Company Overview
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
Role Overview
The Regional Development Applications Engineer work closely with internal engineering, sales, and customer teams to provide application support for advanced inspection and metrology systems, driving product adoption and customer success.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead customer demos and H2H(head-to-head) evaluations to demonstrate product value
- Support Alpha, Beta, and ramp phases to enable product adoption
- Analyze yield/process issues and provide solutions
- Design experiments and develop application recipes to optimize performance
- Provide troubleshooting and escalation support
- Collaborate with R&D on product validation and data analysis
- Prepare test reports, BKMs, and training materials
- Conduct customer and internal trainings
Minimum Qualifications
- MS (or BS with experience) in Physics, Optics, Materials Science, EE, or related fields
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Self-driven, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Proficient in the English language, and working effectively with different cultures.
- Willing to travel 50–70% domestically and internationally
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
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Skills Required
- MS or BS with relevant experience in Physics, Optics, Materials Science, or Electrical Engineering
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Self-driven, able to work independently
- Proficient in English and able to work effectively with different cultures
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 — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) plan with company matching and financial planning support. Student debt assistance and related financial benefits reinforce long-term savings and security.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Ownership programs include an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and broad-based RSU participation that extend equity beyond a narrow group. These elements complement competitive pay and bonuses to strengthen total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs span paid time off, paid company holidays, and paid volunteer time. Family care and bonding leave and back-up care services add flexibility during life events.
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.
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