Field Application Engineer - Semiconductor Equipment

About the role

KLA, a provider of inspection tools, metrology systems and process solutions for semiconductor manufacturing, is hiring a Field Application Engineer in Leuven. The role reports directly to the European Application Manager and involves national and international travel, mainly in Europe (more than 50% of time). The engineer supports customer qualification, answers customer queries and visits customers to follow up progress.

Key responsibilities

• Qualify customers together with the field team and obtain field acceptance on customer sites.
• Support sales by answering customer questions and visiting customers to progress opportunities through discussion and presentation.
• Build contacts with customers, suppliers and analysts to gather market and competitor intelligence.
• Suggest upgrade opportunities and identify product weaknesses based on customer needs.
• Focus initially on CVD and PVD products, then become more involved on the Etch side, working with the SPTS business unit.
• Present solution materials and training materials to customers.

Required profile

• Knowledge of how semiconductors are manufactured, including plasma CVD, PVD, Etch and semiconductor packaging.
• Experience of wafer processing gained at an equipment vendor or wafer fab is advantageous.
• Minimum qualifications: doctorate with 0 years of experience, master's degree with 3 years, or bachelor's degree with 5 years of related work experience.
• Positive, self-motivated attitude, excellent attention to detail, ability to work under pressure and across regions, and strong written and presentational communication skills.