System Engineer - Semiconductor Metrology

About the role

KLA, a global leader in electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, is hiring a System Engineer in Migdal Ha-emek through its Optical Metrology Division. The division builds hardware and software systems that improve yield and effectiveness in semiconductor manufacturing, and KLA Israel controls more than 80% of the world market sales in its field.

Key responsibilities

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop and implement design improvements to current products and help develop next-generation products.
• Take part in developing and testing system design improvements, specification validation and implementation of solutions.
• Gather and analyze data from customer sites to find sources of systematic or intermittent issues.
• Respond to field escalations where field service engineers could not resolve complex performance problems, providing written plans of action and hands-on support at customer sites worldwide.
• Write technical reports covering issues, analysis, assessments, system status, best-known methods and engineering recommendations.
• Design and run multi-disciplinary experiments, write and peer review detailed test plans and summary reports.
• Perform root cause analysis and coordinate with service, manufacturing, engineering and marketing teams to optimize system performance.
• Coordinate with outside vendors to deliver sub-system products and troubleshoot and maintain engineering prototypes in the division headquarters.

Required profile

• BSc/MSc/PhD in Engineering, Physics, Material Science or a related field.
• Experience in systems engineering or building complex systems, with strong system-level thinking.
• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational and analytical skills, and the ability to communicate with internal teams, management and external customers.
• Self-driven and a strong team player.

Required skills

• Data analysis tools such as JMP, MATLAB and Microsoft Excel.
• Advantageous: knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing, optical-mechanical systems, wafer handling systems and servo control systems, and previous experience with yield and process control instruments.