Software Engineer (Machine Control/OOD/OOP) - Milpitas, CA, United States
$136,300 - $199,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves delivering high-impact software solutions within the Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit.
What you'll do
- Advance business priorities by delivering high-impact work.
- Design, develop, and debug multi-threaded, parallel, and distributed high-performance computing software applications.
- Design, develop, and debug software to control hardware, including electro-mechanical systems, opto-mechanical systems, data acquisition hardware, servo control systems, or robotics.
What you'll need
- Doctorate with at least 2 years of experience OR Master's Degree with at least 2 years of experience OR Bachelor's Degree with at least 3 years of experience in Electrical Engineering or Computer engineering/computer science.
- Expertise in object-oriented software design principles.
- Skilled in Object Oriented languages including Java or C++ or Python.
- Experience in designing, developing and debugging multi-threaded, parallel and distributed high-performance computing software applications.
- Ability to design, develop and debug software to control hardware including electro-mechanical systems, opto-mechanical systems, data acquisition hardware, servo control systems, or robotics.
Skills: object-oriented software design, Java, C++, Python, machine control, hardware control
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 46-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
187
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Median days open
46 d
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Median salary
$142k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (187 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 37 | 187 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 198 | 6049 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 53 d | 46 d (+7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $142k |
Skills observed across this category: object-oriented software design, Java, C++, Python, machine control, hardware control
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation (this employer) · 38 open roles · median 53 d
- Applied Materials · 31 open roles · median 24 d
- Lam Research · 13 open roles · median 45 d
- ASM International · 12 open roles · median 75 d
- Teradyne · 11 open roles · median 21 d
- Keysight Technologies · 10 open roles · median 66 d
How we counted: 187 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.