E-beam Mask Inspection (EBMI) Program Manager

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 Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA’s product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics. The RAPID division leads the industry in reticle inspection solutions, helping ensure high lithography yields and cost-effective semiconductor manufacturing. Its systems support both mask shops and fabs by detecting defects early in the process, enabling faster, more reliable production.

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.

Responsibility and Scope

• This is a rare offering for a critical role as a lead system design engineer / project coordinator to work as a direct liaison to KLA headquarters system and program management located in Milpitas Ca in support of leading edge E-beam mask inspection products in RAPID division of KLA
• The candidate is to act as a regional lead and cross-functional coordinator to drive daily activities in the region in direct collaboration with KLA headquarter team located in Milpitas, CA
• The candidate must be effective at leading a team of engineers to achieve program goals
• The candidate shall assess/evaluate risks, and drive projects forward with an eye for critical path
• The candidate shall communicate cross-functionally with a diverse team including engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and service to drive execution
• The candidate shall lead, encourage, empower, and influence team members to achieve excellence in engineering rigor, reliability, usability, and customer focus
• The candidate shall articulate and present execution plans for internal leadership as well as external customers
• The candidate shall resolve inconsistencies between subsystems, conduct trade-off studies, identify high-risk areas, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• The candidate shall Identify bottlenecks and remove obstacles for the team to focus on value-add activities
• The candidate shall be able hold/host regular daily coordination meetings between functional groups to ensure interdependencies are well understood and documented and daily plans are documented and plans of action are in place for clear and smooth execution
• The candidate shall support roadmap development by detailing upcoming requirement changes and resources required
• The candidate shall drive product or feature introduction. This includes developing system alignment, diagnostics and calibration strategies, training of operations and field personnel, and solving technical issues that may impact product introduction and ramp.
• The candidate shall drive team to resolve system issues at customer site. This will require consistent collaboration with engineers at in both Milpitas and Taiwan to solve issues escalated to engineering: establish root cause, develop plan of action (POA), guide local teams in execution of POA, and document issues and solutions to improve design and/or procedures so that they may be implemented in a standard manner.
• The candidate shall coach design engineers at all levels, across functional groups, and across cultures.
• Will require some regular travel to KLA Milpitas Headquarters (< 25%).
• More frequent travel is expect during initial onboarding the for the first 6 months. Approx 2-3 weeks onsite, every 3 months for the first 6 months of role or until candidate is sufficiently ramped and networked with key stakeholders.

You will be a phenomenal fit for our team if you like:

• To work with pioneering technology with critical impact on semiconductor industry
• To work with passionate people with a diverse set of backgrounds
• To build positive relationships, and develop new skills in a high-tech environment
• To take on sophisticated and ambitious projects and succeed in the marketplace

Preferred Qualifications & Attributes

• Advanced degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences
• 10+ years of industry experience in Engineering and/or Project Management of multidisciplinary products
• Strong background in engineering or the physical sciences with demonstrated analysis and problem solving skills.
• Experience developing metrology for the semiconductor capital equipment or other manufacturing industries.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex system data to lead system architecture definition and develop system requirements.
• Hands-on experience constructing and aligning E-beam systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the division, customers, vendors and across cultures.
• Project management skills (scoping, budgeting, and scheduling).
• Great teammate with strong leadership, critical thinking, communication and analytical skills
• Curiosity and disposition towards learning fast beyond immediate knowledge span
• Track record for leading teams through influence rather than direct reporting line
• Experience in Capital Equipment sectors is a plus (e.g. Semiconductors, Medical Equipment, Robotics)
• Experience with Project Management tools (MS Project, Wrike, Jira, etc)
• PMP or Agile certification is a plus
• Ability to communicate well in both verbal and written English

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 3-5 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 5-6 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 8-10 years

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.