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Applications Development Engineer

KLA

Location

Milpitas, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/4/2026

Compensation

$120,000 - $204,000 per year

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

Job description

The role involves providing high-level applications support for precise metrology systems within KLA's Film and Scatterometry Technology Division. This team focuses on developing and characterizing next-generation optical thin film measurement products. The position requires collaboration with various internal teams and customer engineers to enhance product performance and support customer needs. The ideal candidate will engage in both product development and customer support activities to drive tool adoption and optimize performance.

Requirements

  • Doctorate (Academic) or work experience of 0 years, Master's Level Degree or work experience of 2 years, Bachelor's Level Degree or work experience of 3 years.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with different organizations within KLA and with customer engineers to provide high-level applications support.
  • Characterize next-generation optical thin film measurement products and design test plans.
  • Publish results and recommendations in the form of applications notes and best known methods.
  • Develop training materials and transfer new production knowledge to the worldwide applications support team.
  • Manage head-to-head activities at customer sites and conduct new tool demonstrations.
  • Design experiments to characterize tool performance and demonstrate product value during testing phases.
  • Develop recipes to model complex optical applications and optimize tool performance.
  • Provide escalation support to onsite field service engineers and coordinate troubleshooting efforts.

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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