Voltage Contrast eBeam Inspection Specialist (E)
KLAJob Title
Voltage Contrast eBeam Inspection Specialist (E)
Role Summary
Lead development and delivery of SEM-based voltage contrast inspection applications for advanced logic and memory (DRAM, NAND) technologies. The role sits in R&D/product application teams in Milpitas, CA and interfaces directly with customers to define requirements, validate methods on customer wafers, and transfer capabilities into production.
Experience Level
Senior — typically 10+ years of relevant experience in electron beam inspection (EBI) or SEM-based applications for semiconductor manufacturing.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include application development, technical leadership, and customer engagement.
- Develop advanced SEM-based voltage contrast inspection applications for logic and memory nodes.
- Analyze customer process flows, device circuits, and failure analysis challenges to define technical requirements.
- Design and run complex experiments on customer wafers to validate and optimize methodologies and system performance.
- Transfer new application capabilities from R&D to customer-facing and production teams.
- Provide technical leadership on defect detection, yield analysis, and process control issues.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to influence tool enhancements and long-term roadmaps.
- Lead technical reviews with internal and external stakeholders and represent the company at industry forums.
- Generate intellectual property through new methodologies and innovative solutions.
Requirements
Must-have skills and experience for immediate contribution.
- 10+ years experience in electron beam inspection (EBI) or SEM-based applications for semiconductor manufacturing.
- Deep expertise in voltage contrast imaging, device physics, and process technology for advanced logic and memory nodes.
- Proven ability to translate customer problems into actionable application strategies and product requirements.
- Experience designing experiments and optimizing imaging/system performance on real wafers.
- Strong customer-facing and communication skills; experience leading technical engagements.
- Track record of driving innovation and contributing to patents and long-term technology roadmaps.
- Ability to collaborate across R&D, product, and field teams to enable production integration.
Education Requirements
Doctorate (Academic) degree with 6 years related work experience; or Master’s level degree with 10 years related work experience. (Degree fields not specified — relevant technical fields such as electrical engineering, physics, materials science, or equivalent experience implied.)
About the Company
Company: KLA
Headquarters: Chennai, India
KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company enables the production of electronic devices by inventing systems and solutions for manufacturing integrated circuits, wafers, and displays. With over 40 years of experience, KLA invests heavily in innovation and R&D to support advanced chip design and manufacturing process optimization, collaborating with top technology providers to deliver future electronic devices.
