KLA Tencor

Customer Support Engineer - Nationwide Opportunities - Veterans Make America!

KLA Tencor$60K — $103K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent; military technical experience considered valuable.
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting electro-mechanical equipment within cleanroom environments.
  • Solid understanding of software and hardware systems, including optics and networking.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to liaise effectively with customers and teams.
  • Ability to work under pressure, meeting tight deadlines in critical manufacturing settings.

Responsibilities

  • Provide customer service support for KLA products, acting as the primary contact for service issues.
  • Maintain strong relationships with customers, technical support, and sales teams.
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot equipment issues on-site, ensuring uninterrupted production for customers.
  • Execute preventative maintenance tasks on scheduled KLA tools at customer locations.
  • Repair and update complex equipment based on thorough technical knowledge and certification.
  • Assess and address unsafe conditions in customer processes, potentially recommending fab shutdowns.
  • Document service activities and issues using CRM, creating reports on recurring problems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(K) plan with company matching contributions.
  • Employee stock purchase program (ESPP).
  • Tuition reimbursement and student debt assistance programs.
  • Extensive development and career growth opportunities.
  • Paid time off and company holidays, along with family care and bonding leave.
Full Job Description

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Bring Your Mission-Ready Skills to KLA! Your military experience has prepared you to solve complex challenges, work with advanced technology, and make critical decisions in fast-paced environments. At KLA, you'll apply those skills to the semiconductor industry, helping develop the technology that powers everything from smartphones and AI to medical devices and national security systems. We value leadership, technical aptitude, teamwork, and a commitment to excellence. Whether your background is in electronics, maintenance, operations, engineering, logistics, or field service, KLA offers rewarding careers, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth. Visit our booth to learn how your military experience can translate into an exciting civilian career with KLA

Primarily responsible for customer service activities associated with updating, troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing of highly complex capital equipment at customer sites and trade shows.  Represents the company to the customer and assumes accountability for customer satisfaction with service.  Assures operational quality of system equipment.  Coordinates actions with customers to minimize down time.  Provides assistance to Installation Engineers and less experienced CSEs in resolving problems. 


A CSE providing service support for customer Micron Technology, Inc. in Boise, ID. The CSE is responsible for providing tool repair, customer management, and performing all associated logistics tasks. The CSE must have good troubleshooting skills and be proficient in working on electro-mechanical equipment within a cleanroom environment. The CSE must be self-motivated and driven to provide the best support for KLA customers. The CSE must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills as communication with customers, co-workers, and management is critical to the role.


Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provide customer service support a variety of advanced KLA products. Be the primary focal point of contact for all customer service-related issues.
  • Maintain excellent working relationship with customers, CSEs, applications engineers, technical support and sales teams.
  • Evaluate, analyze, diagnose and troubleshoot technical equipment problems at customer site.  Assists customers with all system issues. Ensures equipment enhances customer production. 
  • Maintain Preventive Maintenance schedule on KLA tools at customer sites and execute on all PMs per the schedule.
  • Repair and update equipment at customer site, including system level problems (which have multiple causes and for which no standard procedures exist) based on CSE’s technical knowledge, education, training and certification.
  • May access and determine the problems existing in customers’ processes such as chemical leaks or contamination, and as a result may recommend shutdown of a customer fab due to unsafe conditions.
  • Prepare Field Service Reports on customer support activity and provides documentation to other supporting functions on recurring problems.  Create service reports for all service requests using the CRM database.
  • Cross-train and assist other field service engineers as needed.
  • Assist Tech Support on all onsite system escalations.
  • Provide first level Applications support.
  • Provide guidance and technical assistance to Installation Engineers on installations and dismantling equipment.
  • Provide guidance to less senior CSEs.
  • Manage individual inventory account.
  • Assist in the preparation of quotes for customers based on labor, travel expenses incurred, and parts needed.  Uses discretion and assist regional admin in preparing quotes based on reason for equipment failure, time to prepare, etc.
  • Conduct customer orientation and technical training on all aspects of equipment maintenance support for user applications.
  • Contribute to the capturing, re-use, collaboration, and improvement of knowledge using available systems. 
  • Successfully complete ongoing technical training to acquire a thorough knowledge of company products, the application of diagnostic techniques, and practical application of service aids.
  • Cross-train on multiple products.
  • Attain and maintain at least Certification Level 3 or PM training. Attain and maintain basic proficiency in systems level repair of a product within a family is required.


Skills Needed:

  • Understanding of and ability to troubleshoot problems in software and electronics, optics, mechanical, electro-mechanical and electro-optical systems.
  • Understanding of computer theory, various operating systems and applicable operating system software knowledge, and networking in a Windows, Unix or Novell environment.
  • Goodinterpersonal/communication skills in understanding customer needs.
  • Ability to work under pressure and stringent timelines since systems down for service may affect customer manufacturing area.

Note - Salary range may vary by location

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Level Degree or equivalent and 0 years related work experience. Will also consider military technical experience

Base Pay Range: $60,700.00 - $103,200.00

Primary Location: USA-NY-Malta-KLA

KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

About KLA Tencor

KLA Corporation is a global capital equipment company that provides process control solutions for semiconductor and related industries. The Company's products are also used in a number of other high technology industries, including the packaging, light emitting diode (LED), power device and compound semiconductor markets. Its products and services are used by bare wafer, integrated circuit (IC), lithography reticle (reticle or mask) and disk manufacturers around the world. The Company's inspection and metrology products and related offerings are categorized in various groups, including Chip Manufacturing, Wafer Manufacturing, Reticle Manufacturing, LED, Power Device and Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing, Data Storage Media/Head Manufacturing, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Manufacturing, and General Purpose/Lab Applications.
Learn more about KLA Tencor
Size
11,300 employees
Market Cap
$52 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+21.5%
Revenue
$6 billion
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