Sr Global Process Engineer - Milpitas, CA, United States
$121,500 - $178,233 USD yearly
Originally posted 3 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As Sr Global Process Engineer, you will take ownership of process utilities across KLA's worldwide portfolio. This role rounds out KLA's MEP design bench alongside Mechanical & Thermal, Electrical & Power Resiliency, and Instrumentation & Controls disciplines.
What you'll do
- Serve as the technical lead for process utility design, installation, and validation, including P&IDs, isometrics, submittal review, metering, and commissioning.
- Set global design requirements and specifications for the process discipline.
- Support load modeling and capacity master planning for process utilities.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation & Controls engineering, to ensure integrated, reliable facility design.
- Collaborate with regional site teams, contractors, and vendors to maintain consistent process utility standards globally.
- Evaluate variable technical factors on complex issues and build working relationships with key contacts across the organization.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, or a related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated experience designing, installing, and/or validating process utility systems (such as compressed dry air, vacuum, exhaust, process cooling water, DI water, or specialty gas systems) in a lab, cleanroom, or industrial/manufacturing environment.
- Experience evaluating complex, variable technical factors and communicating effectively with stakeholders across teams and organizational levels.
- Ability to travel occasionally to support global sites.
Nice to have
- Experience developing global design standards or specifications across multiple regions or sites.
- Familiarity with semiconductor, life sciences, or advanced manufacturing facility requirements.
- Experience mentoring or advising cross-functional engineering teams.
- Working knowledge of capacity/load modeling tools and methods.
Skills: process utilities, design requirements, installation, validation, facility design
This role has been open 6 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2412
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$99k
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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 (2412 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 39 | 2412 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 454 | 9796 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 32 d | 52 d (−20 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: process utilities, design requirements, installation, validation, facility design
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 382 open roles · median 80 d
- Entegris · 250 open roles · median 29 d
- Applied Materials · 235 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 106 open roles · median 51 d
- Infineon Technologies · 88 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2412 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 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 Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.