Company Overview
Group/Division
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
- Partner with customer process engineers to optimize process performance, productivity, and manufacturing outcomes.
- Investigate and resolve process-related challenges through root cause analysis and data-driven problem solving.
- Support installation, qualification, process ramp-up, and production optimization activities.
- Collaborate with Global Applications, Product Engineering, R&D, Service, and Sales teams to address customer requirements and technical issues.
- Conduct process characterization, performance evaluations, and technology demonstrations at customer sites.
- Translate customer needs into actionable technical recommendations and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Deliver technical presentations, training sessions, and operational updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- BS +5Y~
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience with vacuum plasma equipment, including CVD, PVD, or Etch systems.
- Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and process control concepts.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently within Korea to support customer sites.
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
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
- Bachelor’s degree plus approximately 5 or more years of experience
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience with vacuum plasma equipment, including CVD, PVD, or etch systems
- Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and process control concepts
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently within Korea to support customer sites
KLA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about KLA and has not been reviewed or approved by KLA.
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Retirement Support — U.S. programs include a formulaic 401(k) employer match with clearly described plan designs in company materials. Consistent plan structure and employer matching signal strong support for long‑term savings.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — A broad base of employees is eligible for RSUs and can participate in an ESPP, extending ownership beyond executives. Company materials position equity as a core component of total compensation.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A quarterly profit‑sharing program and performance bonuses are outlined in filings, providing regular variable pay opportunities. These incentives complement base pay and equity to lift overall earnings in strong periods.
KLA Insights
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.
