Electron Beam Systems Engineer – SEM / Metrology

About the role

KLA's Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells inspection, metrology and analytics systems to chip manufacturers. The e-Beam division provides tools that give high-resolution, timely insight into defects on wafers, working alongside patterned and bare wafer inspectors. As a Systems Design Engineer, you will help develop, characterize and optimize advanced electron beam inspection and metrology systems, working across hardware, software and system engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, integration, characterization and optimization of electron beam inspection and metrology systems.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to define system requirements and translate them into subsystem performance goals.
• Analyze system performance, identify improvement opportunities and support technical trade-off evaluations.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and support root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Run experiments to characterize system behavior and validate performance against requirements.
• Support new product introduction and product improvements with engineering, manufacturing and field teams.
• Take part in system-level testing, qualification and performance validation, and document findings for stakeholders.

Required profile

• Advanced degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Electron Optics, Materials Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of industry experience developing, integrating, supporting or optimizing semiconductor capital equipment, inspection systems or microscopy systems.
• Preferred: experience in semiconductor equipment, metrology, inspection or microscopy; familiarity with system integration, performance characterization and experimental design; experience with large datasets.
• Minimum qualifications: doctorate with 0 years of experience, master's with 3 years, or bachelor's with 5 years of related experience.
• Willingness to travel 10-20% domestically and internationally.

Required skills

• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electron Beam Inspection (EBI), Wafer Inspection or Review Systems, CD-SEM, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
• Electron optics and advanced imaging or metrology systems
• Vacuum technology, charged particle optics, detectors, imaging systems, precision motion control
• Data-driven analysis and troubleshooting of complex technical issues

What we offer

• Base pay range of $136,300 to $231,700 annually, depending on role, level and location.
• Possible performance incentives and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching, ESPP, tuition reimbursement, EAP, paid time off and family care leave.