Regional Development Applications Engineer – eBeam

KLA has openings for Regional Development Applications Engineer roles in its product divisions, which designs and manufactures inspection & review equipment for semiconductor manufacturing industry.

Based in Austin, Texas, the Regional Development Applications Engineer will be responsible for:

Characterization of new systems and features.

This includes designing and conducting experiments, collecting data, publishing results and recommendations in the form of applications notes, best known methods or characterization studies.

Product penetration/adoption and process optimization at customer facilities in fabs. This includes gaining expertise on KLA equipment and customers semiconductor fabrication processes and applying them to solve mission critical production problems. Apps engineering roles also includes training customers and other apps engineers, handling/driving local Apps escalation process, investigating customer technical needs/problems and providing solutions, conducting final acceptance, demonstrating products, and understanding competitive situations, methodology, and performance group analysis. Report technology development and new applications to Marketing. Support pre-sale and post-sale activities.

Work experience in semiconductor processing or equipment industry preferred.

These roles require to travel up to 50% on short notice.

Trips could be 4-8 weeks long.

Team work is critical, so having a good balance between technical skills and people skills is essential.

Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Physics, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, or a related field

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting.

Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training.

We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable.