Senior Algorithm Engineer

KLA•Milpitas, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

KLA’s Films and Scatterometry Technologies Division is seeking a highly skilled Senior Algorithm Engineer to develop next-generation computational, AI-driven, and physics-based algorithms for semiconductor process control and optical metrology applications. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of machine learning, computational imaging, software engineering, and semiconductor manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in algorithm development, strong software engineering skills, and a passion for solving complex technical challenges that directly impact the semiconductor industry's most advanced technology nodes.

Requirements

MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Imaging, Machine Learning, or a related field.
10+ years of industry experience developing algorithms in a production environment.
Strong programming experience in Python, MATLAB and C++.
Experience developing machine learning, deep learning, or AI-based solutions.
Experience developing physical algorithms for optical and x-ray electromagnetic simulations.
Strong background in numerical methods, statistical modeling, optimization, and data analysis.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 5 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 12 years

Nice To Haves

Experience with semiconductor metrology, inspection, lithography, or process control applications.
Expertise in: Electromagnetic theory and simulations, Numerical simulations and optimization, Signal processing, probability, and statistics, Optical system modeling, Machine learning and deep learning, Computational electromagnetics, Image processing.
Familiarity with surrogate modeling, neural operators, or AI-driven simulation acceleration methodologies.
Experience building production-grade software that integrates algorithms into customer-facing products.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize advanced algorithms for semiconductor metrology, inspection, and process control applications.
Develop machine learning, deep learning, and physics-informed models to improve measurement accuracy, throughput, and product performance.
Build scalable software solutions that support algorithm development, training, validation, and deployment in production environments.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including software, systems, optics, applications, and hardware engineers to deliver innovative product capabilities.
Apply computational imaging, computer vision, signal processing, and statistical analysis techniques to solve challenging customer problems.
Investigate emerging AI technologies and develop proof-of-concept solutions that support future product roadmaps.
Drive performance optimization using GPU acceleration, high-performance computing, and efficient software architectures.
Analyze large datasets to identify trends, improve model performance, and accelerate product development.
Contribute to technical leadership through design reviews, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration.