To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale-faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Group/Division

The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA's product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics. The Customer Engagement (CE) division is a field-based group of technical experts who partner closely with customers to provide a comprehensive portfolio of KLA products that support yield improvement from R&D through high-volume production. The team helps align KLA's solutions with customer needs, supports product performance, identifies new opportunities and gathers insights to guide future innovation-all while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Physics, Optics, Engineering, Material Science, or a related field semiconductor process knowledge is a strong plus.
Proven experience in customer-facing technical roles, with a strong track record of building and maintaining customer relationships.
Demonstrated success in technical problem-solving, project execution, and cross-functional collaboration.
Willingness to work in semiconductor cleanroom environments.
Strong project management, leadership, and organizational skills.
Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal abilities.
Fluent in English, with the ability to communicate clearly via email, video calls, and in-person meetings.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.

Key Competencies:

Strong customer orientation with a passion for delivering value and building trust.
Advanced analytical and statistical thinking for data-driven decision-making.
Effective collaboration and communication across diverse teams and cultures.
High level of initiative, ownership, and accountability in driving results.
Resilience and adaptability in dynamic, high-pressure environments.
A proactive team player with a growth mindset and a drive for excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree with 0 years of experience.

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Use of AI Statement

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews-whether virtual or in person-is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

Customer Engagement Applications Engineer