Application Development Engineer - Semiconductor Metrology

About the role

KLA's Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells inspection, metrology and analytics systems to chip manufacturers, and its Optical Metrology Division supplies optical overlay metrology tools. The company is looking for an Application Development Engineer to join its R&D group in Migdal Ha-emek, working on next-generation technologies across Logic, Memory and 3D NAND.

Key responsibilities

• Design and optimize semiconductor metrology targets, with knowledge of optics, materials, semiconductor processes and integration.
• Validate new simulation capabilities and collaborate with software and system teams.
• Develop automation and analysis tools using Python and MATLAB.
• Lead technical discussions and deliver solutions to advanced semiconductor manufacturers.
• Deliver technical training, customer support and simulation-based solutions.
• Contribute to next-generation technologies across Logic, Memory and 3D NAND.

Required profile

• Master's degree (M.Sc.) in Physics, Materials Science, Data Science or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time for customer engagements, field activities, project reviews and cross-site collaboration.

Required skills

• Strong data analysis and statistical analysis capabilities.
• Hands-on experience with MATLAB and Python.
• Proven ability to analyze complex manufacturing, process, engineering or system-performance data.
• Experience identifying trends, root causes and process-improvement opportunities through data-driven methods.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including presenting technical findings to cross-functional teams.