Director - R&D, Advanced Technologies

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale- faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Group/Division The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA's product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics.

The Sens Array® division leads in in-situ measurement and process control, helping semiconductor fabs and mask shops optimize yield and efficiency. Its solutions support both R&D and high-volume manufacturing, enabling automated process control (APC) through real-time thermal monitoring and analytics.

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

• Lead KLA Sens Array's advanced technology and R&D strategy, driving innovation and development of next-generation semiconductor process characterization solutions.
• Define and execute the long-term technology roadmap, identifying emerging market opportunities, competitive trends, and breakthrough technologies that accelerate growth and strengthen market leadership.
• Build and lead world-class engineering teams to deliver N+1 and N+2 product platforms from concept through commercialization while expanding KLA's intellectual property portfolio.
• Partner with customers, industry leaders, and cross-functional organizations to align technology investments with business objectives and future market needs.
• Serve as the strategic technology leader responsible for innovation, competitive differentiation, risk management, and successful transition of advanced technologies into scalable products.
• Lead and evolve global electrical engineering standards, specifications, and design guidelines across a diverse facilities portfolio.
• Review electrical designs for capital projects, infrastructure upgrades, and critical facility improvements to support consistency, quality, and compliance.
• Guide technical strategy for power distribution, UPS, generators, transfer systems, and other critical power infrastructure.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve resiliency, operational readiness, and long-term facility performance.
• Support renewable energy and electrification initiatives, including solar, battery storage, EV charging, and utility coordination where relevant.
• Translate technical requirements into clear standards, design guidance, and executive-ready summaries.

• Define and execute the long-term Sens Array technology, innovation strategy & roadmap.
• Lead advanced research and development programs focused on next-generation semiconductor process characterization including both temperature and wafer handling projects.
• Drive N+1 and N+2 product planning and technology incubation efforts.
• Identify industry technology inflections, emerging market trends, and disruptive competitive developments to maintain…