Base Pay Range: $114,700.00 - $195,000.00 AnnuallyPrimary Location: USA-TX-Austin-KLAKLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits identified below. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits identified below. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed above reflects the minimum and maximum pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Company Overview

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

Enabling the movement toward advanced chip design, KLA's Measurement, Analytics and Control group (MACH) is looking for the best and brightest research scientists, software engineers, application development engineers and senior product technology process engineers to join our team. The MACH team's mission is to collaborate with our customers to innovate technologies and solutions that detect and control highly complex process variations—at their source—rather than compensate for them at later stages of the manufacturing process. With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Our MACH team develops leading-edge solutions for patterning process analytics and control technologies, thereby providing customers with critical insight at the feature level, field level and cross-wafer analysis. Our teams also develop advanced modeling simulation, data analytics and process control modeling technologies. As a member of the MACH team, you’ll be joining the most sophisticated and successful process-control company in the semiconductor industry--working across functions to solve the most complex technical problems in the digital age.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

• Develop product strategy to achieve product adoption, market share, and penetration
• Account for near and short term business requirements, competition, and total team capability
• Broad concepts and business strategies are synthesized into structured and concrete product plans
• Achieve alignment and buy-in across product functions
• Clear and compelling technical presentations that portray the value of our products to the customers
• Proactively works with account managers and customers to facilitate sales
• Monitor competitive activity and manage head to head evaluations
• Complementing and coordinating with the application engineers, bridge the customer environment to the engineering team
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments
• Drive product adoption at customer site
• Support HQ and local Business Unit to achieve their business goals
  

Minimum Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Deep understanding of inspection or lithography process or yield
• Knowledgeable of Inspection & Metrology for process control
• Hands-on experience to market or support enterprise level software

Important Skills:

• Be a driver
• Successful with multiple cultures environment
• Leadership competencies: successful execution of projects
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Handle multiple projects in parallel
• Excellent problem solving skills. Have creative and out of box thinking approach to deal with customer challenges

Basic Qualifications:

• Languages; fluent English
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Must have at least 5 years of fab experience in inspection or lithography process
• Understanding of software development and architecture is desirable
• Hands-on experience with process control analytics software is a plus

The company offers a total rewards package that is competitive and comprehensive including but not limited to the following: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.