CA Flow and Performance (CFP) Engineer

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.

Group/Division

KLA has manufacturing sites worldwide. The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation and Quality, builds our leading-edge technology. GOPS partners with KLA's global supply base and design engineering teams to develop new products, working continuously to build better, faster and more cost-efficient solutions.

What 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.

CFP (CA Flow and Performance) - Key Responsibilities

Customer Acceptance (CA) Support

• Support the Customer Acceptance (CA) process by ensuring that tools meet customer specifications prior to CA.
• Ensure overall tool readiness from both hardware and software perspectives, in accordance with tool configurations and customer requirements.
  
  

re‑Physical & Baseline Activities

• Perform hardware inspections and software verification during the Final Integration (FI) stage.
• Monitor Manufacturing Reference tools and support weekly validation processes.
• Prepare, assemble, and manage wafers for shipment, including wafer aging activities.
  
  

Issue Identification & Resolution

• Identify, document, and support resolution of technical, cosmetic, software, and hardware issues before CA.
• Prevent CA delays by proactively addressing discrepancies early in the manufacturing and integration process.
  
  

Software & Configuration Verifications

• Validate that software images, compatibility matrices, and configuration comply with customer requirements.
• Support software-related activities during OI, FI, and CA phases.
• Assist with software debugging, upgrades, and escalation support as required.
  
  

Options, Accessories & Logistics Support

• Support the preparation and verification of Tool options and accessories, including crates, FOUPs, and other customer- required items.
• Assist in coordinating logistics activities to ensure smooth and successful CA execution.
• Ensure wafer room reediness.
  
  

Reporting & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Communicate tool status through reports covering tool condition, software readiness hardware readiness, and key risks.
• Work closely with CA, FI, OI, Install, and Engineering teams to support CA flow and performance improvements
• Provide timely updates and escalation support to ensure CA readiness and on-time delivery.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Practical Engineer in Mechanical Engineering/Optical
  
  

Engineering/Electronics Engineering or a related field.

• Experience in various engineering areas such as Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Equipment, Systems, or other related fields.
• Broad technical system vision.
• Work experience or Technical School - at least 2 years.
• Fast learner with a strong analytical perspective
• Team player with strong collaboration skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadline
• Good level of English (reading and writing technical reports, procedures, and drawings).
  
  

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. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

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.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.