k-Space Associates, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of in-situ, in-line, and ex-situ metrology tools for the semiconductor, thin-film, and photovoltaic industries. Our products utilize optical imaging technology for non-contact, non-invasive real-time data acquisition, processing, and analysis of temperature, film thickness and growth rate, curvature and film stress, surface quality and atomic spacing, and optical constants. Our products are used for monitoring thin-film deposition processes, including MBE, MOCVD, PLD, PVD, ALD, sputtering, and evaporation.
Incorporated in 1992 and driven to supply the best technical support in the industry, our tools are used worldwide in both research and production. We are looking for creative, positive, energetic, career-oriented people to join our team. All full time positions are offered with competitive salary and full benefits. We are headquartered in beautiful Dexter, MI, just 10 miles from downtown Ann Arbor, MI. We hope you will consider us for a challenging, rewarding career path.
To apply for a position please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@k-space.com.
Technical Sales/Marketing Manager - Posted 11/6/2023
Job Description:
k-Space Associates, Inc. is looking for a Technical Sales/Marketing Manager to join our growing Sales & Marketing team.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Includes understanding and oversight of all items from Technical Sales Engineer description (see below)
- Team Management:
- Perform annual performance review of team members
- Provide SMART performance targets and objectives
- Actively manage Sales/Marketing team and ensure adequate and timely completion of team tasks
- High-Level Objectives include:
- Provide task prioritization for sales engineers/specialists
- Develop and support roadmap to build price lists/BOMs
- Work with distributors to expand sales numbers
- Establish new contracts
- Provide guidance to secure external funding
- Proactively reach out to industry partners to capture new markets
- Support Operations Management with price/margin data analyses
Requirements:
- 5-10 years experience in sales capacity
- Cognizant of standard/best sales processes and tactics
- Knowledge of FreshSales software preferred
- Minimum BS in engineering or science
- Advanced Degree/MBA in business a plus
Technical Sales Engineer - Posted 11/6/2023
Job Description:
k-Space Associates, Inc. is looking for a Technical Sales Engineer to join our growing Sales team.
Specific responsibilities include:
- kSA Products:
- Understand kSA product capabilities, applications, and limits of each tool
- Develop ability to serve as initial point of contact for customer inquiries
- Front-end BOMs to enable more accurate sales quotation process
- Develop standard tool price-lists
- Critical product review of capabilities, performance, packaging, User Manual, software, hardware
- Identify tool improvements/enhancements
- Monitor and assist metrology sample measurements and communicate status to customers
- Sales Support:
- Provide quotations to customers for standard and custom metrology tools
- Contact customers to review requests, understand specific technical applications, and specify details on the quotation as needed
- Recruit kSA engineers to define specifications and estimate cost for custom metrology tools and development projects
- Provide post-install customer support and follow-up and document system pros/cons
- Provide product demonstrations either at k-Space or at customer site
- Support continuous improvement of sales process
- Engage in weekly sales order review meetings
- Target specific markets for new product pro-active sales
- Marketing Materials:
- Work with Marketing to determine a priority list for marketing materials, such as product specifications, applications notes, and presentations
- Create and update marketing materials with the goal of improving the quality and availability of marketing materials for the product
- FreshDesk:
- Enter all leads and quotations in database for proper follow up/tracking
- Review all FreshSales opportunities twice per week
- General Support:
- Support kSA reps/distributors
- Trade Show organization and participation – Will likely attend ~ 2 tradeshows per year
- Help develop new application notes based on recent customer publications or installations
- Improve website product pages – Add content, graphics, and video or animation where needed
- Support Technical Sales Specialist as needed in confirmation of POs and SOs
Requirements:
- Entry-level Engineer
- Minimum BS in Engineering or Science
Production Technician - Posted 10/9/2023
Job Description:
k-Space Associates, Inc. is looking for a Production Technician to join our production team.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Efficient cable harness and PCB board soldering
- Assemble electronic assemblies via following detailed assembly instructions
- Test electronic assemblies for proper operation using voltmeters and oscilloscopes
- Mechanical assembly of detailed components via following detailed assembly instructions
- Generating assembly and test procedure documents as needed
- Perform calibration procedures on completed mechanical and electrical components
- Use Windows-based software for test and calibration of mechanical and electrical components
Requirements:
- Minimum of 1-year experience with electrical and/or mechanical assembly
- Strong soldering and small part assembly skills
- Attention to detail and meticulous approach to assembly, testing, and calibration
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Personable and willing to work in a team environment
- Proficient using Windows-based PCs
- Proficient using MS Office applications, esp. Excel and Word
- Good writing skills
- Good organizational skills
- Ability to think outside the box
- College degree from an accredited institution is preferred
