Optics Research Scientist / Technologist

About This Role

• entails working closely with strategic suppliers in the design, development and manufacturing of advanced optical systems.
• The candidate will engage with KLA technologist at the architecture stage and provide relevant technical input related to optics supplier selection, technical risk assessment and manufacturability.
• The key responsibilities of this role are: Develop supplier technology roadmap to enable KLA’s product roadmap.
• Provide leadership and continuity of relationship with technology supplier.
• Be accountable for technology success from R&D to Production.
• Drive coordination between CTO, Divisions, and other teams.
• Support technology prototyping, problem solving and risk mitigation.
• Required Qualifications: Must be respected as a subject matter expert in their field.
• Must have good communication and collaboration skills, experience with customer presentations and ability to resolve conflicts.
• Technical expertise in coatings including coating designs, coating processes, coating materials is highly desired.
• Hands-on experience with optical material characterization, thin film coating systems and technologies.
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solving.
• Ability to travel up to 10% internationally Preferred Qualifications: Experience in optical inspection and metrology systems.
• Knowledge of DUV/UV optics suppliers, coating equipment manufacturers.
• Familiarity with thin film metrology methods (e.g.
• Spectroscopy, Ellipsometry, SEM/TEM, AFM, EDS, and XRD, etc.) and defect analysis.
• Understanding of photo-contamination control, cleanroom protocols, and optics cleaning/surface preparation techniques.
• Knowledge of lasers and understanding of laser damage threshold and DUV degradation mechanisms.
• Minimum Qualifications PhD or MS in Optics, Physics, EE or related field with a minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience.
• We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package.
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