The role involves providing high-level applications support for complex Overlay measurement systems within KLA's Global Products Group. The team focuses on characterizing next-generation overlay measurement products and developing software tools for data analysis. Candidates will work closely with engineering, sales, and marketing teams, as well as customer engineers, to drive tool sales and optimize performance. This position requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively across diverse teams.

• Candidate must have a MS or PhD in Physics or related engineering fields such as optics, materials science, and microelectronics.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills are required.
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Must be self-driven and independent while being a strong team player.
• Proficiency in the English language and the ability to work effectively with different cultures is essential.
• Experience with Matlab or Python is a plus.

• Work closely with various organizations within KLA and with customer engineers to provide applications support.
• Manage in-house customer demonstrations and head-to-head activities at customer sites.
• Conduct new tool demonstrations to showcase tool performance and develop use cases.
• Design experiments to characterize tool performance and demonstrate product value.
• Develop recipes to model complex optical applications and optimize tool performance.
• Provide escalation support to onsite field service engineers and coordinate troubleshooting.
• Characterize next-generation overlay measurement products.
• Design test plans, collect and analyze data, and publish results and recommendations.
• Form training materials and transfer new production knowledge to the worldwide apps support team.
• Collaborate with the system and algorithm team to develop offline tools for data analysis.

• Employees at KLA are often offered competitive pay with bonuses, a 401(k) match, an employee stock purchase program, and financial perks like student-debt assistance, planning support, and group insurance discounts. Health and lifestyle benefits typically include medical/dental/vision, life and other voluntary coverages, paid time off and holidays, family leave, backup care, wellness rewards, gym discounts, and community-volunteering opportunities. Employees also get strong growth support through tuition reimbursement, KLA’s corporate learning center, education awards, and engineering certification programs.