Regional Development Application Engineer - eBeam

About the role

KLA, a global leader in electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, is hiring a Regional Development Application Engineer for its EBeam product division. EBeam provides defect and critical-location information on wafers at high spatial resolution, working alongside KLA patterned and bare wafer inspectors. The role is based in Austin, Texas, within the Global Products Group, which creates metrology and inspection products.

Key responsibilities

• Characterize new systems and features: design and run experiments, collect data, publish results and recommendations in applications notes, best-known methods or characterization studies.
• Drive product adoption and process optimization at customer fab sites, applying knowledge of KLA equipment and semiconductor fabrication processes to solve production problems.
• Train customers and other application engineers, drive local application escalations, investigate customer technical needs and provide solutions.
• Conduct final acceptance, demonstrate products and analyze competitive situations and performance groups.
• Report technology development and new applications to Marketing and support pre-sale and post-sale activities.

Required profile

• Work experience in semiconductor processing or equipment is preferred.
• Minimum qualification: Master's degree with 0 years of related experience, or Bachelor's degree with 2 years of related experience.
• Teamwork is critical; a balance of technical and people skills is essential.
• Travel up to 50% on short notice, with trips of 4-8 weeks.

What we offer

• Base pay range of $83,100 to $141,300 annually, depending on role, level and location.
• Performance incentive programs 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.