Software Engineering Manager (semiconductor/capital equipment) - Milpitas, CA, United States
$167,400 - $245,533 USD yearly
Originally posted 25 September 2026 by the employer.
Lead the Diagnostics & Calibration software team for EUV actinic reticle inspection system.
About the role
This role leads the Diagnostics & Calibration software team for EUV actinic reticle inspection system, focusing on software that diagnoses and calibrates KLA’s reticle inspection platforms.
What you'll do
- Lead and grow a high-performing Diagnostics & Calibration software team.
- Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for multi-language software systems.
- Guide development of existing diagnostics and calibration software architecture to meet program goals.
- Lead exploration and application of AI/ML and generative-AI techniques to build applications and internal tools that improve diagnostics, calibration, developer productivity, and data analysis.
- Translate system-level and user requirements into clear technical direction, software design, and execution plans.
- Drive design excellence to improve software reliability, maintainability, performance, and scalability.
What you'll need
- Multidisciplinary background in Physical science, Computer science, Microscopy, Optics, or relevant fields with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
- 8+ years of software development experience, with 2+ years in a technical leadership or engineering management role.
- Strong background in system-level software development involving hardware-software interaction.
- Familiarity with using AI tools for SW development (e.g., Devin, Codex).
- Familiarity with building applications using LLMs / generative AI and agentic frameworks, and integrating them into engineering workflows.
- Proficiency programming languages such as Python, C++, or C#.
- Experience developing medium to large-scale software applications in multi-developer environments.
- Demonstrated ability to translate user needs and system requirements into technical specifications and executable plans.
Nice to have
- Experience in diagnostics, calibration, machine control, inspection, or metrology systems.
- Familiarity with computer vision, image processing, or image analysis techniques.
- Proficiency in LabVIEW (object-oriented design preferred).
- Hands-on experience in semi-capital equipment (semi-CAPEX) product environments.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices (e.g., Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps).
Skills: Diagnostics & Calibration software, EUV actinic reticle inspection system, hardware-software interaction, AI/ML and generative-AI techniques, system-level software development
This role has been open 15 days — well below the 46-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
183
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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 (183 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 37 | 183 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 201 | 6035 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 54 d | 46 d (+8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $142k |
Skills observed across this category: Diagnostics & Calibration software, EUV actinic reticle inspection system, hardware-software interaction, AI/ML and generative-AI techniques, system-level software development
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation (this employer) · 37 open roles · median 54 d
- Applied Materials · 30 open roles · median 24 d
- Lam Research · 13 open roles · median 46 d
- ASM International · 12 open roles · median 76 d
- Teradyne · 11 open roles · median 22 d
- Onto Innovation · 10 open roles · median 63 d
How we counted: 183 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.