Application Engineer - AOI

About the role

KLA's Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells inspection, metrology and analytics systems that help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. As an Application Engineer in the AOI (Automated Optical Inspection) Application team, you will support Lumina and related product lines by developing and validating application capabilities, closing detection gaps and supporting customer deployments across global accounts such as Unimicron, AT&S, Toppan and Samsung.

Key responsibilities

• Application testing and specification
• Support for defect detection algorithms
• Recipe and calibration development
• Field and customer support
• Cross-functional collaboration with R&D and software teams to drive product and process improvements

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science or a related technical field
• Experience with optical inspection, semiconductor/PCB manufacturing or imaging systems
• Hands-on experience with application testing, data analysis and reporting
• Willingness to support customer engagements, including occasional travel

Required skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional and global teams