Company Overview
Group/Division
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
As a Technical Program Manager at KLA, you will lead complex multidisciplinary products throughout their entire lifecycle—from product definition and development through proliferation, high-volume manufacturing, and sustaining phases.
You will drive programs in accordance with KLA's Product Lifecycle (PLC) processes and guidelines, ensuring alignment with quality standards, organizational strategy, and product objectives.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Service, and Corporate functions, to define program plans and successfully execute them within established timelines and budgets.
You will play a key role in driving field engagement activities and fostering alignment with business units and end customers to support successful product adoption and execution.
Additionally, you will partner with Manufacturing and Service teams to establish the infrastructure, tools, and procedures required to enable product assembly, installation, and service delivery while maintaining the highest quality standards.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.Sc. / M.Sc. in Engineering or a Scientific discipline - must
- 8+ years of experience in the development of multidisciplinary systems integrating optics, electronics, algorithms, motion control, and software.
- Strong understanding of System Engineering principles.
- Proven experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and present to senior leadership levels.
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
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering or a Scientific discipline
- 8+ years developing multidisciplinary systems integrating optics, electronics, algorithms, motion control, and software
- Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles
- Proven experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively communicate and present to senior leadership
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.
