Product Marketing Jobs at KLA with Visa Sponsorship
KLA hires Product Marketing professionals to support its semiconductor equipment and process control portfolio, working at the intersection of technical depth and market strategy. The company has a consistent track record of sponsoring work visas for this function, covering multiple visa categories for international candidates at various career stages.
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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 your 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, chipmakers 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. The Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for leading-edge 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.
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
This position is for a People manager leading a team of product marketing and application engineers responsible for the Broadband Plasma Product lines. For assigned customers or regions, responsibilities include:
- Lead, coach and develop a team of application engineers and product marketing with field responsibilities.
- Collaborate closely with customers, business units, and engineering teams to ensure the timely and successful completion of beta evaluations and early collaborations.
- Support new product releases by working with the product marketing manager to determine target customer sites, timing of product introductions, and demo support.
- Develop marketing strategies for target customer sites.
- Define key marketing requirements, and provide input to product marketing, engineering, and PLC teams.
- Build strong relationships with customers to understand their problems and drive product solutions.
- Collaborate with PMM, PLC, and BD teams to recommend pricing strategies for each customer site.
- Identify new opportunities through marketing initiatives and understand CAPEX/WFE for target customer sites, analyzing and tracking BBP intensity.
- Develop competitive strategies, forecast market trends, and create technical product presentations and introductions for key customers.
- Formulate product penetration and adoption strategies for target accounts, working closely with business development and regional account teams.
- This role requires frequent business trips to target customer sites, up to 20-40% of the time.
- Lead technical committee meetings with key technical customers, from working level to executive level.
- Act as the point of contact between customers and regional teams, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration.
(Preferred experience)
- Expertise in process technologies such as DRAM, NAND, and Logic, or proficiency in process control equipment.
- Expertise in wafer inspection technologies.
- Experience in semiconductor fabrication, specializing in yield enhancement, or layer/module ownership, or defect engineering.
- Experience with collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Strong competitive analysis or product positioning experience.
- Ability to operate effectively across global teams or time zones.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 5 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 10+ years.
Experience in semiconductor manufacturing for marketing, application engineering or related roles.
Prior people-management experience or demonstrated team leadership responsibility.
Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing and customer decision processes.
Proven ability to work directly with customers and cross functional teams.
Base Pay Range: $150,400.00 - $255,700.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA
KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.
Be aware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as KLA employees. KLA never asks for any financial compensation to be considered for an interview, to become an employee, or for equipment. Further, KLA does not work with any recruiters or third parties who charge such fees either directly or on behalf of KLA. Please ensure that you have searched KLA’s Careers website for legitimate job postings. KLA follows a recruiting process that involves multiple interviews in person or on video conferencing with our hiring managers. If you are concerned that a communication, an interview, an offer of employment, or that an employee is not legitimate, please send an email to talent.acquisition@kla.com to confirm the person you are communicating with is an employee. We take your privacy very seriously and confidentially handle your information.
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 your 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, chipmakers 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. The Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for leading-edge 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.
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
This position is for a People manager leading a team of product marketing and application engineers responsible for the Broadband Plasma Product lines. For assigned customers or regions, responsibilities include:
- Lead, coach and develop a team of application engineers and product marketing with field responsibilities.
- Collaborate closely with customers, business units, and engineering teams to ensure the timely and successful completion of beta evaluations and early collaborations.
- Support new product releases by working with the product marketing manager to determine target customer sites, timing of product introductions, and demo support.
- Develop marketing strategies for target customer sites.
- Define key marketing requirements, and provide input to product marketing, engineering, and PLC teams.
- Build strong relationships with customers to understand their problems and drive product solutions.
- Collaborate with PMM, PLC, and BD teams to recommend pricing strategies for each customer site.
- Identify new opportunities through marketing initiatives and understand CAPEX/WFE for target customer sites, analyzing and tracking BBP intensity.
- Develop competitive strategies, forecast market trends, and create technical product presentations and introductions for key customers.
- Formulate product penetration and adoption strategies for target accounts, working closely with business development and regional account teams.
- This role requires frequent business trips to target customer sites, up to 20-40% of the time.
- Lead technical committee meetings with key technical customers, from working level to executive level.
- Act as the point of contact between customers and regional teams, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration.
(Preferred experience)
- Expertise in process technologies such as DRAM, NAND, and Logic, or proficiency in process control equipment.
- Expertise in wafer inspection technologies.
- Experience in semiconductor fabrication, specializing in yield enhancement, or layer/module ownership, or defect engineering.
- Experience with collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Strong competitive analysis or product positioning experience.
- Ability to operate effectively across global teams or time zones.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 5 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 10+ years.
