Technical Director - Inspection - Portland OR (Strategic Business Unit)

The Technical Director in one of our Strategic Business Unit is responsible for directing and leading all product and non-product technology programs targeting early insertion of KLA’s (KLA’s) tools/technologies into our strategic customers advanced technology nodes. The individual will be the primary technical interface to our strategic customer and KLA’s engineering teams and will lead, define and drive our technical engagements across the KLA Defect Inspection portfolio with focus on solving specific yield- and process-related challenges. The successful candidate will work closely with our divisional technical leaders to help create and shape these engagements. The individual will possess a deep understand of core and beyond core requirements and connect and align customers technology roadmap to KLA’s advanced product roadmap to create the best alignment possible. Key Responsibilities Provide leadership for developing technical strategies and gain alignment with product division GM’s, heads of engineering, and business unit sales Lead multidisciplinary, cross-divisional teams toward the achievement of technical and commercial objectives Build strong working relationships both internally and externally at all levels within the organization. This will require frequent interaction with KLA’s executive team. Find creative ways to continually move the customer relationship and technical engagement forward Ability to lead, mentor and develop a team of experience, highly technical engineers that will report to this individual Ideal candidate will live in Portland area. ~25% travel required Lead strategic roadmap discussions, competitive and red team reviews, track and analyze customer use cases to create new opportunities Preferred Qualifications BS/MS/PhD (MS/PhD preferred) with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Semiconductor Fabrication (Yield, Integration, Lithography or related discipline) or in Engineering or Technology in the area of imaging, optics or electro-optics R&D Must be a strong customer advocate, listens and understand needs, and can champion needs to internal stakeholders Strong management skills; experience hiring and developing high-performance teams; objective setting as an objective and driven leader Extensive experience and ties to Fab Process in Lithography, Etch, CMP, Deposition, Yield or Integration Semiconductor Technology Expert; understands Logic/IDM roadmaps Expert communicator with strong ability to educate customers on KLA’s portfolio of products’ capabilities and strengths and present the value and benefits to the customer Strong problem solving and analytical skills, innovative, IP-savvy Highly experienced in leading/guiding collaborative communications and strong experience delivering powerful presentations to broad spectrum of customers/personalities Demonstrated ability to lead creative, technical, cross-functional teams which resulted in innovative and inventive contributions in his/her field Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Doctorate (Academic) with at least 10 years of experience OR Master's Level Degree with at least 13 years of experience OR Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 15 years of experience Base Pay Range: $175,400.00 - $307,000.00 Annually Primary Location: USA-OR-Hillsboro-Beaverton-KLA

Salary : $175,000 - $307,000