Software Engineer at KLA

Company Overview

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.

Group/Division

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 Surfscan group includes a team of engineers, technology development, apps engineers and product marketing focused on technology that enables wafer, IC and equipment manufacturers to develop, qualify and monitor their process tools. Defects and process non-uniformities detected on Surfscan equipment allow for early identification of yield excursions. The flagship Surfscan products include the SPx platforms for wafer surface quality and wafer defect inspection tools and systems for inspection of polished wafers, epi wafers and engineered substrates during the wafer fabrication process.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

We are seeking a motivated engineer to join our team to help with the design, development, release, and support our Inspection products. The successful candidate will:

• Understand our Surf Scan Inspection products functionalities and the underlying NGS architecture insights to visualize the requirements from the other stakeholders.
• Enhance and write software in C++,VC++,C#,WPF on Windows to add new and enhance the existing functionalities for the Surf Scan products.
• Design and implement features to generate different metrics using the data collected by the instrument.
• Support the customer issues and work with the stakeholders to bring to closure.
• Adhere to the development process and BKMs already in place.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer science / Electronics / equivalent field (Master's preferred)
• 2 - 4 years of Software Engineering Experience preferrable in a product company
• Good Communication, Interpersonal and Team co-ordination skills required
• Self-learner, able to work with minimum supervision
• Creative thinker with good problem analysis and solving abilities

Experience

• Excellent software design/implementation capabilities
• Networking and Hardware knowledge is essential
• Technical competency in using VC++, C#, WPF, SQL Server, in Windows 32/64 bit programming environment
• Proven experience in using UML, OOP and OOD methodologies
• Good Debugging skills
• Proven experience in User interface design and implementation
• Semi-conductor domain experience is a plus

Preferred Experience:

• Knowledge in working with distributed, cross platform (Windows-Linux) application
• Knowledge of KT specific or general semiconductor domain

Minimum Qualifications: Master's Level Degree or work experience of 0-1 year, Bachelor's Level Degree or work experience of 2-4 years

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Level Degree or work experience of 0-1 year , Bachelor's Level Degree or work experience of 2-4 years

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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