KLA Application Engineer 

Belgium, Flemish Brabant, Leuven 

454981384

The ICOS Vision Systems division focuses on the backend of the line semiconductor industry providing fully automated tools to inspect and sort, finished integrated circuit packages. For more than 15 years, ICOS has been a market leader with tray-to-tray and tray-to-tape inspection and sorting tools found in the production facilities of all major chipmakers in the world. Our market-leading technology and superior customer service requires strong talent in optics, machine control, algorithms and applications within our engineering teams. The ICOS division headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium with additional engineering and manufacturing operations in Singapore and Shenzhen (China).

You will be part of a team of technical specialists supporting the roll out of new products to customers as well as using this expertise to include customer requirements in new product developments.

Responsibilities:

The applications engineer will have following responsibilities in the team:

• Perform the feasibility study on new samples provided by customers
• Represent the applications team in selected new product development programs. Join design reviews, formulate usability ideas, prepare and conduct internal alpha test plans, present to senior management in milestone meetings etc.
• Write down detailed requirements for product improvements and discuss them with the different stakeholders, including the design engineering teams.
• Perform acceptance testing of newly developed customer featuresbefore rolling them out to the customer.
• Support beta installations at customerswhen required
• Prepare technical training material and conduct the training to other KLA employees

Profile :

• You have a Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with industry experience
• Experience as a technical specialist or application engineer in high technological products is an advantage but not a must
• Like to work at the tool for most of the time
• You can handle multiple projects with tight deadlines, requiring exceptional time management and problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate will be resilient, adaptable, and able to maintain a positive attitude under pressure
• You are dynamic and like to interact with people
• Excellent organizational, analytical, project management and self-leadership skills
• A keen technical mind, an eye for detail, a positive drive and committing to results
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills as well as the ability to absorb and transfer knowledge to others
• Proficient in English with good communication skills
• Product training experience is a plus
• This is a position based in Belgium, Haasrode, with occasional travel to our customers all over the world

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years