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Associate Test Engineer, GCMS

KLA

Location

Milpitas, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/25/2026

Compensation

$28.85 - $42.00 per hour

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

Job description

This role involves working within the GCMS laboratory at KLA to ensure the cleanliness of equipment components. The Global Operations team focuses on manufacturing and supply chain management to develop advanced technology solutions. The position requires flexibility for shift work and emphasizes collaboration with internal customers and chemists. The successful candidate will engage in hands-on operations and analytical testing to support business priorities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
  • 4 years of relevant experience, or 2 years of experience with an Associate's degree.
  • Proven hands-on laboratory and technical experience with analytical instruments.
  • Ability to read and interpret complex technical drawings and apply mathematical techniques.
  • Ability to work in a cleanroom environment.

Responsibilities

  • Follow instructions from MDE chemists while building strong relationships with internal customers.
  • Perform hands-on operation, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of GCMS instruments.
  • Independently prepare samples, calibrate instruments, and execute analytical testing.
  • Separate, identify, and quantify impurities and target compounds.
  • Set up and conduct materials outgassing and experimental work, including developing procedures.
  • Manage laboratory inventories, including reagents, gas cylinders, and consumables.
  • Clean, package, and ship sampling kits to customers for sample collection.
  • Support flexible work schedules to accommodate manufacturing sample turnaround requirements.

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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