Technical Instructor (ICOS)

Job description

Description

LKS is looking for a highly experienced technical engineer to join its team of technical trainers to support ICOS training.

The instructor will be responsible to engage in various training and development activities with senior instructors, NPI engineers, manufacturing engineers and PSO team members.

The instructor is expected to master the technical know-how of the assigned tools, develop training material, create training plans, validate service documentation/procedures and deliver well-managed training to field engineers.

Detailed responsibilities include:

oDevelop and deliver technical training on service, maintenance, installation, repair, and troubleshooting.

oUse the combination of product technical skills and training skills together to deliver high-quality service training to KLA field service engineers, technical support engineers, and install engineers and external customers.

oParticipate in tool building, manufacturing, field support, upgrades, installs, and other technical activities to master the technical know-how on the assigned product.

Maintain a high level of technical skills and stay up to date on new product changes and updates.

oIndependently conduct and lead the review meetings and discussions with subject matter experts to define milestones, deliverables, and training plans.

oLead the assigned training projects; conduct reviews with stakeholders; provide regular updates to the stakeholders and functional groups; assess risks and actions; assesses efforts, time and resource requirements; maintains action trackers and project documentation.

oReview engineering documentation, procedures, and specifications.

Capture technical information into training documents.

Develop well-organized training content and videos most appropriate to the target audience and create appropriate certification plans.

oLearn and use new software and tools to develop high-quality videos, remote training, web-based modules, augment reality models and simulations to deliver highly engaging learning experiences.

oFully maintain the assigned tools or equipment in the best possible conditions all the time.

Performs regular health checks, preventive and corrective maintenance and upgrades.

oFollow and apply standard training design and development best practices, formats and templates.

oReview and validate service procedures on the tool.

Assess the need to update documentation.

Monitors the errors, mistakes, changes requested.

Provide corrective feedback to technical writers and drive implementation of the changes in the documentation quickly.

Minimum Qualifications

oAn engineering degree in optical, mechanical, or electrical engineering

oMinimum 5-10 years of in-depth technical experience on KLA inspection or metrology equipment.

oPreferred experience on ICOS products (CI/Zeta).

Experience on any of the W2T ICOS tools will be a plus.

Experience on other inspection equipment backed by in-depth manufacturing or service experience will be considered.

oProven track record of supporting a range of install, service, tool building, manufacturing or technical support activities on KLA tools.

oExperience in preparing training curricula and delivering technical training.

oPrior experience in conducting or supporting technical training, formally or informally, or mentoring junior engineers on KLA or other semiconductor tools will be a plus.

oStrong written and verbal English language skills.

oStrong presentation skills with ability to communicate comfortably with international audience

oDemonstrated strong documentation skills and ability to capture the technical knowledge and discussions on the paper to develop systematic training material.

oAbility to decipher a range of technical sources like manufacturing or engineering documentation, procedures and specifications to develop highly organized training material.

oAbility to track tasks, actions and provide regular updates.

oAbility to make decisions independently with minimal or no support from direct or indirect managers.

Shown independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.

oDemonstrated working successfully with subject matter experts from various functional groups and ability to develop relationships and communication across cultures and geographies.

oDemonstrated record of working efficiently and effectively in a matrix environment with multiple direct and indirect managers.

Proven ability to drive alignment among multiple stakeholders with conflicting requirements.

oProven record of handling complex problems demanding higher-order critical thinking skills including analysis and evaluation of alternatives, solutions and approaches.

oHighly detailed oriented as well as the ability to assess the big picture.

oDemonstrate a very high level of motivation and willingness to take initiatives of his own in his previous roles.

oStrong written and verbal English language skills and ability to communicate comfortably with international audience.

oWillingness to travel internationally and work with people from diverse cultures.

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Required Skill Profession

Postsecondary Teachers