KORE1 Technologies
- Edmond, OK
- 4 days ago
- $80,000–$100,000 Per Year
Highlights
This role serves as a critical bridge between engineering, sales, and customers—applying deep technical expertise to develop sample-preparation methodologies, support customer success, and contribute to ongoing product innovation across the company's equipment and consumables portfolio. Strong critical-thinking, creative problem-solving, data-interpretation, and root-cause analysis skills, with the ability to work independently and make progress without step-by-step direction.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Edmond, OK |
| Salary | $80,000–$100,000 Per Year |
Description
Location/Travel: Fully onsite in Edmond, OK, with approximately 25% travel, primarily domestic and typically up to 1 week per month for customer training, visits, and industry events. International travel may be required over time but is not expected during the first 6 months.
Relocation assistance is available on a case-by-case basis.
KORE1, a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, has an immediate opening for a Semiconductor Applications & Product Development Engineer – Die & Packaging
Our client, a global provider of precision sample-preparation equipment for semiconductor failure analysis and advanced materials research, is seeking an Applications Engineer to support its Applications and Product Development efforts.
This role serves as a critical bridge between engineering, sales, and customers—applying deep technical expertise to develop sample-preparation methodologies, support customer success, and contribute to ongoing product innovation across the company's equipment and consumables portfolio. The successful candidate will combine hands-on laboratory work with confident customer engagement, technical writing, and an R&D mindset. The role requires an independent, curious problem-solver who can interpret data, determine the next course of action when the path is not defined, and retain and communicate detailed technical product knowledge.
This role serves as a critical bridge between engineering, sales, and customers—applying deep technical expertise to develop sample-preparation methodologies, support customer success, and contribute to ongoing product innovation across the company's equipment and consumables portfolio. The successful candidate will combine hands-on laboratory work with confident customer engagement, technical writing, and an R&D mindset. The role requires an independent, curious problem-solver who can interpret data, determine the next course of action when the path is not defined, and retain and communicate detailed technical product knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize sample-preparation methods for a wide range of materials, including semiconductors, metals, ceramics, and coatings, with primary emphasis on semiconductor applications.
- Perform hands-on sample preparation, including cutting, mounting, grinding, polishing, and related laboratory techniques.
- Prepare customer samples to support pre-sales evaluations, demonstrations, application feasibility assessments, solution development, and global sales initiatives.
- Collaborate with Sales to support customer opportunities and clearly communicate technically sound recommendations.
- Deliver onsite and remote customer training on equipment operation, methodologies, and best practices, including multi-day training programs.
- Provide post-sales technical support and troubleshooting via phone, email, and virtual sessions.
- Contribute to new product development through research, process development, testing, validation, data interpretation, and feedback to engineering.
- Apply critical thinking and root-cause analysis to independently investigate technical challenges, interpret results, and determine next steps when a defined answer or playbook is not available.
- Document application methods, standard operating procedures (SOPs), technical application notes, white papers, scientific publications, posters, and other technical materials.
- Identify application gaps, market trends, and opportunities for new products or consumables.
- Maintain and manage application data, images, test results, and technical documentation for internal and customer use.
- Travel approximately 20–30% to support customer visits, training, global sales initiatives, and industry events.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline. A master's degree is a plus.
- Semiconductor knowledge is required, including familiarity with semiconductor devices, die-level processes, packaging, manufacturing, or related research. Semiconductor-focused university research experience is acceptable.
- Understanding of semiconductor failure-analysis environments and how prepared samples move into downstream analysis is a plus; direct semiconductor failure-analysis experience is not required.
- Hands-on aptitude and willingness to perform general sample-preparation work, including cutting, mounting, grinding, and polishing.
- Experience with materials characterization, metrology, analytical measurement, SEM, FIB, or similar failure-analysis laboratory equipment is a plus.
- Strong critical-thinking, creative problem-solving, data-interpretation, and root-cause analysis skills, with the ability to work independently and make progress without step-by-step direction.
- R&D mindset with the tenacity, curiosity, and initiative to research unfamiliar problems, test possible solutions, learn new instrumentation, and improve products and processes.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence and professionalism to explain complex technical concepts clearly and engage effectively with customers, Sales, Engineering, and other internal teams.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to develop clear technical documentation and application notes. Experience with peer-reviewed papers, white papers, conference posters, a thesis, or other scientific publications is a plus.
- Experience working in an applications laboratory, pre-sales applications engineering, customer training, or another customer-facing technical role is a plus.
- Ability to learn, retain, and accurately communicate detailed technical product knowledge.
- Willingness to balance hands-on execution, customer-facing work, technical support, product development, and technical writing as business needs change.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
- U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency and the ability to travel internationally. An active passport is a plus; candidates must be able to obtain one within the first year of employment.
- Ability to work fully onsite in Edmond, OK and travel approximately 20-30%. Relocation assistance is available on a case-by-case basis.
Compensation depends on experience but is typically $80-100K; however, we are willing to send qualified candidates over-budget.
ABOUT KORE1
Specializing in professional and technical recruiting, KORE1 is committed to supporting top IT, Engineering, Creative, Scientific, Accounting and Finance professionals in their career paths. We build deep relationships with leading companies, connecting them to exceptional talent every day. With extensive industry expertise and unmatched opportunities, our goal is to provide a unique experience for our contractors and consultants as they prepare for their next role. We are passionate about matching the right people with the right companies.
Specializing in professional and technical recruiting, KORE1 is committed to supporting top IT, Engineering, Creative, Scientific, Accounting and Finance professionals in their career paths. We build deep relationships with leading companies, connecting them to exceptional talent every day. With extensive industry expertise and unmatched opportunities, our goal is to provide a unique experience for our contractors and consultants as they prepare for their next role. We are passionate about matching the right people with the right companies.
Kore1 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Kore1 complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Kore1 expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Kore1's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.