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Product Development Engineer

KLA

Location

Hillsboro, OR

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/4/2026

Compensation

$80,800 - $137,400 per year

Master's Entry-Level
Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.3% approval-2% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The Product Development Engineer will support Intel development and manufacturing programs by ensuring product readiness, performance, and yield during development and ramp phases. This role involves close collaboration with Intel fab engineering, KLA internal R&D, and cross-functional teams to successfully deploy KLA technologies in advanced semiconductor environments. The engineer will analyze data, lead problem-solving efforts, and document best practices to enhance manufacturing processes. The position is integral to driving improvements and translating customer feedback into actionable insights.

Requirements

  • MS or PhD in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, Physics, or related field)
  • Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, process development, yield engineering, or product development
  • Outstanding skills in optical systems, opt-mechanics, electrical engineering or mechanical engineering
  • Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a customer-facing, cross-functional environment
  • Experience working with or supporting Intel fabs is strongly preferred
  • Ability to travel local and international up to 15%

Responsibilities

  • Support product development activities from early customer engagement through high-volume manufacturing.
  • Analyze manufacturing, process, and tool performance data to identify yield, reliability, and performance trends.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and structured problem solving for product and process issues.
  • Collaborate with Intel fab engineers, process integration, and yield teams to drive improvements.
  • Define, document, and maintain Best Known Methods (BKMs), process flows, and product learning.
  • Support tool qualification, characterization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Translate customer feedback into actionable inputs for KLA R&D and product teams.
  • Communicate technical findings clearly to internal stakeholders and customer partners.

Benefits

  • Employees at KLA are often offered competitive pay with bonuses, a 401(k) match, an employee stock purchase program, and financial perks like student-debt assistance, planning support, and group insurance discounts. Health and lifestyle benefits typically include medical/dental/vision, life and other voluntary coverages, paid time off and holidays, family leave, backup care, wellness rewards, gym discounts, and community-volunteering opportunities. Employees also get strong growth support through tuition reimbursement, KLA’s corporate learning center, education awards, and engineering certification programs.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Kla Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

63

FY2026

Approval rate

96.3%

FY2026

LCA certified

84

FY2026

Entry-level share

7.1%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-2%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-79%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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