Emerging Talent Recruiter

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

KLA's Human Resources team drives business success by mobilizing our global talent to achieve both short- and long-term objectives. Our strategic areas of focus encompass HR business partnerships, learning and development, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, inclusion, and HR systems and operations.

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.

KLA is seeking a highly motivated, relationship-driven Emerging Talent Recruiter to join our Emerging Talent team in Milpitas, California. This role is responsible for developing and executing innovative university recruiting strategies while managing full-cycle hiring for interns and new college graduates across a variety of technical disciplines.

The ideal candidate combines strong recruiting fundamentals with the ability to build long-term talent pipelines through strategic partnerships with universities, faculty, student organizations, and industry associations. This role requires significant travel during peak recruiting seasons to represent KLA on campus and at industry events.

Key Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Recruiting

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for intern and new college graduate hiring, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and onboarding support.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to develop hiring strategies and deliver exceptional candidate experiences.
• Proactively source and engage top emerging talent across engineering, software, data science, supply chain, and other critical business functions.
• Provide market insights, pipeline updates, and hiring recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ensure recruiting processes align with company policies, employment regulations, and best practices.

Strategic University Recruiting

• Develop and manage strategic recruiting relationships with key universities, community colleges, faculty, student organizations, and career centers.
• Serve as KLA's ambassador on campus by creating meaningful engagement strategies that enhance brand awareness and build diverse talent pipelines.
• Partner with hiring leaders to identify future talent needs and develop targeted sourcing strategies.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and market trends to continuously improve recruiting effectiveness and campus engagement.
• Plan and execute campus visits, information sessions, career fairs, networking events, and student engagement programs.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong partnerships with business leaders, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams.
• Influence hiring decisions through data-driven insights and talent market expertise.
• Collaborate with fellow recruiters to support hiring initiatives across functions and business groups.
• Participate in strategic workforce planning and forecasting discussions related to emerging talent hiring.
  

Programs and Events

• Support the planning and execution of intern, co-op, and new college graduate programs.
• Partner with marketing and employer branding teams to create compelling talent attraction campaigns.
• Represent KLA at national conferences, professional associations, and industry networking opportunities.

What Makes You Successful

• You are relationship-oriented and thrive in highly collaborative environments.
• You are comfortable balancing strategic talent planning with day-to-day recruiting execution.
• You enjoy building programs and identifying creative ways to attract top talent.
• You are energized by frequent travel, networking, and representing KLA externally.
• You bring a consultative mindset and use data to drive decisions and influence stakeholders.
• Travel could be up to 70% during peak fall and spring recruiting seasons.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years of recruiting experience, including full-cycle recruiting responsibilities.
• Experience recruiting for technical or engineering-related roles.
• Demonstrated ability to form relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and external partners.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to handle multiple requisitions and projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively during peak recruiting seasons.
• Experience in university recruiting, campus relations, or emerging talent programs.
• Experience supporting semiconductor, engineering, software, manufacturing, or other technical organizations.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, recruiting technologies, and talent analytics.
• Experience planning recruiting events and leading university partnerships.
• Passion for developing early-career talent and building future talent pipelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree plus 2 years' experience or Masters degree and 0 years' experience.

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: $78,900.00 - $115,700.00 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 [email protected] or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.

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