Diagnostics Software Engineer

Company Overview

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA’s metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers. The RAPID division is the world leading provider of reticle inspection solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company provides inspection solutions to both the mask shops and the semiconductor fabs to ensure that lithography yields are consistently high thus enabling cost-effective manufacturing.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer to join our interdisciplinary team. You will collaborate with physicists, engineers, and external vendors to design, develop, and maintain sophisticated software systems that diagnose and calibrate our ground breaking inspection platforms.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about using software to address system-level challenges and eager to work in a multifaceted, multi-functional environment.

• Learn and understand existing software, and lead software development to achieve the project goals.
• Contribute to ongoing development, testing, and iterative software solutions improvement.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams in the cleanroom environment to support software testing, tackle issues, document investigation findings, and contribute to solution implementation. Perform software issue investigation, root cause analysis.
• Conclude practical solution to address improvement of software reliability, maintainability, and performance. .
• Develop creative solutions to exciting problems rarely found elsewhere, collaborate multi-functionally with hardware, subsystem, system, manufacturing and service teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Will spend time in cleanroom environments in performing integration and tests (50%)
• Occasional global travel to headquarter for training and supporting engineering projects (10%)

Qualifications:

Required skills

• Multidisciplinary background in either Physical science, Mechanical engineering, Computer science, or relevant fields.
• Hands-on experience in problem-solving, demonstrate the ability to analyze and resolve issues in multi-component system involving software, hardware, and optics.
• Practical experience working with precision instrumentation, imaging equipment, or experimental setup in lab or cleanroom environments.
• Skilled in identifying, isolating, and resolving software and hardware issues during bench-level and system-level testing
• Proficient in LabVIEW for crafting and implementing software applications.
• Experience with computer vision or image analysis methodologies.
• Self-motivated with excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Possess high curiosity, be a fast learner, and have the strive to turn ideas into quality production code used in most meaningful applications

Preferred but not required:

• Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD)
• Experience in one or more programming languages such as python, C++, C#, other than LabVIEW, is a plus.
• Track record of completed team projects for solution connecting hardware and software.
• Hands-on development in semiconductor CAPEX business segment

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

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