KLA-Belgium is hiring: Technical Director - Inspection - Portland OR (Strategic

Technical Director - Inspection - Portland OR (Strategic Business Unit)

Apply locations Hillsboro, OR

Time type Full time

Posted on Posted 3 Days Ago

Job requisition id 2527692

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 on innovation and invests 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices.

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, helping customers manage yield throughout their fabrication process—from research and development to final volume production.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Responsibilities

The Technical Director in one of our Strategic Business Units 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 customers and KLA’s engineering teams and will lead, define and drive our technical engagements across the KLA Defect Inspection portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for developing technical strategies and gain alignment with product division GMs, 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.
• Lead strategic roadmap discussions and 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, listening and understanding needs.
• 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.
• Expert communicator with strong ability to educate customers on KLA’s portfolio of products.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead creative, technical, cross-functional teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate 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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