Robotics Software Engineer

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. KLA's Central Engineering organization is made up of nine Centers of Excellence (CoEs) spanning disciplines like automation, motion control, sensors, platform design, and packaging. Each CoE contributes not only technical deliverables but also deep expertise, best practices, and advanced tools that elevate both what we build—and how we build it.

What You'll Do

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

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Robotics Software Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain software for robotic and automation systems used in advanced semiconductor equipment. You will work closely with mechanical, electrical, system, and application engineers to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performance robotic solutions. The candidate has strong software development skills, hands-on experience with robotic systems, motion control, and industrial automation, and a passion for solving complex engineering challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software for robotic handling and automation systems.
• Implement motion control, robot path planning, sequencing, and machine control logic.
• Develop software components for robot communication, device control, sensors, actuators, and vision systems.
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and throughput for high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex software and system integration issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Manufacturing, and Field Service engineers.
• Participate in software architecture design, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support product releases, customer escalations, and field issues when necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Automation Control, or related fields.
• 3+ years of software development experience in robotics, automation, industrial equipment, or related areas.
• Strong programming skills in C++/C#/Java/Python
• Solid understanding of:
  • Object-Oriented Design (OOD)
  • Design Patterns
  • Multithreading and Concurrent Programming
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
• Familiar with machine control systems and industrial communication protocols.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with semiconductor equipment, handlers, EFEM, wafer handling systems, or factory automation.
• Experience with robotics control and industrial automation platforms.
• Experience with robot kinematics, coordinate transformations, and motion planning concepts.
• Experience with real-time systems or embedded software development.
• Experience working in global cross-functional engineering teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 1 years;

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Use of AI Statement 

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

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.