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Posted 82 days agoVerified live 1d ago

Customer Engagement Applications Engineer (FaST)

Brief overview

Hillsboro, ORIn-person
MastersOr in progress
$102k–$173k/yrStated range
710 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
268 green cardsCertified filings

About the company

Global electronics company focused on semiconductor manufacturing.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

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710H-1B approved
97%approval rate
221new H-1B hires
268PERM certified
$154,825median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
2023174
2024184
2025278
202674
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
202355
202451
202542
202628
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
202361
202432
2025166
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Job description

Summary

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, focusing on innovation and advanced technology. The Customer Engagement Applications Engineer role involves enabling customer success through high quality measurements, troubleshooting metrology issues, developing advanced optical measurement models, and supporting new product introductions. The position requires collaboration across multiple teams and may involve travel and relocation.

Responsibilities

  • Enable customer success by providing high quality measurements and reducing measurement variability
  • Use analytical skills to troubleshoot issues based on metrology results
  • Document results and make presentations on all aspects of products
  • Develop models for advanced films and optical CD measurements in semiconductor manufacturing and development, primarily using optical spectroscopy including spectroscopic ellipsometry and spectroscopic ellipsometry
  • Assists sales and marketing staff in assessing potential application of company products to meet customer needs and preparing detailed product specifications
  • Work collaboratively with cross-functional organizations including engineering, service, sales and marketing within KLA and with customer engineers
  • Conduct new product introduction projects
  • Provide escalation support to onsite field service engineer; leading and coordinating remote/local troubleshooting
  • Perform experiments to characterize tool/subcomponent performance and develop recipes to model applications
  • This job may require 20- 30% travelling and potential relocation to a different site

Skills

  • Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience
  • Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience
  • Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years

Benefits

  • Participation in performance incentive programs
  • 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
  • Family care and bonding leave
  • Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed

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