Technical Program/Project Manager (Software)

KLA•Milpitas, CA

8d•$186,200 - $273,067•Onsite

About The Position

The Broadband Plasma (BBP) division is the market-leading optical inspection system used by logic, foundry, and memory customers to detect critical defects at advanced nodes. These tools combine broadband plasma technology with unmatched sensitivity and speed to support high-volume manufacturing. In this role, you will be a key member of our highly integrated multi-disciplinary team of software, systems, applications and algorithm engineers, playing a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. The BBP division provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for innovative IC manufacturing. Logic, foundry, and memory customers depend on BBP products to detect yield-critical defects for process debug and excursion monitoring at advanced process nodes. BBP flagship products include the 29xx and 39xx series which leverage Broadband Plasma technology to capture a wide range of defects with ultimate sensitivity at the optical inspection speeds needed for inline defect monitoring.

Requirements

Software development experience with good software design exposure is desired.
Experience with New Product Introduction or Product Development Experience from inception to delivery.
Proven Technical Capability and Risk Management with deep understanding of business goals.
Experience articulating the progress and impact through relevant key performance indicators.
Familiarity with Agile, Iterative, and Waterfall development methodologies.
Great team player with strong leadership, critical thinking, and effective communication.
Enthusiastic communicator who successfully advocates for action and positive change.
Creative problem solver with a proven track record of solving complex technical issues with urgency.
Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously.
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience OR Master's Level Degree and minimum of 8 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor's Level Degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in customer engagement, feedback analysis, and adoption strategy development desired.

Responsibilities

Drive development of software for wafer inspection systems, coordinating across software, systems, algorithms, and applications teams.
Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to ensure seamless integration of software features into capital equipment platforms.
Interface with Marketing and global customers to gather requirements, validate solutions, and support field deployment.
Identify technical, schedule, and operational risks, implement mitigation strategies, and ensure alignment with business goals.
Work with marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure readiness and scalability of solutions.
Demonstrate business insight with clear understanding of value proposition, feature interdependencies, and business value.
Demonstrate technical competency to ensure development plans are comprehensive to meet performance, reliability, cost, manufacturability, and serviceability goals.