Software Quality Engineer - Milpitas, CA, United States
$95,000 - $161,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 August 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on software testing for system-level software and hardware-integrated semiconductor products.
About the role
This role involves end-to-end software testing activities for key project features, focusing on system-level software and hardware-integrated semiconductor products.
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end testing activities for key project features as an individual contributor.
- Perform automation testing and manual testing for software and hardware-integrated products.
- Drive automated test coverage for UI and API layers, designing robust test suites.
- Lead test planning and strategy execution, collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
- Use intelligent algorithms, including LLM, and business logic to find root causes of software failures.
- Participate in all stages of software development, including deployment and troubleshooting at customer sites.
What you'll need
- Proficiency in C++, C#, Java, Python, or R.
- Strong skills in SQL, NoSQL databases, and data preprocessing.
- Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, machine learning models, and statistical methods.
- Ability to understand system-level requirements and translate them into good software design.
- 2+ years of hands-on software testing experience on system-level software + hardware-integrated semiconductor products.
Nice to have
- Experience with Power BI, dashboards, and other reporting and graphing tools.
Skills: software testing, system-level software, hardware-integrated products, automation testing, semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem
This role has been open 66 days — well above the 48-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
182
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$143k
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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 (182 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 36 | 182 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 210 | 6114 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 61 d | 48 d (+13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $143k |
Skills observed across this category: software testing, system-level software, hardware-integrated products, automation testing, semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation (this employer) · 36 open roles · median 61 d
- Applied Materials · 31 open roles · median 24 d
- ASM International · 14 open roles · median 66 d
- Lam Research · 14 open roles · median 44 d
- Keysight Technologies · 10 open roles · median 74 d
- Teradyne · 10 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 182 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.