Engineer, Software Test Automation

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.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

KLA is a global leader in process control and yield management solutions for the electronics and semiconductor industries. For decades, KLA has worked at the leading edge of deep science, taking on complex technical challenges that often take years to solve. By combining expertise in optics, sensors, machine learning, data analytics, and software engineering, KLA helps enable the ideas and devices that transform the future of technology.

At KLA, innovation is driven by a belief that precision matters at the smallest scale—from nanometer‑level measurement to world‑class manufacturing quality. Our solutions support advanced manufacturing across wafers, integrated circuits, packaging, and printed circuit boards, making everyday technologies such as smartphones, data centers, autonomous systems, and connected devices possible.

KLA fosters an engineering‑driven culture that values rigorous testing, continuous improvement, and collaboration across global teams. Software Quality Engineers at KLA contribute to products with real‑world impact while growing their careers in an environment that encourages curiosity, ownership, and long‑term technical excellence.

KLA’s advanced process control and process enabling solutions support Panel, Components, printed circuit board (PCB) and integrated circuit substrate (ICS) manufacturing. Manufacturers can manage yield and reliability throughout the fabrication process using KLA’s comprehensive portfolio of direct imaging for patterning and solder mask, automated optical inspection (AOI), automated optical shaping (AOS), inkjet and additive printing, chemistry process control as well as software solutions. From multi-layer boards to the most advanced IC substrate applications, our solutions enable manufacturers to build high-capacity, high-quality, high-precision PCB and IC substrate products while optimizing their productivity and cost-efficiency.

Test Engineer

• Understand the system and customer workflows end-to-end by analyzing product requirements, architecture, and real customer use cases; translate these into automation strategy and test coverage for web applications and web services.
• Participate early in the SDLC by reviewing functional/system requirements and designs to ensure testability, identify risks, and define measurable acceptance criteria aligned with user journeys and service/API contracts.

• Qualification of new and existing products and features (functional/requirements based, regression, performance, reliability). This includes designing and qualifying, publishing results and recommendations in the form of training material, best known methods Ability to understand and develop test cases in new technologies like Deep Learning, machine learnings etc.

• Ability to technically interact with Algorithms, System Engineering, Application Engineering, Marketing and Manufacturing, Customer Support team for various requirements across the globe. Interact with cross locational teams.

• Ability to assess automation feasibility of the test cases Script the test cases to automatically execute the tests Participate in all stages of software development including deployment/trouble shooting at customer sites.

• Represent SQE team in product life cycle and key program meetings.

• Travel to customer fabrication facilities to understand customer usecases, for deploying SW and troubleshooting

• Build and maintain a scalable test automation framework using Playwright (web UI automation) with strong engineering practices (reusable utilities, page/component patterns, stable selectors, test data strategy, reporting).
• Automate critical user flows (smoke, regression, and high-risk business paths) by modeling realistic user behavior and validating the complete workflow across UI, backend services, and data stores.
• Develop automated validations for Web Services / APIs (service-level functional checks, contract validation, negative testing, error handling) and integrate them with UI flows for true end-to-end quality coverage.
• Apply AI-assisted automation practices to improve reliability and maintenance efficiency (e.g., smarter test generation, adaptive/self-healing approaches, and AI-enabled test execution where applicable) to reduce script fragility and speed up automation development.
• Measure and communicate automation coverage, ROI, quality trends, and release risk; continuously prioritize automation work based on defect trends and usage-critical paths.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have Master's Level Degree in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry or related fields.

• Must have excellent communication, analytical and interpersonal skill. Must also be self-driven, yet a strong team player

• Background in IC processing/Semiconductor equipment is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with automation tools is a plus

• Must be desiring to travel and enjoy working in other cultures.

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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