Associate Software Engineer

Posted 18 Days Ago
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Industrial Estate, Mambalam Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
1-3 Years Experience
Hardware • Semiconductor
The Role
The Associate Software Engineer at KLA will work within the Global Products Group, contributing to software development for semiconductor manufacturing systems. The role focuses on innovation, collaboration with a team of experts, and solving complex problems related to imaging and defect detection in semiconductor devices.
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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. First to deliver the best imaging and classification data for every defect or point on any layer at any time. EBeam’s mission encapsulates its role as the “eyes” of KLA’s product line, providing timely information on defects and critical locations on the wafer at the highest spatial resolution possible. Customers use EBeam products alongside KLA patterned and bare wafer inspectors to quickly understand the nature of defects and other imperfections on product wafers and take action to correct the manufacturing process.

Job Description

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 in 2019 we invested 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.

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.

First to deliver the best imaging and classification data for every defect or point on any layer at any time.

EBeam’s mission encapsulates its role as the “eyes” of KLA’s product line, providing timely information on defects and critical locations on the wafer at the highest spatial resolution possible. Customers use EBeam products alongside KLA patterned and bare wafer inspectors to quickly understand the nature of defects and other imperfections on product wafers and take action to correct the manufacturing process.

Responsibilities for this exciting role will include:

  • Expertise in C/C++, Linux Development, Performance Engineering.
  • Hands-on Experience in Application/System Profiling Utilities like Vtune, Nvidia Nsight, Linux native utilities
  • Design, implementation & support of high-performance compute clusters.
  • Good knowledge on HPC systems, including CPU/GPU architecture, scalable/robust storage, high-bandwidth inter-connects, and a knowledge of cloud based computing architectures.
  • Use their strong skills with the Linux OS to tune applications for Low latency and high throughput.

Qualifications/Education DesiredAttitude:

Looking for individuals who are inquisitive, thrives on challenge, enjoy problem solving and have excellent written & verbal skills.

Required Qualifications:

  • C/C++/Multi-threading/Inter-process communication in Linux environment
  • Performance engineering, profiling and tuning applications/systems for high performance.
  • Good debugging skills in using gdb and Linux system utilities to troubleshoot timing sensitive distributed applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in GPU/CUDA programming.
  • Good Knowledge of parallel programming ( MPI, SLURM, OPENMP, UCX etc )
  • Validated in-depth and flavor agnostic knowledge of Linux systems ( SuSE, RedHat, Rocky, Ubuntu)

Skills and Abilities:

  • Team Orientation & Interpersonal – Highly motivated teammate with ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all levels within and external to the organization.
  • Organization & Time Management – Able to plan, schedule, organize, and follow up on tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.
  • Multi-task - Ability to expeditiously organize, coordinate, manage, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously to swiftly assess a situation, determine a logical course of action, and apply the appropriate response.
  • Adaptability to Change – Able to be flexible and supportive, and able to assimilate change positively and proactively in rapid growth environment.
  • Outstanding teammate with excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

The Company
HQ: Milipitas, CA
10,001 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.

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