Division MACH Software Applications Engineer

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

• Install, upgrade, and provide technical support for KLA Klarity KD / ACE software solutions at customer sites
• Support enterprise-scale manufacturing applications, ensuring stable operation in production environments
• Lead or support beta programs and product adoption projects, coordinating with customer engineers and internal teams
• Act as a technical interface between HQ engineering teams and local Business Units, supporting business objectives
• Troubleshoot issues related to software configuration, database, Linux environments, and system integration
• ❌ This role does not focus on semiconductor process tuning, recipe optimization, or defect condition analysis
• ❌ This role does not involve daily customer-facing process consulting or Fab-level yield engineering activities

How this role is different from a Software Engineer

This position is not a traditional software development role. While it requires strong technical knowledge of software systems, databases, and Linux environments, the primary responsibility is deploying, operating, and stabilizing enterprise manufacturing software in customer production environments, not designing or developing new software features.

The role focuses on hands-on installation, system integration, troubleshooting, and supporting real-world manufacturing operations at customer sites. Success in this position is measured by system stability, operational reliability, and effective technical collaboration with customers and internal engineering teams, rather than by code ownership or feature delivery.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Major in Computer Science is highly preferred but STEM background is acceptable
• Hands-on experience with enterprise application installation and maintenance
• Strong working knowledge of:
  • Must-have: Linux administration and shell scripting
  • Nice-to-have: Oracle database administration / PL-SQL
  • Nice-to-have: One or more programming languages: C / C++(Nice-to-have) / Python(Nice-to-have) / Perl
• Ability to work independently in customer production environments
• Strong problem-solving and technical documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Klarity Defect or Klarity ACE
• Background in manufacturing IT systems, factory software, or data-driven production environments
• Experience supporting global or multi-site customers

Who will succeed in this role

• Engineers who enjoy deep technical problem-solving in software and systems
• Candidates comfortable working across IT, data, and manufacturing software
• Not required to have semiconductor process engineer experience, but must be comfortable working in Fab environments

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

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