Sr. Technical Program Manager - Scanning Electron Microscopy

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 e-Beam division plays a critical role in KLA’s inspection ecosystem, with tools that deliver high-resolution, timely insights into defects and critical locations on the wafer. Used alongside KLA’s patterned and bare wafer inspectors, e-Beam systems help our customers quickly identify and understand yield-impacting issues—enabling faster, more effective actions to correct the manufacturing process.

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.

Are you ready to lead innovation from concept to high-volume manufacturing? Join us as a Technical Program Manager and take ownership of complex, cross-functional programs that shape the future of technology!

Key Responsibilities

• Lead sophisticated eBeam inspection product development programs.

• Drive program execution across engineering, manufacturing, applications, service, quality, suppliers, and operations organizations to achieve cost, schedule, performance, and quality objectives.

• Develop and maintain coordinated program plans, breakthroughs, resource strategies, risk mitigation plans, and executive-level communications.

• Partner with multi-functional leaders to make technical and business trade-off decisions that optimize product performance, customer value, and program outcomes.

• Build positive relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on requirements, priorities, deliverables, and product readiness.

• Lead beta-site activities, customer engagements, and product introduction initiatives to support successful adoption and manufacturing ramp.

• Anticipate and proactively resolve technical, operational, and organizational challenges that could impact program success.

• Influence product strategy, technology roadmaps, and investment priorities by aligning business objectives, customer needs, and engineering execution.

• Foster collaboration across global teams while driving accountability, decision-making, and execution excellence in a matrixed environment.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical subject area preferred.

• 12+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, product development, or related leadership roles.

• Proven experience managing complex semiconductor capital equipment, inspection, metrology, lithography, or advanced technology programs.

• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional teams within a matrix organization.

• Outstanding executive communication, stakeholder management, and influence skills.

• Experience driving programs through full product lifecycle development, including customer deployment and manufacturing ramp.

• Strong understanding of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

• Background working with Wafer Inspection Systems

• Proven experience with Systems Engineering for complex multidisciplinary products

• Electron optics and charged particle beam technologies

• Solid Statistics practice leading the Spec validation process

• Precision motion and mechatronic systems

• High-performance computing and software architectures

• Imaging, signal processing, inspection algorithms and good understanding of AI

• Electronics and control systems

• Electron Beam (eBeam) Inspection is a plus

• Willingness to travel internationally and domestically up to 15%

Why Join Us?

• Work on ground breaking technology with a global impact.

• Collaborate with world-class authorities across engineering, manufacturing, and marketing.

• Be part of a culture that values innovation, customer success, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 10 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 12 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 15 years

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.

Total Rewards

Base Pay Range: $205,800.00 - $360,200.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: 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.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.

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