- Job Description SummaryKLA is a global leader in process control and yield management solutions for the electronics and semiconductor industries. For decades, KLA has worked at the leading edge of deep science, taking on complex technical challenges that often take years to solve. By combining expertise in optics, sensors, machine learning, data analytics, and software engineering, KLA helps enable the ideas and devices that transform the future of technology.
At KLA, innovation is driven by a belief that precision matters at the smallest scalefrom nanometer level measurement to world class manufacturing quality. Our solutions support advanced manufacturing across wafers, integrated circuits, packaging, and printed circuit boards, making everyday technologies such as smartphones, data centers, autonomous systems, and connected devices possible.
KLA fosters an engineering driven culture that values rigorous testing, continuous improvement, and collaboration across global teams. Software Quality Engineers at KLA contribute to products with real world impact while growing their careers in an environment that encourages curiosity, ownership, and long term technical excellence.
KLA’s advanced process control and process enabling solutions support Panel, Components, printed circuit board (PCB) and integrated circuit substrate (ICS) manufacturing. Manufacturers can manage yield and reliability throughout the fabrication process using KLA’s comprehensive portfolio of direct imaging for patterning and solder mask, automated optical inspection (AOI), automated optical shaping (AOS), inkjet and additive printing, chemistry process control as well as software solutions. From multi-layer boards to the most advanced IC substrate applications, our solutions enable manufacturers to build high-capacity, high-quality, high-precision PCB and IC substrate products while optimizing their productivity and cost-efficiency.
- Job Description/Preferred QualificationsResponsibilities:




The selected Software QA Engineer will join a world-class software team to architect, implement, and scale test automation solutions that drive quality across KLA products. They will be a technically strong individual contributor and leader, responsible for building AI-augmented automation frameworks that ensure the reliability of all released products. They will champion modern testing practices with a sharp focus on automation coverage, infrastructure excellence, and continuous improvement of the qualification process. They must be able to partner with cross-functional teams globally to resolve quality issues quickly.

Key Responsibilities Include:

- Identify, evaluate, and implement test automation frameworks and tools that deliver measurable value across the qualification lifecycle — including functional, regression, performance, and reliability testing.
- Own and drive automated test coverage for both UI and API layers across KLA products, designing robust test suites and publishing results, recommendations, and best known methods.
- Integrate AI capabilities into the test automation framework — including self-healing locators, intelligent test generation, and autonomous test execution — to improve test resilience and reduce maintenance overhead.
- Leverage deep knowledge of software systems and application architecture to design scalable infrastructure solutions that empower the test automation team.
- Assess automation feasibility of test cases and script them for automatic execution across current and existing product features.
- Technically interact with Algorithms, System Engineering, Application Engineering, Marketing and Manufacturing, and Customer Support teams across global locations for various requirements.
- Participate in all stages of software development including deployment and troubleshooting at customer sites. Represent the SQE team in product lifecycle and key program meetings.
- Travel to customer fabrication facilities to understand customer use cases, deploy software, and troubleshoot

📌 Associate Technical Lead, Software Test Automation (Chennai)
🏢 KLA
📍 Chennai