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Customer Engagement Applications Engineer (FaST)

KLA

Location

Hillsboro, OR

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/27/2026

Compensation

$102,000 - $173,400 per year

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

Job description

The role focuses on enabling customer success through high-quality measurements and reducing variability in metrology results. The team collaborates with various cross-functional organizations, including engineering and sales, to assess customer needs and develop product specifications. Candidates will utilize analytical skills to troubleshoot issues and document results, while also conducting new product introduction projects. This position may require travel and potential relocation.

Requirements

  • Master's Level Degree with 0 years of related work experience or Bachelor's Level Degree with 2 years of related work experience.

Responsibilities

  • Enable customer success by providing high quality measurements and reducing measurement variability.
  • Use analytical skills to troubleshoot issues based on metrology results.
  • Document results and make presentations on all aspects of products.
  • Develop models for advanced films and optical CD measurements in semiconductor manufacturing.
  • Assist sales and marketing staff in assessing potential applications of company products.
  • Work collaboratively with cross-functional organizations including engineering, service, sales, and marketing.
  • Conduct new product introduction projects.
  • Provide escalation support to onsite field service engineers.
  • Perform experiments to characterize tool and subcomponent performance.

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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