Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Senior Research Scientist - (Image Sensor | CCD / CMOS | Pixel | Camera) (#107795)

Job Title: Senior Research Scientist
Location:
Milpitas, CA
Position:
Full time

This Research Scientist will be responsible for developing novel, low-noise, high-speed UV image sensors and the associated analog front end electronics. These sensors will be used in multiple KLA-Tencor wafer inspection systems to detect patterning defects and nanometer-sized particles on semiconductor wafers. In order to allow our customers to meet the challenges of Moore’s law, KLA-Tencor needs to constantly develop new sensors with higher speed and improved sensitivity.

Responsibilities include:

Proposing and developing new sensor designs

Simulating image sensor performance

Characterizing test devices and sensors
Designing and running experiments and analyzing and evaluating the data

Developing test boards and low noise analog circuits
Working with suppliers to improve the design and implement in production
Working with KLA-Tencor product divisions to incorporate into their inspection systems

  Preferred Qualifications  

Ph.D. in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Physics or equivalent field with 3 years
Knowledge of CCD sensors.
Familiarity with FPGAs and/or Verilog.
Experience designing for semiconductor or other capital equipment.

Kindly send your resumes to abhinav.rajkumar@kla-tencor.com