PVD Field and Hardware Engineer

About the role

KLA is looking for an experienced multidisciplinary PVD Field and Hardware Engineer in Newport. The role sits within the Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit, which supplies inspection, metrology and analytics systems to chip manufacturers, and involves work on new technologies and many different projects. You will build expertise in system operation, integration and calibration/diagnostics, supporting Alpha and Beta systems and retrofits.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain, develop and improve PVD semiconductor process equipment hardware
• Build and fault-find in new designs in the factory as part of the PLC process
• Install and fault-find new products at customer sites
• Report back to the factory on improvements and customer requirements
• Improve serviceability of new designs
• Test and certify machines to international standards and write technical reports
• 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 to customer-ready

Required profile

• Minimum HNC in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics or a related field
• Experience in a customer-facing role
• Willingness to travel internationally about 50% of the time, including to the United States, with accommodation and travel expenses provided

Required skills

• Analytical and fault-finding skills, with experience diagnosing faults
• Able to work autonomously and in teams, in different time zones
• Strong communication skills with customers and colleagues

What we offer

• Annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme, cash health plan and cycle to work scheme
• Global bonus plan, share scheme, rewards scheme and life assurance