Product Install Engineer (f/m/d)
Kla
Dresden, GermanyPosted Discovered via the company's careers siteMatch locked
Full time
About the role
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
The KLA Services team consists of Service Sales, Marketing, Spares Supply Chain Management, Field Operations, Engineering, Product Training, Digital Solutions and Analytics, and Technical Product Support. Our services organization maximizes the value of our customers' KLA assets - with highly trained service and product support engineers providing installation services and 24/7 technical support and parts delivery through our extensive supply chain network.
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.
Bring the world's most advanced semiconductor technology to life
Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology that powers virtually every modern electronic device? Are you excited by the opportunity to travel across Europe, work directly with leading semiconductor manufacturers, and play a key role in bringing highly complex systems into production?
At KLA, we are looking for a Product Installation Engineer (m/f/d) to join our European Installation Team. In this role, you will travel extensively to customer sites, installing and commissioning highly sophisticated semiconductor inspection and metrology systems. Every project is different, every customer environment is unique, and every installation contributes directly to the success of the world's most advanced chip manufacturers.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys combining hands-on technical work, customer interaction, international travel, and problem-solving in a dynamic environment.
What you will do:
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Install industry-leading technology
Lead the installation, setup, and commissioning of KLA's advanced semiconductor inspection and metrology systems at customer sites throughout Europe.
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Travel and work internationally
Travel up to 80% of the time across Europe, supporting installations at some of the most technologically advanced manufacturing facilities in the world and collaborating with multicultural project teams.
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Partner with customers
Act as a trusted technical partner throughout the installation process, ensuring customer requirements are understood and project objectives are achieved.
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Perform technical integration and validation
Configure, calibrate, validate, and optimize complex systems involving optics, robotics, motion control, cameras, automation, electronics, and software components.
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Solve complex technical challenges
Diagnose and resolve technical issues using structured troubleshooting methods, engineering expertise, and data-driven analysis.
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Drive successful customer acceptance
Work closely with customers to ensure system performance meets specifications and successfully progresses through qualification and acceptance milestones.
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Collaborate globally
Partner with international engineering, product, service, and applications teams to deliver successful installations and support continuous improvement initiatives.
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Share knowledge and expertise
Provide technical guidance and training to customer engineering teams and internal field service organizations.
What you bring
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Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
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You have experience in one or more of the following areas
Electronics and automation, Robotics and mechatronics, Laser technology, Optics and photonics, Metrology and inspection systems, Precision mechanics and motion systems, Semiconductor equipment or high-tech capital equipment.
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Ability to work independently in technically challenging environments
Hands-on approach and willingness to take ownership.
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Problem-solving mindset
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
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Customer and communication skills
Comfortable interacting directly with customers and relationship-building skills.
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Flexibility and travel readiness
Enthusiasm for international travel up to 80% throughout Europe and valid EU driver's license.
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Advantage would be
Previous experience in the semiconductor industry, and experience with installation, commissioning, or field service activities.
Why join KLA
? At KLA, your work directly impacts the technologies that power smartphones, data centers, AI systems, automotive electronics, and countless other innovations around the world.
As a global technology leader in semiconductor process control, we offer the opportunity to work on highly sophisticated systems while developing your technical expertise and international career.
Your benefits at a glance:
- Work with world-leading semiconductor technology.
- Travelling across Europe and exposure to international customer environments.
- Collaborative, highly skilled, and supportive team.
- Comprehensive onboarding and ongoing technical development opportunities.
- Permanent employment contract with long-term career prospects.
- 30 vacation days per year.
- Competitive compensation package including annual performance bonus and company car or car allowance.
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) and company pension scheme.
- Team events, family events, and company celebrations.
- Clear career development opportunities within a global organization.
Ready to make an impact?
Join KLA and help bring the next generation of semiconductor technology into production across Europe. We look forward to receiving your application. Please submit your application in English.
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.
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