To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.
Group/Division
The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA’s product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics. KLA’s Optical Metrology Division (OMD) delivers advanced systems for optical overlay metrology, combining hardware and software to boost yield and efficiency. Known for industry-leading accuracy, reliability, and integration, these tools are trusted by major semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.What You'll Do
In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.
In this job you will:
- Conduct Research & Development of innovative algorithms for the next generation optical metrology of semiconductor devices
- Work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment that encourages creativity
- Interact and collaborate with highly skilled peers
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Develop algorithms for optical metrology, including measurement sequence design, measurement condition optimization, tool calibration, signal/image processing, numerical computation, and machine learning
- Algorithm research & development: challenge definition, feasibility research, concept definition, solution development, qualification testing and on-tool implementation
- Working on problems of diverse scopes where analysis of data requires evaluation of multiple factors
- Demonstrating good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
- Interact with senior internal and external personnel
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master or PhD in Physics, Optics, Electronics, Computer Science, or related fields
- Experience in signal or image processing
- Experience in algorithm development and implementation in Matlab or Python
- Experience with Optical Systems / Microscopy – an advantage
- Experience in the semi-conductor industry – an advantage
- Team player with good written and verbal communication skills, to interact with members of a multi-disciplinary global team
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently, and with curiosity to learn on the job
Minimum Qualifications
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 yearsAbout KLA
We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.
Use of AI Statement
At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.
We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.
KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Skills Required
- Master's or doctoral degree in Physics, Optics, Electronics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience with signal processing or image processing
- Experience developing and implementing algorithms in MATLAB or Python
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams
- Experience with optical systems or microscopy
- Experience in the semiconductor industry
KLA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about KLA and has not been reviewed or approved by KLA.
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Retirement Support — U.S. programs include a formulaic 401(k) employer match with clearly described plan designs in company materials. Consistent plan structure and employer matching signal strong support for long‑term savings.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — A broad base of employees is eligible for RSUs and can participate in an ESPP, extending ownership beyond executives. Company materials position equity as a core component of total compensation.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A quarterly profit‑sharing program and performance bonuses are outlined in filings, providing regular variable pay opportunities. These incentives complement base pay and equity to lift overall earnings in strong periods.
KLA Insights
What We Do
KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.
