Customer support engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026. KLA Corporation scores A on the Alion truth index.
To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale-faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.
Group/Division
The KLA Services team consists of Service Sales, Marketing, Spares Supply Chain Management, Field Operations, Engineering, Product Training, Digital Solutions and Analytics, and Technical Product Support. Our services organization maximizes the value of our customers' KLA assets - with highly trained service and product support engineers providing installation services and 24/7 technical support and parts delivery through our extensive supply chain network.What You'll Do
In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.
Description:
The Customer Support Engineer hired to this position will support the OMD tool. Successful applicants will be formally trained at one of our award-winning training centers in California, USA or, Singapore or Taiwan.
- Responsible for customer service activities associated with updating, troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing of highly complex capital equipment at customer sites.
- Be the face of our company, ensuring customer satisfaction with our service and maintaining the operational quality of system equipment.
- Coordinates actions with customers to minimize down time.
- Prepares fields service reports on customer support activity and provides documentation to other supporting functions on re-occurring problems.
- Contributes to the capturing, re-use, collaboration, and improvement of knowledge using available systems.
- Provides assistance to other Field Service and Installation Engineers in resolving problems.
- Engages, communicates and works with the Product Support Organization on escalated technical matters.
Requirements:
- Ability to understand and logically solve problems in software, electronics, optics, mechanical, electro-mechanical and/or electro-optical systems to address onsite customer problems within a cleanroom environment.
- Consistent record of engaging empathetically with customers, ensuring a positive experience, while fostering a collaborative environment to address their needs and concerns.
- Experience working on electronic systems within semiconductor, medical devices, defense, aerospace, or aviation industry is a plus.
- Proactive communication that facilitates seamless collaboration and addresses customer requirements effectively.
- Outstanding interpersonal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Drive to be hands-on and passionate about learning new things.
- Strong software management skills with Unix background is a plus.
- Native Level or proficient in Japanese (JLPT N1) and English language is required.
- Ability to read and understand procedures and technical documents in English, as well as be able to understand training conducted in English.
Minimum Qualifications
- Technical college degree in engineering / electronics / physics / material science or 3+ years Semiconductor / Automotive / Medical equipment service support experience
- Willing to travel : less than 20%
- Language skill in English: ability to read and understand procedures/technical documents, able to understand training carried out in English
In Japanese : Native Level Japanese required
About KLA
We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.
Use of AI Statement
At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews-whether virtual or in person-is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.
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.