Job Description

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 worldaEUR(TM)s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrowaEUR(TM)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 KLAaEUR(TM)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 LS-SWIFT Division of KLAaEUR(TM)s Global Products Group provides patterned wafer inspection systems for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. Its mission is to deliver market-leading cost of ownership in defect detection for a broad range of applications in the production of semiconductors. Customers from the foundry, logic, memory, automotive, MEMS, advanced packaging and other markets rely upon high-sample wafer inspection information generated by LS-SWIFT products. LS (Laser Scanning) systems enable cost-effective patterned wafer defect detection for the industryaEUR(TM)s most sophisticated process technologies deployed in leading-edge foundry, logic, DRAM, and NAND fabs. SWIFT (Simultaneous Wafer Inspection at Fast Throughput) systems deliver all-wafer-surface (frontside, backside, and edge) macro inspection that is critical for automotive IC, MEMS, and advanced packaging processes as well as foundry/logic and memory fabs. LS-SWIFT operates from a global footprint that includes the US, Singapore, India and Germany, and serves a worldwide customer base across Asia, Europe and North America.

Job

Description/Preferred

Qualifications

Responsibilities

Technical:

Responsible for software development activities using

Java

and

C#/C++

Good debugging skills in a complex software setup involving multi-process/multiple systems in Windows/Java environment with good OS concepts Good with SW design skills/architecture Optional skills : Knowledge working with HPC, Linux, Win32 understanding Acquire and demonstrate technical knowledge of inspector software Participate in end to end product development lifecycle activities Acquire knowledge of key use cases in defect inspection using

SWIFT

tools

Team work / soft skills and others

Leading/working together productively in a team setup with other team members Keenness to learn new technology and see how they can be a suitable fit to the existing product Collaborate with teams across different geographical zones to develop / deliver software solutions Being flexible with work timings, attending to technical discussions with business team/peer teams across the globe Work across groups including systems/hardware, marketing, applications and manufacturing on all aspects of software project including requirement definition, design, development, deployment, support and service Understand and apply software development best practices Travel to other KLA sites andA customer sites on a needed basis

Qualifications

BE/BTech/MS/MCA/MTech with 5+ years of SW development experience Strong in programming fundamentals, Java / .NET and C#/C++ with good software design exposure. Good analytical and problem-solving abilities Thorough knowledge of SDLC and software engineering Strong verbal and written communication and team-work skills Come across as an integrator/energizing/captivating person - helping achieve divisional goals

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) or work experience of 1+ years , Master's Level Degree or work experience of 3+ years , Bachelor's Level Degree or work experience of 5+ 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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