Specialist, Project Manager

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 worlds leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrows electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

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 KLAs Global Products Group (GPG) which is responsible for creating all of KLAs 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 Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for leading-edge IC manufacturing. Logic foundry and memory customers depend on BBP products to detect yield-critical defects for process debug and excursion monitoring at advanced process nodes. BBP flagship products include the 29xx and 39xx series which leverage Broadband Plasma technology to capture a wide range of defects with ultimate sensitivity at the optical inspection speeds needed for inline defect monitoring.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

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 in 2019 we invested 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists engineers data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the worlds leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrows electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Job Description:

The Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for leading-edge IC manufacturing. Logic foundry and memory customers depend on BBP products to detect yield-critical defects for process debug and excursion monitoring at advanced process nodes.

BBP flagship products include the 29xx and 39xx series which leverage Broadband Plasma technology to capture a wide range of defects with ultimate sensitivity at the optical inspection speeds needed for inline defect monitoring.

You will be a key member of our highly integrated multi-disciplinary team of software systems applications and algorithm engineers.

• Program Leadership: Drive development of software for wafer inspection systems coordinating across software systems algorithms and applications teams.
• Product Integration: Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to ensure seamless integration of software features into capital equipment platforms.
• Customer Engagement: Interface with Marketing and global customers to gather requirements validate solutions and support field deployment.
• Risk Management: Identify technical schedule and operational risks implement mitigation strategies and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work with marketing supply chain manufacturing and service teams to ensure readiness and scalability of solutions.
• Business Acumen: Demonstrate business insight with clear understanding of value proposition feature interdependencies and business value
• Technical Breadth: Demonostrate technical competency to ensure development plans are comprehensive to meet performance reliability cost manufacturability and serviceability goals

Qualifications:

• Must be a team player with strong leadership critical thinking effective communication presentation and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Technical Aptitude and Risk Management with deep understanding of business goals.
• Experience with New Product Introduction or Product Development Experience from inception to delivery.
• Experience articulating the progress and impact through relevant key performance indicators.
• Experience and Familiarity with Agile Iterative and Waterfall development methodologies.
• Ability to work well with various stakeholders and influence teams without direct authority.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex gender identity gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status disability status or any other status protected by applicable law. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at to request accommodation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Technical Program/Project Management experience or Engineering Management experience or Technical Leadership in software enabled products or solutions required.
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 5 years practical experience
• Masters Degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 3 year practical experience.
• PMP or Agile certifications is a plus.
• Familiarity with semiconductor industry is preferred.

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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