Associate Technical Lead, Software Test Automation

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

KLA advanced computing Labs’ (ACL) mission in India is to deliver advanced parallel computing research and software architectures for AI + HPC + Cloud solutions to accelerate the performance of KLA's products. ACL explores high-risk approaches, pioneering technologies, and novel methods to accelerate KLA’s algorithms and contribute to KLA’s HPC technology roadmap. Located out of the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai, India, we engage leading thinkers in academia, industry and KLA’s business units to create innovative parallel computing methods to enable KLA’s business growth.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

    1. Acquire and demonstrate technical knowledge of Metro Solutions Platform. 
    2. Full participation in the software development life cycle to establish test scenarios and Automating them using KLA test automation frameworks for proving the functionality and robustness of the software created.
    3. Interact with multisite team members(India, Israel & USA ) during software product life cycle for requirement analysis, Software Test plan(STP) preparation, Software Test Design (STD) preparation and Executing Tests.
    4. Leverage AI in automation and other stages of testing.

5. Work with hardware, Systems and Application groups to understand system requirements and map them to software testing needs.
    6. Reviews software design, change specifications and plans against and/or process requirements. Reviews include applicable specifications, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies. Performs or co-ordinates verification of software requirement allocations, traceability, and testability.
    7. Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains standards for quality operating methods, processes, systems and procedures.
    8. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable quality standards.
    9. Create tests to identify software problems.
    10. Analyze bugs and errors found during tests and Document results of tests.
    11. Recommend improvements in software to enhance user experience.
    12. Works together with the software developer to enhance and improve programs
13. Participate in deployment/trouble shooting at customer sites.
    

Minimum Qualifications

1. Required: BE/BS/BTech degree with 5 or more years of SW Testing experience.
    2. Required: Thorough knowledge of SDLC and software engineering
    3. Extensive experience in Automated software Testing and Manual testing
    4. Exceptional attention to details
    5. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    6. Required: Must be able to interact and communicate with all levels of staff and project management in both the business and the technical areas, with the ability to keep discussions at the appropriate level of abstraction.
    7. Great team player and able to work efficiently with minimal supervision
    8. Required: Willingness to travel to Israel, US and other customer places on short assignments.
    9. Experience in developing software or automation scripts in C# or Java. (C# is preference)
    10. Experience in Designing and or working experience with different kind of Automation test framework(FlaUI, MS CodedUI, Appium, Selenium etc)
    11. Optional: Knowledge of KLA specific or general semiconductor domain
    12. Experience with large software systems / tool applications is preferred.
    

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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