Etch Equipment Field Installation and Design Engineer

About the role

KLA's SPTS Engineering division, within the Equipment Engineering and Development Group, is looking for an experienced multidisciplinary engineer to work on etch equipment for semiconductor manufacturing. The role sits in the Semiconductor Products and Customers business unit, which supplies inspection, metrology and analytics systems to chip manufacturers. You will work on new designs, integrations and retrofits, with about 50% of the time spent travelling internationally to customer sites.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain, develop and improve etch semiconductor process equipment hardware, including wiring harness and mechanical design
• Build and fault-find new designs in the factory as part of the PLC process, and install and fault-find new products at customer sites
• Report back to the factory on improvements and customer requirements
• Test and certify machines to international standards, write technical reports and plan and run hardware testing, validation and performance characterisation
• Work with process engineers to optimise hardware performance for reliability and process capability
• Support technology development programmes from early concept through to customer-ready products

Required profile

• HNC in Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics or a related field, with experience in a customer-facing role
• Bachelor's degree and related work experience
• Hands-on approach, learning from the engineering team to support Alpha and Beta systems and retrofits
• Willingness to travel internationally, including to the United States, with occasional short-notice trips of extended duration; travel expenses and accommodation provided

Required skills

• Understanding of machinery safety regulations and EU harmonised standards (EN60204, EN13849 preferred)
• Experience in fault diagnosis and an analytical mind
• AutoCAD Electrical or equivalent; 3D CAD experience desired
• Ability to work autonomously, in different time zones, and in a pressurised environment

What we offer

• Annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme, cash health plan, cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan and share scheme
• Rewards scheme, life assurance, shift allowance and overtime premiums