Software Engineering Manager

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

As a Software Engineering Manager on this team you will lead and grow a multidisciplinary group of software and firmware engineers who design develop release and support our families of surface profiler thin film sheet resistance and nanoindentation measurement instruments. You will be responsible for both people leadership and technical direction spanning embedded firmware Windows desktop applications software architecture and measurement and data-analysis algorithms leveraging cutting-edge technologies and the latest advancements in software engineering and AI/ML/DL. You will partner closely with hardware systems product and global engineering teams to deliver high-quality products on schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Lead mentor and develop a team of software and firmware engineerssetting clear goals giving regular feedback conducting performance reviews and supporting career growth
• Provide technical direction and oversight across embedded firmware Windows desktop software (C#/.NET C) software architecture and measurement data-analysis and signal/image-processing algorithms
• Own planning and execution for your teamscope and estimate work manage schedules and priorities communicate risks and tradeoffs and deliver releases on schedule
• Drive sound architecture and design decisions through design and code reviews and uphold engineering standards for quality performance reliability and security
• Recruit hire and onboard top engineering talent while building an inclusive high-performing and collaborative team culture
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware systems product management manufacturing and customer-facing teams to define requirements and align on roadmaps
• Partner with globally distributed teams across the US Europe and Asia on system integration software releases and shared engineering best practices
• Champion responsible adoption of AI/ML and AI-assisted development tools under company security policies remove obstacles and foster root-cause analysis and continuous improvement in process and product quality

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree (required) significant relevant experience; Masters or advanced degree (desired) relevant experience in Computer Science Software Electrical Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering or Physics including people-management or technical-lead experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead mentor and grow software and firmware engineering teams and to deliver complex products on schedule.
• A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentalssoftware architecture data structures algorithms design patterns event-driven and multithreaded design testing and debuggingsufficient to guide technical decisions across the team.
• Technical breadth across the teams technology areas including experience with:
  • and C# for Windows desktop applications
  • C and C programming including embedded firmware
  • Software architecture for complex real-time systems
  • Measurement data-analysis or signal/image-processing algorithms
  • Source code control (Git) modern development practices and software design and coding standards
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence peers interdisciplinary engineering groups customers suppliers and senior leadership including delivering clear technical and program presentations
• Adept at managing and collaborating with teams across the US Europe and Asia
• Strong organizational planning and problem-solving skills with a systematic data-driven approach to leading teams

Preferred:

• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams spanning firmware/embedded desktop application and algorithm development
• Experience in the semiconductor metrology inspection or scientific-instrument domain
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and modern software development lifecycle and release management
• Experience delivering AI/ML capabilities in products
• Experience improving engineering processes diagnostics/observability and software quality for complex systems

Travel:

Occasional travel may be required to KLA headquarters customer sites or other business locations. Travel is expected to be less than 10% of working time.

What we will offer you

KLAs benefits package includes:

Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays) contributory pension scheme cash health plan cycle to work scheme global bonus plan share scheme rewards scheme car allowance and life assurance

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree (required) 8yrs relevant experience; Masters or advanced degree (desired) 6yrs experience in Computer Science Software Electrical Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering or Physics including at least 23 years of people-management or technical-lead experience.

We offer a competitive family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

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