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.
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.
Sales Account Managers are core to KLA’s technology, while we do not currently have an opening, we are always building our Sales Account Managers talent community, we are interested in learning about your background.
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We’re hiring a Technical Sales Account Manager to partner with our leading, high-impact semiconductor customer known for driving the future of memory and storage. You’ll navigate complex technical environments, uncover strategic opportunities, and close high-value deals that directly impact next-generation innovation. If you thrive in sophisticated sales cycles, build trust with elite engineering teams, and want your wins to matter at scale, this is the role.
Job Duties, but not limited to:
- Lead and grow strategic customer accounts, driving sustained revenue and long-term partnerships.
- Develop and execute account strategies that align technical solutions with customer goals.
- Partner closely with process engineers, technical teams, procurement, and leadership to influence decisions.
- Translate complex product capabilities into clear, compelling customer value
- Lead the full sales cycle: forecasting, quoting, proposals, negotiations, and closing.
- Collaborate with applications, engineering, and product teams to deliver winning solutions.
- Deliver engaging presentations and business reviews to stakeholders at all levels.
- Identify and collect new opportunities within existing and adjacent accounts.
What Sets You Apart
- You combine technical curiosity with a strong sales mindset.
- You’re motivated by building relationships and earning trust across diverse teams.
- You can quickly simplify sophisticated problems and drive decisions.
- You stay focused and adaptable while managing multiple priorities and long sales cycles.
- You take initiative and own outcomes from strategy through execution.
Minimum Qualifications
- Degree in a STEM field.
- Proven experience semiconductor//capital equipment manufacturing sales/account management.
- Experience in semiconductor or capital equipment environments.
- Proven track record to run accounts, influence customers, and close business.
- Strong communication and business sense.
- Travel ~20% (domestic and international)
Preferred Background
- Experience in technical sales or strategic account management (eg. Miller Heiman, MEDDIC / MEDDPICC, Challenger Sale, etc..)
- Exposure to inspection, metrology, optics, or process control technologies.
- Background as a Process Engineer or Applications Engineer transitioning into sales.
- Experience working with complex, global customers and cross-functional teams.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 5 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 12 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.
Total Rewards
Base Pay Range: $151,300.00 - $257,200.00 Primary Location: USA-ID-Boise-KLAKLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.
Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
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.
Equal Opportunity Statement
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. Please contact us at [email protected] or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.
For additional information, view the US Know Your Rights poster on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website.
Skills Required
- STEM degree
- Doctorate degree and 5 years of related work experience, or master's degree and 8 years of related work experience, or bachelor's degree and 12 years of related work experience
- Proven experience in semiconductor or capital equipment manufacturing sales or account management
- Experience working in semiconductor or capital equipment environments
- Proven track record managing accounts, influencing customers, and closing business
- Strong communication skills and business acumen
- Willingness to travel approximately 20% domestically and internationally
- Experience in technical sales or strategic account management
- Experience with Miller Heiman, MEDDIC, MEDDPICC, Challenger Sale, or similar sales methodologies
- Exposure to inspection, metrology, optics, or process control technologies
- Background as a process engineer or applications engineer transitioning into sales
- Experience working with complex global customers and cross-functional teams
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.







