Application Development Engineer - Semiconductor Inspection

About the role

KLA, a global leader in inspection, metrology and analytics systems for semiconductor manufacturing, is hiring an Application Development Engineer in Shanghai. The role sits within the Broadband Plasma (BBP) division, which supplies optical inspection systems to logic, foundry and memory customers. The engineer supports product adoption worldwide by demonstrating tools, diagnosing yield issues and training customers.

Key responsibilities

• Support product value demonstration during beta testing, head-to-head and ramp phases, investigating yield issues and proposing inspection solutions
• Create and share product value statements and use cases with engineering, marketing and sales
• Train customers and Field Applications Engineers, including on-site training
• Develop test plans and characterize tool and algorithm performance, feeding feedback to engineering teams
• Diagnose and resolve customer problems, and build customer relationships
• Document test results and lessons learned in Best Known Methods, demo reports and training documents
• Prepare demo and test reports and present to internal and customer audiences

Required profile

• Master's degree with 0 years of related experience, or Bachelor's degree with 2 years of related experience
• Degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science or a related field
• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Strong team player, able to work autonomously with limited supervision
• Willingness to travel up to 80%