Jobs at KLA

Manages worldwide installation of TeraBeam 8XX semiconductor systems from planning through post-installation monitoring. Leads Product Install Engineers, coordinates customer-site resources, supports NPI deployments, tracks installation performance and costs, escalates technical issues, and presents status updates to senior stakeholders. Partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Support, customers, and field teams to improve installation quality, cycle time, and on-time delivery.

Develops and supports PVD semiconductor thin-film processes at customer sites across Southeast Asia. Responsibilities include field engineering, data collection and analysis, troubleshooting, 8D problem solving, process development, hardware testing, tool qualification, customer escalations, technical reporting, and advising field and engineering teams. The role requires hands-on fab work, customer collaboration, analytical problem solving, and at least 50% international travel.

Supports and troubleshoots eBeam semiconductor inspection tools in customer environments, develops applications and best-known methods, diagnoses hardware and software issues, drives bug fixes, supports technical assessments, creates training materials, and collaborates with customers and engineering teams on future product requirements.

Supports product leads as the primary connection between the product division, sales teams, and customers. Responsibilities include sales strategy, forecasting, customer technical engagement, roadmap meetings, competitive analysis, product positioning, value messaging, product introductions, and go-to-market planning for new products and features. The role requires customer-facing communication, technical understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, strong presentations, and the ability to influence technical and executive stakeholders.

Provides technical applications support for wafer inspection products at customer fabrication facilities. Responsibilities include product presentations, acceptance testing, customer training, recipe setup, project execution, pre-sales support, issue escalation, technical documentation, and collaboration with sales, marketing, customers, and product divisions to maximize product value.

Provides technical applications support for wafer inspection products at customer semiconductor fabrication facilities. Responsibilities include product acceptance testing, customer training, recipe setup, project execution, pre-sales support, technical presentations, field issue escalation, regional requirements reporting, technical documentation, and collaboration with customers, sales, marketing, and product divisions to maximize product value.

Serve as the technical customer interface for eBeam metrology systems. Develop and optimize semiconductor measurement recipes, analyze metrology data and process variation, troubleshoot imaging and tool issues, train customers and internal teams, and provide technical feedback to product and engineering groups. Manage customer priorities and technical projects, support cleanroom activities and production ramps, and travel as needed for customer-site support.

Provides technical applications support for reticle and photomask inspection systems. Responsibilities include customer acceptance testing, training, recipe setup, project execution, alpha and beta testing, pre-sales support, presentations, application troubleshooting, customer use-case analysis, and product value communication. Works with customers, sales, marketing, and product divisions to resolve issues and improve product adoption. Domestic travel to customer sites is required.

Supports wafer inspection products through customer demonstrations, product characterization, adoption, and penetration activities. Creates technical documentation and training materials for global field applications teams, collaborates with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer engineers, and supports technical publications. The role requires independent problem-solving, statistical analysis, project leadership, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple customer-facing initiatives.

Provides technical applications support for KLA metrology products in customer semiconductor fabrication facilities. Assesses product applications with sales teams, presents technical information, supports customers, evaluates complex technical problems, and coordinates projects across services, product management, sales, division, management, and customer teams. The role requires strong communication, presentation, reporting, customer interaction, and willingness to work in a semiconductor cleanroom environment.

Designs and develops precision mechanical systems across the full product lifecycle, from requirements and feasibility through prototyping, testing, manufacturing release, and supplier coordination. Responsibilities include 3D modeling, drawings, tolerance analysis, thermal, fluid, vibration and FEA analysis, design reviews, prototype assembly, system integration, documentation, and resolving product issues in collaboration with optics, systems, manufacturing, and service engineering teams.

Provides remote and on-site technical support for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, troubleshooting customer and field issues, documenting best practices, supporting evaluations and beta testing, analyzing data, and contributing to technical projects and product improvements. The role collaborates with field and product support teams, serves customers across regions, participates in training and certification, and spends approximately 20–40% of its time in customer fab environments.

Develop and troubleshoot large-scale C++ software for multidisciplinary hardware/software systems and semiconductor products. Responsibilities include system-level programming, software architecture, multithreading, memory optimization, performance profiling, debugging, unit testing, database design, and CI/CD practices on Windows and Linux. The engineer will collaborate across staff and management levels and travel to customer sites on short notice to troubleshoot software issues.

Design, develop, and deploy AI-enabled applications, machine learning models, generative AI solutions, data pipelines, and inference services. Integrate AI with enterprise and manufacturing systems, build AI agents and RAG workflows, and transition prototypes into production. Responsibilities include model evaluation, monitoring, security, responsible AI compliance, testing, DevOps, code reviews, and software releases while collaborating with product managers, domain experts, and engineers.

Develops RF sub-assemblies and plasma hardware for semiconductor etch and deposition systems. Responsibilities include designing and testing matching networks, RF feed structures, electrodes, gas distribution systems, and chamber components; analyzing impedance, power coupling, plasma performance, and process data; conducting experiments and root-cause investigations; supporting prototype integration and product release; and providing technical leadership across engineering, manufacturing, customers, suppliers, and research partners.

Manage product configurations and maintain sales order accuracy throughout the product lifecycle. Translate customer requirements into manufacturable configurations, maintain configuration data, support product releases and engineering changes, validate orders and quotations, and ensure configuration integrity in enterprise systems. Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations teams while managing complex product structures and supporting operational excellence.

Installs, upgrades, and provides technical support for KD/ACE enterprise software products. Manages beta deployments and customer product adoption projects, supports headquarters and business units, and develops customized Python scripts. Requires Oracle and PL/SQL, Linux administration, shell scripting, programming in C, C++, Python, or Perl, enterprise application maintenance, software documentation, problem-solving, and business-level Japanese and English.

Develops and deploys software components across distributed nodes, manages multiple software instances, investigates and resolves software issues, performs code reviews, documents solutions, and collaborates with cross-functional teams. The role also requires identifying technical risks, supporting quality and customer teams, and applying containerization, orchestration, databases, observability, inter-process communication, and automation technologies.

Leads end-to-end mechanical design of parts and subsystems for wafer inspection tools, from requirements and concept development through analysis, testing, integration, documentation, and manufacturing handoff. Performs thermal, vibration, FEA, and CFD analyses; creates CAD models and detailed drawings; applies GD&T and manufacturing principles; coordinates with systems and manufacturing engineering teams; and drives design reviews, prototype procurement, assembly, and testing.

Leads next-generation DUV and VUV plasma source development for semiconductor inspection systems. Drives technology evaluation, specifications, experiments, simulations, validation, verification, system error budgets, interfaces, calibrations, diagnostics, and architecture trade-off decisions. Leads cross-functional engineering teams and ensures subsystem and component requirements support overall product goals.