Research Scientist - Noise Reduction Algorithms jobs at Kla in United States, Milpitas

• Work with Customers, Marketing and Applications Engineers to understand wafer fabrication processes and defects for optical inspection.
• Perform electro-magnetic simulations andmeasurements to assess optical inspection sensitivity of patterned-wafer defects.
• Assess new concepts (algorithms and hardware) to meet inspection challenges.
• Communicate results and recommendations to product teams and customers.

• Consistent record to applying fundamental principles of electromagnetism and optics to optical imaging or measurement problems.
• Experience with analysis of large data sets from optical systems to measure physical parameters. Associated experience with artificial intelligence is a plus.
• Set up electromagnetic simulations of nano-scale structures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate (Academic) Degree and minimum of 1 year related work experience; Master's Level Degree and minimum related work experience of 3 years
• Physics, Electrical Engineering or Optics background with specialization in electromagnetism
• Proficiency in image and signal processing and statistics using MATLAB, Python or other relevant software
• Travel of up to 10% including foreign destinations

or at +1-408-352-2808

Responsibilities

• Driving CTO group’s advanced optics R&D in the following areas

• High performance optics design

• DUV optics design and know-how

• High precision optical metrology

• Advanced opto-mechanical design

• Accurate optical system modeling

• High precision experiments

• AI for optics

• Proposing and designing optical architecture to meet the requirements of dedicated applications

• Translating the top-level system requirements into subsystem specifications

• Performing critical optical design analysis, covering the following areas: tolerance analysis, misalignment compensation schemes and metrology challenges

• Collaborating with and guiding vendors to resolve manufacturing issues

• Designing and conducting experiments to validate the system performance, and addressing the outstanding issues

• Identifying the key areas in optics design or modeling that can significantly benefit from AI technologies

• Proposition

• Proof of concept

Required

• Solid background in physics, optics and math

• Expertise in optics design, modeling and experiments

• Expertise in numerical simulations while proficient in at least one of the typical programming languages for this purpose, such as Matlab, Python, Julia, … etc.

• Familiar with AI technologies and their typical applications to solving physical problems

• Highly motivated and curiosity-driven

• Skilled in effective communication and team collaboration

Desired

• Knowledge of semiconductor metrology/inspection industry

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. in physics, optics or math with at least 3 years' relevant working experience

or at +1-408-352-2808

Job Description

• Develop and/or provide significant guidance to the top-level system specifications, sub-system error budget, interfaces and working parameters for the optimum hardware solution.

• Stay up to date on related external research and developments.

• Collaborate with CTO team to develop new suppliers and research partners when appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. or master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

• Expertise in Electron Optics including Optical System design; Lens Design; and Tolerance Analysis of Complex Optical Systems.

• Knowledge of high voltage electronics, and surface science of electron-surface interactions

• Knowledge in design and modeling of ultra-high vacuum systems

• Ability to work in a clean room environment.

• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years

or at +1-408-352-2808

Responsibilities

This is a R&D position in the advanced technology group, focusing on developing new optical technologies and system architectures for the future generations of un-patterned wafer inspection tools.

• Research and test new optical technologies for wafer inspection implementations.
• Conceive new concepts based on solid physics understanding of light and material interaction and imaging theory.
• Validate concepts through modeling, simulations and experiments.
• Design and build optical imaging test benches for technology feasibility study.
• Design and conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, draw clear conclusions from multivariable data sets.
• Work with engineering team to implement new technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in physics and optics related fields with good understanding of optical imaging systems
• Hands on lab skills including designing and building complex optical imaging setup, data collection and analysis
• Experience with optical instruments
• Experienced user of Matlab, familiar with Zemax
• Innovative, technically broad and solidly grounded

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate (Academic) OR
• Master's Level Degree and 3 years of relevant experience OR
• Bachelor's Level Degree and 5 years of relevant experience

or at +1-408-352-2808

Responsibilities:

• Research, develop and test methods for characterizing electron optics systems or related sub-systems.

• Collaborate with systems and design engineers to understand requirements, implement test plans, collect and analyze data and synthesize results to help make decisions for product designs and specifications.

• Provide analysis and clear communication of results.

• Stay up to date on related external research and developments.

• May collaborate with internal or external development partners to develop new technologies, processes, or to improve current approaches.

• May participate in design, simulation, error budget development and design review processes, validation processes including development risk identification, assessment and mitigation.

• May develop and/or provide guidance to top-level system specifications, sub-system error budgets, interfaces and working parameters for optimum solutions.

Desired Qualifications:

• BS MS, or PhD in Physics, Electrical/Computer Engineering or related fields.

• Innovative and technically broad with a solid grounding in fundamentals.

• Hands on lab skills, design of experiments, data collection and analysis.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

• Self-motivated and eager to learn new technologies.

• Familiar with at least one scripting language e.g. Matlab, Python.

• Familiarity with scanning electron microscopes, image formation and analysis, electron-surface interaction and vacuum systems is a plus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate (Academic) Degree;
• Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years;
• Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years

or at +1-408-352-2808

Preferred to have a graduate or pos-graduate degree in Engineering/Science.

• Play role of full stack test engineer for software of KLA Products
• Qualification of new and existing products and features(functional/requirementsbased, regression, performance, reliability). This includes designing and qualifying, publishing results and recommendations in the form of training material, best known methods
• Ability to understand and develop test cases for products that use Deep Learning or machine learning Algorithms.
• Ability to technically interact with Algorithms, System Engineering, Application Engineering, Marketing and Manufacturing, Customer Support team for various requirements across the globe. Interact with cross locational teams.
• Automate the test cases and make them part of the CI pipeline for automatic execution
• Participate in all stages of software development including deployment/trouble shooting at customer sites. Represent SQE team in product life cycle and key program meetings

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Level Degree or work experience of 0-2 years , Bachelor's Level Degree or work experience of 1-3 years

• Simulate and design complex analog/digital electronic circuits to meet low noise, high-speed (signal integrity) requirements of PCBs or other substrates.

• Design of high-speed, low-noise PCBs for image sensor readout and camera digital image acquisition.

• Design and develop experimental test setups for image sensors and camera prototypes characterization.

• Bring up and debug PCBs and camera electronics.

• Collaborate with other team members and other divisions to solve complex sensor and camera electronics challenges.

• Experience in design and simulation of analog and digital electronic circuits relevant to image sensors readout and data acquisition.

• Experience with high-speed, low-noise PCB design and CAD tools (schematics and layout).

• Experience using analytical tools for simulating signal integrity and noise.

• Hands-on laboratory experience in building and operating experimental test setups for image sensor and camera characterization.

• Experience in Python, C/C++, and LabView for test automation development.

• Good collaborator with strong interpersonal skills

• Experience with innovative FPGA design and firmware programming

• Experience with imaging sensors and camera systems

• Experience in digital image processing techniques and statistical data analysis

Minimum Qualifications

PhD plus 5 years' experience

or at +1-408-352-2808