Experience in semiconductor manufacturing for marketing, application engineering or related roles.
Prior people-management experience or demonstrated team leadership responsibility.
Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing and customer decision processes.
Proven ability to work directly with customers and cross functional teams.
Base Pay Range: $150,400.00 - $255,700.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA
KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.
Be aware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as KLA employees. KLA never asks for any financial compensation to be considered for an interview, to become an employee, or for equipment. Further, KLA does not work with any recruiters or third parties who charge such fees either directly or on behalf of KLA. Please ensure that you have searched KLA’s Careers website for legitimate job postings. KLA follows a recruiting process that involves multiple interviews in person or on video conferencing with our hiring managers. If you are concerned that a communication, an interview, an offer of employment, or that an employee is not legitimate, please send an email to talent.acquisition@kla.com to confirm the person you are communicating with is an employee. We take your privacy very seriously and confidentially handle your information.
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Align Your Degree to KLA's Technical Stack
KLA's Product Marketing roles sit at the boundary of engineering and go-to-market strategy. A degree in electrical engineering, materials science, or a related technical field strengthens your H-1B specialty occupation case and signals the domain fluency KLA actively screens for.
Target Roles With Semiconductor Portfolio Ownership
KLA's job listings for Product Marketing often specify product line ownership within process control or inspection equipment. Applying to roles that match your prior portfolio experience narrows recruiter screening and gives the immigration team a cleaner specialty occupation argument for your petition.
Use Migrate Mate to Surface Open Roles Early
KLA posts Product Marketing positions across multiple business units on a rolling basis. Use Migrate Mate to filter for KLA roles that explicitly indicate visa sponsorship, so you're applying before headcount closes rather than after a requisition goes cold.
Negotiate Offer Timing Around H-1B Cap Dates
If you're on F-1 OPT, coordinate your offer acceptance so your start date falls within your authorized period. USCIS cap-subject H-1B petitions must be filed for an October 1 start, so an offer finalized after April leaves you in a gap that requires OPT extension or a cap-exempt bridge.
Request a TN Visa Assessment If You're Canadian or Mexican
KLA sponsors TN visas, and Product Marketing can qualify under the Management Consultant category if the role involves advisory functions tied to technical product strategy. Ask the recruiting team to loop in immigration counsel early to confirm your specific role description supports TN classification.
Prepare a Skills Portfolio Before DOL Prevailing Wage Review
For Green Card sponsorship under EB-2 or EB-3, DOL's PERM process requires your employer to document the minimum requirements for your role. Compile evidence of your technical marketing credentials now so KLA's immigration team can draft a job description that reflects your actual position without overstating requirements.
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Find Product Marketing at KLA JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does KLA sponsor H-1B visas for Product Marketings?
Yes, KLA sponsors H-1B visas for Product Marketing roles. The company works with immigration counsel to file cap-subject petitions through the annual USCIS lottery and supports cap-exempt filings in qualifying circumstances. Product Marketing positions at KLA typically satisfy the specialty occupation requirement given the technical depth the roles demand, particularly within semiconductor process control and inspection product lines.
Which visa types does KLA commonly sponsor for Product Marketing roles?
KLA sponsors a range of visa categories for Product Marketing professionals, including H-1B, F-1 OPT and CPT, TN, J-1, and Green Card pathways through EB-2 and EB-3 classification. The right category depends on your nationality, educational background, and career stage. Canadian and Mexican nationals should specifically ask about TN eligibility, which can offer a faster path than waiting for H-1B lottery selection.
What qualifications does KLA expect for Product Marketing roles?
KLA's Product Marketing positions typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering, physics, materials science, or a related technical discipline, combined with experience in semiconductor equipment or process control markets. Roles focused on specific product lines often require prior product management or marketing experience in a technical B2B environment. An MBA is common but not universally required for senior-level positions.
How do I apply for Product Marketing jobs at KLA?
You can browse open Product Marketing positions at KLA through Migrate Mate, which filters for roles with confirmed visa sponsorship so you're not spending time on applications that won't move forward for international candidates. When applying, tailor your resume to the specific product line or business unit listed in the job description. KLA's recruiting process for this function typically includes a technical screen, a portfolio or case presentation, and cross-functional panel interviews.
How do I time my Green Card process if I'm in a Product Marketing role at KLA?
If KLA agrees to sponsor your Green Card, the EB-2 or EB-3 PERM process typically begins after you've established yourself in the role. DOL's PERM labor certification can take six months to over a year before USCIS even receives the I-140 petition. For nationals from countries with retrogressed priority dates, starting the process as early as your employer allows is important since priority date wait times vary significantly by country of birth.
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