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Applications Development Engineer

KLA

Location

Milpitas, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/10/2026

Compensation

$120,000 - $204,000 per year

Master's with 2+ Years of Experience
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·FY 2025

Job description

The role involves complete ownership of key product lines supporting in-situ metrology within KLA's SensArray division. This team focuses on providing measurement and control solutions for the semiconductor industry, ensuring high yields and cost-effective manufacturing. The position requires strong technical insights and customer engagement to address pain points and strategize roadmaps. Collaboration with various engineering and operational teams is essential to deliver a customer-first experience.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of semiconductor process experience or experience inside a semiconductor fab
  • 3+ years in the semiconductor capital equipment industry or experience inside a semiconductor fab
  • Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes such as etch, CVD/PVD/ALD, CMP, or lithography
  • Familiarity with process and metrology concepts
  • Travel (international/domestic) up to 50%, with rare last-minute travel for customer emergencies
  • Hands-on experience with AI, including building agents/skills
  • Minor in MBA/Finance or 1+ years of experience in business development/product management
  • 1 to 3 years of experience in program management
  • Master's level degree with 4 years of related work experience or bachelor's level degree with 6 years of related work experience in a technical discipline

Responsibilities

  • Drive the roadmaps and provide key inputs and technical insights during the product life cycle phases.
  • Support customer-facing activities including product demonstrations, evaluation planning, and technical troubleshooting.
  • Interface with engineering, advanced development, software, firmware, operations, and manufacturing to provide a customer-first experience.
  • Develop and maintain customer presentations, product overview materials, application notes, and technical documentation.
  • Publish data-backed market requirement documentation and white papers.

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.

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