Application Development Engineer

Camtek is a global leader in inspection and metrology systems, dedicated to designing, developing, manufacturing, and marketing technologically advanced systems for the semiconductor industry. Join our dynamic and innovative team in a cutting-edge technology environment and contribute to the success of a versatile, stable, and globally recognized multi-disciplinary company.

Job Description

The Application Development Engineer serves as an interface between the marketing and the R&D, ensuring product requirements are properly delivered from marketing to R&D and verifying the products’ quality at the end of the development cycle, by using advanced analytic tools

• Define application requirements based on customer processes
• Validate new algorithms, optics, and system capabilities during prerelease cycles.
• Run structured experiments and statistical/image‑based analyses
• Work daily with Algorithm, Physics, Systems Engineering, and Software teams to translate customer necessity into technical requirements (user stories, wireframes, workflow definitions).
• Prepare validation reports, application documentation, and evaluation summaries.
• Train internal stakeholders on new applications

Requirements

• Proven research background — experience conducting structured experiments, analyzing complex datasets, and driving conclusions using scientific methodology.
• Academic background in any scientific or engineering field, including Physics, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, or related sciences.
• Strong background in multidisciplinary systems.
• Strong data analysis skills; experience with statistical/image‑based analysis tools (Excel, JMP, MATLAB, or Python).
• Ability to evaluate and validate algorithmic (including AI‑based) system performance.
• Fluent technical English.
• Familiarity with semiconductor fabrication processes and inspection workflows
• Travel internationally (20-30%) for installations, support, and customer engagements