as well as assist in development of next generation products
• Participate in the development and testing of  systems design improvements, spec validation, and implementation of solutions
• Gather and analyze data from systems at customer sites to identify sources of systematic or intermittent issues
• Respond to field escalations where field service engineers have failed to resolve complex system performance problems, by providing written plans of action by e-mail, phone or on-site hands-on assistance at customer sites worldwide
• Write technical reports to communicate issues, analysis, technical assessments, system status, best-known-methods, and engineering recommendations
• Be able to quickly get up to speed to design and execute multi-disciplinary experiments, write and peer review detailed test plans and summary reports for system testing
• Coordinates and performs root cause analysis to solve problems
• Interfaces closely with service, manufacturing, engineering and marketing team to define and optimize system performance and resolve performance issues.
• Coordinate with outside vendors to perform and deliver sub-system products
• Hands-on troubleshooting and maintaining of engineering prototype systems in division headquarters

Qualifications
Must have a degree in Engineering, Physics, Material Science or related fields
Have excellent oral and written communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills
Be able to clearly communicate with cross functional internal teams, division management, as well as external customers
Have knowledge with data analysis tools such as JMP, Matlab, Microsoft Excel
The candidate should be self-driven, yet a strong team player. 

Advantageous:
Have a working knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing, optical-mechanical systems, wafer handling systems and servo control systems
Previous experience with yield and process control instrument systems for semiconductor industry

Minimum Qualifications

BSc/MSc/PhD in Engineering / Physics/ Material Science or related fields

Knowledge with data analysis tools such as JMP, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel

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.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

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