Fleet Engineer

About the role

KLA's Services team provides installation services and 24/7 technical support and parts delivery for its customers' equipment. As a Fleet Engineer in Phoenix, you will measure fleet performance, find opportunities for better availability and throughput, capture and document insights, and recommend analytical features and data science models tailored to the local fab. The role suits both early-career professionals and experienced engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Fleet management: ensure tools meet commitments on availability, throughput and consistency, and regularly assess fleet performance.
• Tool connectivity: keep data pipelines between process control tools and the analytical platform working as expected.
• Statistical analysis: analyse tool data and component performance to spot trends and issues.
• Excursion identification: monitor tool behaviour, flag anomalies and support root cause analysis.
• Performance and configuration matching: keep tool performance and settings aligned across the fleet.
• Teamwork: collaborate with internal and external partners and respond to customer and team feedback.
• Documentation and continuous improvement: record actions and analysis, and propose improvements based on process control advances.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Statistics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Demonstrated semiconductor industry experience, for example process control, lithography or fab equipment management.
• Minimum of 2 years of related work experience for a Bachelor's degree; a Master's degree with 0 years of experience is also acceptable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

Required skills

• Programming languages such as Python, and Shell and Python scripting.
• Data visualization tools and statistical analysis techniques.
• Analytical tools used in the semiconductor industry, such as JMP and SQL.
• Familiarity with Linux and command-line operations.

What we offer

• Base pay range of $78,200 to $114,667 annually.
• 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.