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Customer Engagement Applications Engineer - SWIFT

KLA
June 10, 2026
Full-time
On-site
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
$83,100 - $141,300 USD yearly
Test Engineering Jobs, Level - Entry or Early Career

Job Title

Customer Engagement Applications Engineer - SWIFT

Role Summary

Provide technical applications support and deployment for KLA's SWIFT wafer inspection products. Work directly with customers in fabrication facilities and coordinate with product, software, systems, and sales teams to implement, validate, and improve products for semiconductor manufacturing use cases.

Experience Level

Entry-level / Early career. The posting specifies a Master's degree with 0 years related experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 2 years related experience.

Responsibilities

Primary customer-facing and technical responsibilities include:

  • Support all SWIFT products in customer environments and ensure successful implementation.
  • Work directly with customers and internal product teams to plan and execute project activities.
  • Provide technical applications support during development, deployment, and ramp to production.
  • Analyze complex problems and evaluate technical data to identify root causes and solutions.
  • Collaborate with software, systems, and hardware engineering to diagnose and resolve issues.
  • Assist sales staff in assessing product fit for customer needs and preparing product specifications.

Requirements

Key skills and experience expected for success in this role.

  • Customer-facing technical support experience; ability to communicate with fabrication customers and cross-functional teams.
  • Experience troubleshooting hardware and software integration issues and coordinating engineering resources.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for complex, data-driven issues.
  • Project coordination skills: able to plan and execute project-based activities with internal and customer teams.
  • Familiarity with semiconductor manufacturing, wafer inspection, or related metrology systems is preferred.

Education Requirements

Master's level degree (0 years related work experience) OR Bachelor's level degree with 2 years related work experience as stated in the posting. No specific field of study or certifications were specified in the source.


About the Company

Company: KLA

Headquarters: Chennai, India

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company enables the production of electronic devices by inventing systems and solutions for manufacturing integrated circuits, wafers, and displays. With over 40 years of experience, KLA invests heavily in innovation and R&D to support advanced chip design and manufacturing process optimization, collaborating with top technology providers to deliver future electronic devices.

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Date Posted: 2026-06-11