Associate / Specialist, Project Manager

Group/Division

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLAs Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA s metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers. The LS-SWIFT Division of KLA s Global Products Group provides patterned wafer inspection systems for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. Its mission is to deliver market-leading cost of ownership in defect detection for a broad range of applications in the production of semiconductors. Customers from the foundry, logic, memory, automotive, MEMS, advanced packaging and other markets rely upon high-sample wafer inspection information generated by LS-SWIFT products. LS (Laser Scanning) systems enable cost-effective patterned wafer defect detection for the industry s most sophisticated process technologies deployed in leading-edge foundry, logic, DRAM, and NAND fabs. SWIFT (Simultaneous Wafer Inspection at Fast Throughput) systems deliver all-wafer-surface (frontside, backside, and edge) macro inspection that is critical for automotive IC, MEMS, and advanced packaging processes as well as foundry/logic and memory fabs. LS-SWIFT operates from a global footprint that includes the US, Singapore, India and Germany, and serves a worldwide customer base across Asia, Europe and North America.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Technical Project Management of CIRCL CIP program
• Work with internal & external customers to define the product and sub systems
• Work with high performing engineering teams to resolve complex problems and build customer centric solutions thru leading technologies
• Responsible for integrating all sub-systems and evaluating the solutions to address the target use cases
• Deliver the solutions that meet all committed performance specifications & production quality
• Manage complex projects following defined PLC process and implement best practices across each phase of PLC
• Create and manage high confidence project schedules with clear dependencies, critical path, and systematic methodology to communicate status. Manage risks and mitigations, and re-plan as events warrant
• Provide clear, timely, and objective communication
• Strengthen core team relationships through collaboration, influence, and negotiation. Be able to lead through ambiguity and change
• Proactively identify issues and solutions, and marshal resources necessary to attack and resolve

Knowledge and Skills requirement:

• Excellent project management skills, including project structuring and managing multiple work streams interdependently
• Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team-building, conflict resolution, and management
• Demonstrated software technical experience in developing complex products
• Strong analytical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of complex image processing algorithms, deep learning networks, data pipelines/orchestration, machine learning, control and calibrations, UI ease of use aspects would be a plus
• Proficiency with any programming languages. Ability to read and understand code to the extent of making hands dirty is expected
• Proficiency in Agile, SDLC R&D development processes
• Working with engineering vendors for problem-solving would be a plus
• MS Project is required. Proficiency in and use of project management tools such as IBM RTC is helpful
• Ability to communicate abstract ideas clearly and independently manage complex project objectives
• Business acumen and strategic agility with demonstrated technical cognizance
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation, presentation, and influence
• Ability to independently draft and present deliverables, recommendations, and communication strategies
• Superior group facilitation, interviewing, and influence skills
• Strong relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting
• Experience in semiconductor fab operations/manufacturing technology (optional)
• Experience managing business or product development programs within KLA is a plus

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience OR Bachelors Level Degree with at least 8 years of experience
• 3-5 years experience in project management