Base Pay Range: $115,900.00 - $197,000.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLA
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Company OverviewKLA 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/DivisionWith 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. Central Engineering is KLA's largest engineering organization comprised of 9 Centers-of-Excellence (CoE) in various disciplines applied across all product groups in the company. These CoE include Handling & Automation, Precision Motion Control, Sensors & Image Acquisition, Platform Design, and Packaging Engineering, among others. Talent includes over 500 engineers across global centers in Israel, China, India, and the US. Each CoE contributes not just talent and deliverables per discipline toward product programs, but also subject matter expertise, best practices, roadmaps, specialized facilities, apparatus, models, and analytics. These differentiate KLA not only in WHAT we do, but also in HOW we do it.
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
As a senior member of the system software engineering group, you will handle software development and maintenance of on-tool, back-end software. Our software is deployed on sophisticated equipment in the production of groundbreaking semiconductor chips! The software functions such as control of the machine, as well as diagnostics and calibrations. You will work with different teams to develop software for our industry leading inspection products!
You need to demonstrate the following:
Validated experience in one of the following areas: Instrument Control SW (Robotics, Optics, MEMS), Image Processing, Image Computing.
Experience with highly scalable software systems.
Deep conceptual understanding of multi-threaded, multi process and distributed software systems.
Previous technical lead experience is a required.
We Need to See:
Experience in mentoring and growing junior engineers from the standpoint of quality of design and coding.
Object Oriented Design & Programming in Java, C# or C++
Software for Machine Control or Instrument Control
Multi-threaded applications
Distributed systems
Data Structures and algorithms
Nice to Have, But Not Required:
Interface protocols for cross language software (example: CORBA, Apache Thrift, gRPC) plus, but not required.
Asynch programming in Java, C++ or C+ plus but not required.
Responsibilities:
Design, development, testing and roll out of software solutions that improve the capabilities of the KLA inspection machines.
Communicate efficiently to work with several hardware and software interdisciplinary teams to familiarize yourself with the system/marketing requirements and to map them to software requirements and design.
Develop deep understanding of how the system works and be able to provide software solutions for critical customer gaps or issues.
Develop and evaluate concepts and designs for the next generation systems by conducting trade-off studies, identifying risk items and suggest mitigation plans.
Work in a geographically distributed team to develop and deliver software solutions.
This is a fast-paced environment where communication and collaboration with a large variety of team members (geographically distributed, and different functional areas) is required to map out a software solution. Building positive relationships to help understand requirements and system design is needed.
Minimum QualificationsDoctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Master's Level Degree and related work... For full info follow application link.
KLA-Tencor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
