Staff Product Development Engineer

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

KLA Instruments is hiring a Staff Product Development Engineer with experience in optics and optical metrology to support the development of advanced inspection and metrology products for scientific and semiconductor manufacturing. Be part of truly global team with collaboration with product development teams based in California USA Michigan USA Chennai India. We are looking for engineers/technologists to start our advanced technology group in our state of the art facilities based in Newport Wales.

This role will involve requirements analysis system design and testing of complex systems using expertise from multiple technical disciplines.

The selected candidate will:

• Work with marketing and engineering teams to define system architecture.
• Create and execute test plans to validate system performance.
• Collaborate with functional groups to define and review designs to solve customer problems.
• Be responsible for subsystem design/development system integration test and characterisation
• Identify and manage program and technical risks throughout the life cycle of the product. Establish and actively manage mitigation plans to reduce and retire risks.
• Provide system trouble shooting new product introduction and escalation support.
• Support internal and external customers in implementing processes to build and use the tool effectively and solve intricate problems to optimise tool performance.
• Be a creative problem solver with a proven track record of solving complex technical issues.

Occasional domestic and international travel up to 20% will be required.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. For this role we are looking for someone who has:

• A strong background in engineering or physical science and demonstrated analysis and problem-solving skills
• Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills in optics opto-mechanics and motion control systems
• An understanding of Optical Electromechanical and Software systems and their interactions in the context of complex industrial equipment is a plus.
• Familiarity with scientific and statistical analysis tools and SW tools such as Matlab and JMP is beneficial.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python and/or LabView
• Enthusiastic communicator to provide detailed guidance to colleagues to solve problems and technical summaries for internal and external customers.
• Familiarity with Ellipsometry/ microscopy/Interferometry and image analysis methods is a plus.

What we will offer you

KLAs benefits package includes:

Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays) contributory pension scheme cash health plan cycle to work scheme global bonus plan share scheme rewards scheme and life assurance!

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience ; Masters Level Degree and related work experience; Bachelors Level Degree and related work experience

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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