Lead AI Software and Systems Engineer

Company Overview

Company Overview KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into it’s hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays.

The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems.

There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chip makers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA’s metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers.

Central Engineering is KLA's largest engineering organization comprised of 9 Centers-of-Excellence (CoE) in various disciplines applied across all product groups in the company. These CoE include Handling & Automation, Precision Motion Control, Sensors & Image Acquisition, Platform Design, and Packaging Engineering, among others. Talent includes over 500 engineers across global centers in Israel, China, India, and the US. Each CoE contributes not just talent and deliverables per discipline toward product programs, but also subject matter expertise, best practices, roadmaps, specialized facilities, apparatus, models, and analytics.

These differentiate KLA not only in WHAT we do, but also in HOW we do it.

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead AI Software and Systems Engineer with deep expertise in Agentic AI systems and Large Language Models (LLMs) to drive the development of next-generation intelligent software solutions. This role requires a unique blend of AI/ML knowledge, software engineering excellence, and architectural leadership to build robust, scalable, and production-grade KLA systems.

• Architect and Develop AI-Driven Software : Design and implement production-quality software that integrates LLMs and agentic AI frameworks to deliver groundbreaking capabilities to our customers.

• Code Quality and Software Design Leadership: With a focus on scalability and performance, help define and enforce best practices for clean, maintainable, and well-structured code.

• LLM Integration & Optimization: Fine-tune, prompt-engineer, and orchestrate LLMs for specific business use cases.

• Agentic AI Design: Build multi-step reasoning agents, tool-using agents, and autonomous workflows that interact with APIs, databases, and our existing codebases.

• Collaborate & Mentor: Partner with cross-functional teams (ML engineers, product managers, and designers) and mentor engineers on AI-driven development practices.

• Improve AI-Generated Code: Evaluate and refine LLM-generated code for correctness, performance, and maintainability. Develop feedback loops to enhance LLM coding capabilities.

• Stay Ahead of Trends: Research and adopt emerging technologies in AI, LLMs, and software engineering to maintain technical leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 7 + years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in AI/ML-driven systems.

• Proven expertise in Python, Type Script/JavaScript, or similar languages for backend and AI integration.

• Strong understanding of LLMs, prompt…