North America Inspection Technical Engagement Manager
$127,900 - $217,400 USD yearly
Originally posted November 13, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Technical Engagement Manager understands key customer roadmaps and challenges while managing and leading a team of Application Engineers. The role focuses on mapping customer challenges in wafer fab processes to KLA's inspection and metrology product portfolio to support yield improvement.
What you'll do
- Manage and lead a team of Application Engineers to execute strategic plans.
- Build strategic relationships and lead technical discussions with customer Section and Department Managers.
- Map wafer fab process challenges to KLA product portfolio solutions.
- Arrange and drive quarterly Technical Review Meetings with customer stakeholders.
- Partner with sales teams to identify and close sales opportunities while ensuring products meet performance expectations.
- Collect customer requirements and technology trends to guide future product offerings.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of related experience, Master's degree with 6+ years of experience, or a PhD with 3+ years of experience.
- Knowledge of wafer fab processes and advanced fab operations.
- Experience managing and leading a team of engineers.
- Experience identifying, developing, and driving technology solutions for customer fab environments.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree with 8+ years of experience in developing solutions for advanced fab operations.
- 3 years of experience managing and leading a team of engineers.
- In-depth knowledge of advanced fab operations.
Skills: inspection, metrology, yield, fab operations, customer engagement
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First seen in our index 1 day ago, well below the 83-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Metrology Inspection
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Open roles in category
132
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Median days since first seen
83 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$138k
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| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (132 roles · 8 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 97 | 132 |
| Median days since first seen | 72 d | 83 d (+11 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $138k |
Skills observed across this category: inspection, metrology, yield, fab operations, customer engagement
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation (this employer) · 97 open roles · median 72 d
- Onto Innovation · 22 open roles · median 112 d
- ASML · 4 open roles · median 91 d
- Micron Technology · 3 open roles · median 92 d
- Applied Materials · 2 open roles · median 10 d
- Veeco Instruments · 2 open roles · median 107 d
How we counted: 132 open Applications FAE (Metrology Inspection) roles from 8 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.