Environmental Compliance Engineer in Newport

Company Overview
The SPTS division of KLA designs, manufactures and markets wafer processing solutions for the global semiconductor and related industries. SPTS provides industry leading etch and deposition process technologies on a range of single wafer handling platforms. End-market applications include micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), advanced packaging, LED, high speed RF device IC’s and power semiconductors. SPTS is part of KLA Corporation which develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry.

Group/Division
With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG) is looking for the best and the brightest research scientists, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
We are seeking a dedicated and meticulous Environmental Compliance Engineer to ensure compliance with environmental regulations for tools, spare parts, packaging, and chemical substances across all KLA divisions, including legacy tools and new acquisitions. The ideal candidate will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including engineering, IT, legal, supply chain, customer experience, and others to support our dedication to environmental sustainability!

• Key Responsibilities:
• Support material compliance evaluations across KLA
• Analyze Bills of Materials to ensure we are aligned with regulations.
• Perform “where used” analysis of identified parts in enterprise systems such as SAP, Enovia.
• Evaluate and respond to supplier feedback from surveys.
• Track and close out open issues with suppliers, customers, or internal partners.
• Work on Regulatory and customer reporting requirements
• Prepare technical reports detailing chemical substances present in parts and products for various material compliance regulations such as REACH, RoHS, POP, TSCA, SCIP.
• Research supplier compliance information on REACH, RoHS, etc.
• Find and evaluate Safety Data Sheets for environmental compliance information
• Build and submit SCIP dossiers for compliance with the Waste Framework Directive.
• Support KLA's efforts to ensure compliance with current, upcoming and proposed Environmental regulations such as Battery Regulation, Digital Product Passport including gap assessment, tooling and execution timelines
• Accountable for end to end material compliance programs, from regulatory interpretation through execution and audit readiness.

• Program Development and Data Analysis:
• Design systems for recordkeeping and reporting of environmental compliance data.
• Integrate data into Enovia to run “where used” analyses and identify impacted parts as new materials transition from a watch list to a restricted list.
• Define, own and report program KPI's to measure compliance coverage, supplier responsiveness, audit readiness and regulatory risk within scope of assigned programs
• Take ownership and manage regulatory compliance programs within KLA to support our Global regulatory compliance reporting programs

• Additional Responsibilities:
• Collect companywide shipment data
• Generate compliance labels and templates, Declarations of Conformity

Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with enterprise systems including SAP, Enovia, eQuality. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience owning or leading global compliance programs. Demonstrated ability to independently interpret environmental regulations. Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.

Our Benefits package includes:
Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme, cash health plan, cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, share scheme, rewards scheme, and life assurance.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Environmental Science, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. Experience in environmental compliance and regulatory reporting. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.