North America Technical Engagement Manager (TEM)
$127,900 - $217,400 USD yearly
Originally posted November 13, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Technical Engagement Manager (TEM) understands key customer roadmaps and challenges to drive the adoption of KLA products and solutions at the customer site. In this role, you will manage and lead a field-based team of Application Engineers within the Customer Engagement division.
What you'll do
- Lead, manage, and train a field-based team of Application Engineers executing on annual strategic plans.
- Build strategic relationships and hold technical discussions with senior customer personnel at the Section or Department Manager level to influence decisions.
- Map wafer fab processes and customer yield challenges to KLA inspection, metrology, and analytics solutions.
- Develop and execute penetration, market share, and adoption strategies for KLA products at customer sites.
- Partner with sales and factory divisions to identify opportunities, support product performance, and communicate requirements for future products.
- Organize and drive quarterly Technical Committee Meetings with key customer stakeholders.
What you'll need
- Advanced degree with 8+ years of experience developing solutions for advanced fab operations.
- 3+ years of experience managing and leading a team of engineers.
- In-depth technical knowledge of advanced fab operations and wafer fab processes.
- Proven experience collaborating closely with customer partners to identify and drive technology solutions.
Skills: Application Engineers, Fab Operations, Yield, KLA Products, Customer Adoption
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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: Application Engineers, Fab Operations, Yield, KLA Products, Customer Adoption
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.