Applications Development Manager

Company Overview KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us. 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, KLA's 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 Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers. The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness, optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems. These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes. The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation specific for their process needs. The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India. Job Description/Preferred Qualifications Deeper understanding of each of the previous areas, plus: • Expertise in several of the different applications and how they impact multiple products. • Demonstrated skill in conceptualizing creative technical solutions, documenting, and presenting them in a persuasive and influential manner to management. • Demonstrated ability in strategic thinking and leadership with strong abilities in relationship management. • Proven project leadership and management skills. • Demonstrated track record in new concept development for a variety of projects. Responsibilities include:   • Establishes agreements/contracts with internal and external customers and insures they are met. • Ensures resource allocation for projects and programs; defines and obtains resources from division, external providers, and customers to ensure project success. • Effectively builds and manages cohesive teams. • Develop strategies and plans which enable KLA to save money, time, improve quality and productivity within the department.                 • Develops strategies, incorporating division’s architectural vision, that have cross-functional or cross-geographical impact.            Customer focus • Applies a broad view of KLA’s product suite and its’ basic technology to provide deeper understanding to a wider variety of customer use cases. • Applies the understanding of customer needs, objectives, strategy and direction. • Is sought out