Product Development Engineer
KLA
About KLA
KLA provides advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges.
About the Role
KLA is seeking a Product Development Engineer to support electron beam-based metrology instruments in their Ann Arbor engineering group. You will be part of a cross-functional team developing the next generation of KLA metrology tools.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed requirement specifications from performance requirements using systems engineering methodology.
- Develop and implement innovative design improvements to currently released products and develop novel next-generation products.
- Apply systems engineering principles to optimize critical systems-level instrument performance.
- Test and validate systems design improvements.
- Draft documentation for assembly and training procedures.
- Troubleshoot field customer concerns of sophisticated system performance problems, providing remote plans of action or on-site technical leadership worldwide.
- Interface closely with service, manufacturing, and marketing teams to define and optimize system performance and resolve performance issues.
- Write high-level technical reports to communicate issues, analysis, technical assessments, system status, best-known-methods, and engineering recommendations.
- Design and drive multi-disciplinary experiments, write detailed test plans for systems testing.
- Coordinate with outside vendors to develop and deliver sub-system products.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Solid understanding of precision instruments and control systems.
- Solid track record of problem-solving.
- Experience with high vacuum systems.
- Experience with electron beam based instruments such as scanning electron microscopes.
- Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Previous experience with process control instrument systems for the semiconductor industry is preferred.
- Ability to travel for training and customer support worldwide.
Qualifications
- Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience.
- Master's Level Degree and 3 years related work experience.
- Bachelor's Level Degree and 5 years related work experience.