KLA Product Installations Engineer 

Taiwan, Tainan 

320791540

Responsibilities

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

• Primarily responsible for customer service activities associated with modifying, troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing of highly complex capital equipment at customer sites and trade shows.
• Represents the company to the customer and assumes accountability for customer satisfaction with service.
• Assures operational quality of system equipment.
• Coordinates actions with customers to minimize down time.
• Provides assistance to Installation Engineers in resolving problems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluates, analyzes, diagnoses and troubleshoots technical equipment problems via telephone or at customer site.
• Ensures equipment enhances customer production.
• Repairs and modifies equipment at customer facility.
• Evaluates equipment to determine type and extend of problem.
• Repairs involve board problems which can be performed using standard procedures as well as system level problems which have multiple causes and no standard procedures exist.
• Repair of system level problems are based on CSE's technical knowledge, education and training.
• Board problems vs. system level problems are split 50/50.
• In analyzing and diagnosing equipment problems, CSE's may access and determine problem exists in customer process such as chemical leaks or contamination and as a result may recommend shutdown of customer fab due to unsafe conditions.

Cross trains and assists other field service engineers as appropriate.

CSE's use discretion in preparing quotes based on reason for equipment failure, time to prepare, etc.KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL:

• Certification Level 3 - Proficiency in systems level repair of 1 or more products within a family is required.
• Advanced electronics skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems in software and electronic systems.
• Knowledge of optics and lasers, computer theory and applicable operating system knowledge. Good mechanical and analytical skills.
• Stronginterpersonal/communicationskills in understanding customer needs.
• Ability to work under pressure and stringent timelines since failure of company equipment may shut down customer manufacturing area.
• Must successfully complete ongoing technical training to acquire a thorough knowledge of company equipment, the application of diagnostic techniques and practical application of service aids.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• BSEE or BSET degree or equivalent work experience in supporting complex capital equipment for the semiconductor industry is required.
• Must obtain KLA certification level 3 as well as ongoing certification. Requires re-certification every 18 months.

SUPERVISION REQUIRED:

• The nature of work requires that Customer Support Engineers work highly independently; only occasionally (approximately 20% of time) requiring guidance from management.
• Customer Service Engineers are required to contact management on a daily basis (twice each day) to report activities.
• Customer Support Engineers spend approximately 50% of time in office resolving equipment problems via phone and 50% of time at customer site.
• Qualifications
• Bachelor's Level Degree and above.

Minimum Qualifications

BSEE or BSET degree or equivalent work experience in supporting complex capital equipment for the semiconductor industry is required.

Must obtain KLA certification level 3 as well as ongoing certification. Requires re-certification every 18 months.