About the role#
KLA is looking for Master's or Ph.D. students to join our engineering and scientific teams. You will work on projects related to semiconductor inspection, metrology, and analytics. This role provides hands-on experience in a technical environment, focusing on the development of process control and yield management solutions.
What you'll do#
- Investigate image processing, computer vision, and machine learning methods for semiconductor inspection.
- Implement, adapt, and evaluate these methods using optical or scanning electron microscope image datasets.
- Create reproducible analyses and benchmarks to compare methods and identify their suitability for specific data.
- Collaborate with scientists and engineers to interpret results and guide future development.
- Document your methods and findings.
- Present your results and recommendations to the team.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Master's or Ph.D. program in mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, computer science, materials science, biology, geography, or a related field.
- Academic or project experience in image processing, image analysis, computer vision, or computational imaging.
- Academic or project experience in machine learning or deep learning.
- Strong Python programming skills.
- A solid foundation in statistics.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a willingness to learn new areas.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Clear communication skills for technical findings.
- Less than 1 year of related experience.
Location & details#
- Location: Milpitas, California.
- Type: Full-time, on-site internship.
- Term: Rolling.
- Compensation: $49.00 - $58.00 per hour, depending on degree level.
About KLA
KLA manufactures equipment and provides services for the electronics industry. The company builds process control and process-enabling solutions used in the production of wafers, reticles, integrated circuits, and printed circuit boards. It employs over 17,000 people and maintains its headquarters in Milpitas, California. The organization operates as a public company.
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