Regional Development Applications Engineer (Component Inspection)

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.

The ICOS Vision Systems division focuses on the backend of the line semiconductor industry providing fully automated tools to inspect and sort, finished integrated circuit packages. For more than 15 years, ICOS has been a market leader with tray-to-tray and tray-to-tape inspection and sorting tools found in the production facilities of all major chipmakers in the world. Our market-leading technology and superior customer service requires strong talent in optics, machine control, algorithms and applications within our engineering teams. The ICOS division headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium with additional engineering and manufacturing operations in Singapore and Shenzhen (China).

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

The regional development applications engineer will have following responsibilities in the team:

• You will specialize yourself into the CI product that handles the final QC-out inspection of IC products such as BGA, QFP or QFN packages
• You engage directly with customers for new IC package designs, and share your recipe development learnings with peers by means of BKMs (Best Known Method)
• Analyzing the technical feasibility of specific customer requirements, you align with the engineering on a solution and formulate a technical proposal in a clear way to customers
• As the go-to person for the Customer Engagement Apps Engineers, you provide post-sales phone support, go on-site for troubleshooting, or escalate issues to engineering located in Singapore or Belgium
• Occasional training sessions customers and local customer engagement engineers will be part of the work package.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with at least 3 years of industry experience
• Experience as a technical specialist or application engineer in the semiconductor backend is an advantage
• You are dynamic and like to interact with people
• Excellent organizational and self-leadership skills
• A keen technical mind, an eye for detail, a positive drive and committing to results
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to absorb and transfer knowledge to others
• Proficient in English with good communication skills
• This is a position based in Singapore with regular travel in the South-East area (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines) as well as occasional travel outside this area.

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.

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