Division Regional Development Applications Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. KLA Corporation scores A on the Alion truth index.
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 SensArray® division leads in in-situ measurement and process control, helping semiconductor fabs and mask shops optimize yield and efficiency. Its solutions support both R&D and high-volume manufacturing, enabling automated process control (APC) through real-time thermal monitoring and analytics.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.
Serve as a technical expert for wafer handling solutions :
- Vibration Wafer
- Relative Humidity (RH) Wafer
- Eccentricity Wafer
- Additional SensArray temperature products
Customer Technical Support
- Provide application support and technical consultation for SensArray products at customer sites.
- Lead troubleshooting activities related to wafer handling performance, vibration analysis, humidity monitoring, wafer centering, and process tool performance.
- Support product qualifications, evaluations, and deployment activities at semiconductor fabs.
Customer Engagement
- Conduct product demonstrations, technical presentations, and customer training sessions.
- Develop strong relationships with engineering teams at key semiconductor customers.
- Gather customer feedback and communicate market requirements to Product Management and R&D teams.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience;
Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years
- 2+ years of experience in semiconductor equipment, applications engineering, process engineering, field service engineering, or related technical roles.
- Experience working in semiconductor manufacturing environments (Fab experience preferred).
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.
We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.
KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.