What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer position at KLA?
Base Pay Range: $124,100.00 - $211,000.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA
KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits identified below. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits identified below. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed above reflects the minimum and maximum pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Company Overview
KLA 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/Division
With 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. The Surfscan group includes a team of engineers, technology development, apps engineers and product marketing focused on technology that enables wafer, IC and equipment manufacturers to develop, qualify and monitor their process tools. Defects and process non-uniformities detected on Surfscan equipment allow for early identification of yield excursions. The flagship Surfscan products include the SPx platforms for wafer surface quality and wafer defect inspection tools and systems for inspection of polished wafers, epi wafers and engineered substrates during the wafer fabrication process.
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
Role:
The Surfscan-ADE division is hiring a Software Engineer to join the software development team to work on the family of Surfscan Inspection tools that are the best-in-class semiconductor inspection equipment in the industry.
Candidate must have a passion for developing quality products and expected to have a strong experience in design and development of software.
Following the KLA Product Lifecycle methods, the candidate will be required to participate in all phases of the requirements, design, and development for subsystems and development/maintain of critical system control software. The responsibilities of successful candidate as listed below:
Responsibilities:
Candidate must have a Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 4 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years.
Major in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering or equivalent fields of study.
The company offers a total rewards package that is competitive and comprehensive including but not limited to the following: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.
KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at 1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.
Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA
KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits identified below. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits identified below. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed above reflects the minimum and maximum pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Company Overview
KLA 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/Division
With 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. The Surfscan group includes a team of engineers, technology development, apps engineers and product marketing focused on technology that enables wafer, IC and equipment manufacturers to develop, qualify and monitor their process tools. Defects and process non-uniformities detected on Surfscan equipment allow for early identification of yield excursions. The flagship Surfscan products include the SPx platforms for wafer surface quality and wafer defect inspection tools and systems for inspection of polished wafers, epi wafers and engineered substrates during the wafer fabrication process.
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
Role:
The Surfscan-ADE division is hiring a Software Engineer to join the software development team to work on the family of Surfscan Inspection tools that are the best-in-class semiconductor inspection equipment in the industry.
Candidate must have a passion for developing quality products and expected to have a strong experience in design and development of software.
Following the KLA Product Lifecycle methods, the candidate will be required to participate in all phases of the requirements, design, and development for subsystems and development/maintain of critical system control software. The responsibilities of successful candidate as listed below:
Responsibilities:
- Work extensively with cross functional teams to gather System level requirements, translate into software requirements, design, and code.
- Follow KLA defined software development processes to develop robust, optimized, and high-performing code.
- Develop deep technical understanding of existing products/use cases and make architectural / design / code improvements on existing software.
- Ensure detailed designs, code, and unit tests are consistent, robust, and scalable.
- Work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various solutions and innovations.
- In conjunction with the Technical Manager, identify, highlight, review and mitigate technical risks.
- Proficient in software design and development using C , C#, .NET Framework, on Windows 10 / Windows Server 2019 (or above).
- Strong in Object-Oriented Analysis & Design, Design Patterns and UML.
- Strong knowledge of multi-threaded applications, concurrency and experience in developing applications that run in a distributed environment.
- Knowledge of STL, Boost Library, WinDbg/ Debugging / Profiling Tools, and Windows Internals.
- Experience in Python programming and frameworks. Experience in MS SQL Server programming desired.
- Good development experience/knowledge of software control and interfacing with hardware devices for a complex system is highly desired.
- Exposure to Software configuration / lifecycle management tools such as Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) & GitHub. Fixing Code Quality and Vulnerability issues using SonarQube.
- Required to work on all aspects of Software development including software requirements, design, coding, and testing.
- Ability to work with development teams across geographic locations. May require travel to customer locations to troubleshoot problems and provide technical support.
- Possess excellent analytical, problem solving, organizational and interpersonal skills. Must be a self-motivated learner.
- Familiarity of semiconductor industry is a big plus.
Candidate must have a Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 4 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years.
Major in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering or equivalent fields of study.
The company offers a total rewards package that is competitive and comprehensive including but not limited to the following: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.
KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at 1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.
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