Technical Director - Inspection - Boise ID (Strategic Business Unit) Job at KLA-

Technical Director - Inspection - Boise ID (Strategic Business Unit)

Technical Director - Inspection - Boise ID (Strategic Business Unit)

Apply locations Boise, ID time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago job requisition id 2527693

Company Overview

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. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and invests 15% of sales back into R&D.

Group/Division

The Customer Engagement (CE) team is our field-based, customer-facing organization consisting of Technical Engagement Managers and Application Engineers. The team partners closely with our customers to provide a comprehensive portfolio of products, software, and expertise, to help customers manage yield throughout their fabrication process.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Responsibilities

The Technical Director is responsible for directing and leading all product and non-product technology programs targeting early insertion of KLA’s tools/technologies into our strategic customers' advanced technology nodes. The individual will be the primary technical interface to our strategic customer and KLA’s engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for developing technical strategies and gain alignment with product division GM’s, heads of engineering, and business unit sales.
• Lead multidisciplinary, cross-divisional teams toward the achievement of technical and commercial objectives.
• Build strong working relationships both internally and externally at all levels within the organization.
• Find creative ways to continually move the customer relationship and technical engagement forward.
• Ability to lead, mentor and develop a team of experienced, highly technical engineers.
• Ideal candidate will live in Boise area. ~25% travel required.
• Lead strategic roadmap discussions, competitive and red team reviews, track and analyze customer use cases to create new opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD (MS/PhD preferred) with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Semiconductor Fabrication or related discipline.
• Must be a strong customer advocate, listens and understands needs, and can champion needs to internal stakeholders.
• Strong management skills; experience hiring and developing high-performance teams.
• Extensive experience and ties to Fab Process in Lithography, Etch, CMP, Deposition, Yield or Integration.
• Semiconductor Technology Expert; understands Logic/IDM roadmaps.
• Expert communicator with strong ability to educate customers on KLA’s portfolio of products.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, innovative, IP-savvy.
• Highly experienced in leading collaborative communications and delivering powerful presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead creative, technical, cross-functional teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate (Academic) with at least 10 years of experience OR
• Master's Level Degree with at least 13 years of experience OR
• Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 15 years of experience.

Base Pay Range: $175,400.00 - $307,000.00 Annually.

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law.

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