Regional Division Applications Engineer (RDC)

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics.

About Kla

Group/Division The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA’s product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices.

The Measurement, Analytics and Control (MACH) division is KLA’s software powerhouse, responsible for developing high-performance software platforms that support semiconductor manufacturing.

MACH delivers cutting-edge technologies in patterning analytics, modeling, and data science—empowering chipmakers to ramp next-gen devices faster and more efficiently.

Our cross-functional team of research scientists, software engineers, apps engineers and process engineers are solving the industry’s most complex technical problems.

Responsibilities

• You'll Do In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.
• Configure and support KLA software applications in semiconductor manufacturing in close collaboration with customer engineering, and KLA engineering and marketing teams.
• Respond to customer requests and provide outstanding support with effective communication.
• Troubleshoot problems and determine remedial actions required to resolve them.
• Communicate requirements on new product features, enhancements, and bug fixes clearly to engineering team, drive the product development processes, and strive to deliver high-qualify solutions to customer on time.
• Understand customer’s production workflow for KLA solutions to provide maximum value to customers.
• Identify gaps and challenges, and areas of further collaboration.

Requirements

• Doctorate (Academic) or work experience of 0 years , Master's Level Degree or work experience of 2 years , Bachelor's Level Degree or work experience of 3 years A strong understanding of defect detection, simulation, classification, and yield management is highly valued.
• Ability to set priorities and work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders across different projects.
• Demonstrated skills in conceptualizing creative technical solutions, documenting them clearly, and presenting them effectively to management.
• Strong presentation, technical writing, and communication skills in both English and Mandarin Chinese.
• Located in Kaohsiung/Tainan, willingness to travel up to 25% within Taiwan or internationally.
• Master’s degree OR Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of relevant work experience About KLA We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges.
• From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe.
• If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.
• Use of AI Statement At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking.
• To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer.
• KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

Preferred

• Experience in image processing, general data analysis, computer programming, and mask/IC manufacturing or OPC/EDA applications Familiarity with Linux-based workflows and basic programming skills to support automation and data handling.
• A curious mindset and eagerness to learn new tools and technologies.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package.
• We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Work Environment

This role involves working in clean-room environments, which require wearing protective gear and following strict protocols. Candidates should be comfortable with this setting and able to maintain good physical and mental condition under pressure.

• Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy.
• KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.