Yan Zhang

Systems Engineering Manager @ KLA

About

• 8+ years of project management experience, led cross-functional team to develop multimillion-dollar equipment • 10+ years of industrial experience in development and troubleshooting on complex optical metrology equipment • Extensive hands-on experience on optical alignment, complex system troubleshooting and data analysis • Excellent communication skills and extensive experience in leading cross-functional team on product development and new product introduction

Country

United States

City

Milpitas

Industry

Semiconductors

Skill

Yard Work, Nanomaterials, Materials Science, Spectroscopy, Matlab, Physics, Nanotechnology, Labview, Characterization, Powder X-ray Diffraction, AFM, Electron Beam Lithography, Design of Experiments, Ellipsometry, LaTeX, Soccer, Lithography, Optics, Thin Films, Scanning Electron Microscopy

Experience

Systems Engineering Manager

KLA

2020-11 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

Milpitas, California, United States

Leading systems engineering team in developing and maintaining optical critical dimension metrology tools.

Systems Engineering Team Lead

KLA

2017-5 - 2020-11 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Milpitas, California

Led cross-functional team to develop next-generation critical dimension metrology tool with brand new technology.

Staff Systems Engineer

KLA

2016-6 - 2017-5 · 1 yr

Milpitas, California

Developed an in-situ optical metrology system for end-point detection on semiconductor etch tool.

New Product Introduction Lead

KLA

2012-6 - 2016-6 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Milpitas, California

Worked on multiple film and CD optical metrology products from concept-proof all the way to high volume manufacturing, customer installation and support.

Senior Service Systems Engineer

KLA

2011-4 - 2012-6 · 1 yr 3 mos

Milpitas, California

Handled high-complexity escalations on optical metrology equipments from customer site and developed tools to help technical support and customer support engineers to troubleshoot and maintain customer metrology equipment.

Research Assistant

Stony Brook University

2005-5 - 2011-3 · 5 yrs 11 mos

• Low frequency noise study in graphene FETs (Field-Effect Transistors). • Hydrostatic pressure study of AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors.

Research Assistant

Brookhaven National Laboratory

2007-5 - 2010-9 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Transport properties of graphene in high magnetic field. • Photocurrent (PC) spectroscopy study in graphene FETs. • Optoelectronic transport in (GaN)1-x(ZnO)x solid solution nanowires.