Thursday, August 1, 2013

Applications Development Engineer ( Optics | Wafer Inspection | IC Processing) (# 109891)

Position: Applications Development Engineer
Location: Milpitas, CA
Duration: Full time

Job Description:
The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) is the world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced optical inspection tools for inline monitoring of process defects in advanced semiconductor factories.
WIN is seeking an Applications Engineer based in headquarters, Milpitas, CA.

Responsibilities:
As an Applications Engineer on the WIN team you will be responsible for supporting KLA-Tencor's wafer inspection products. This includes projects related to new product introduction: characterization, alpha testing, beta testing and pilot tools in the ramp phase. In addition, the Applications Engineer will demonstrate new features and capabilities at customer’s facilities. Also, the Applications Engineer is responsible for generating best known method documents and other training material and transferring product knowledge to KLA-Tencor’s worldwide Field Applications team. Lastly, the Applications Engineer will work with customers to publish papers at industry symposiums or in technical journals. The Applications Engineer will work closely with many organizations including engineering, sales and marketing within KLA-Tencor and with customers. International and domestic travel (~40%) is required to support inspection products at customer fabs.

Preferred Qualifications:
Candidate must have MS or Ph.D. in Engineering, Physics, Material Science or related fields. Having a background in IC processing/Semiconductor equipment is a plus. Must have excellent communication, organizational, analytical, leadership, and interpersonal skill. Candidate must also be self-driven, yet a strong team player.

Basic Qualification:
Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 1 year of experience
OR
Master's Level Degree

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