Manager, Software Test Automation
KLA · Chennai · onsite · Posted 62d ago
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Overview:
The PCB division develops and supports two major product lines AOI (Automated Optical Inspection)and AOS (Automated Optical Shaping). These products span multiple generations of technology, including C++ based systems, Javabased applications, and modern Web UI frontendsused across different platforms.
The SW & SQE Manager will play a key role in establishing and scaling our new India engineering group, ensuring strong quality practices, impactful automation, and tight alignment with global R&D.
The PCB division develops and supports two major product lines AOI (Automated Optical Inspection)and AOS (Automated Optical Shaping). These products span multiple generations of technology, including C++ based systems, Javabased applications, and modern Web UI frontendsused across different platforms.
The SW & SQE Manager will play a key role in establishing and scaling our new India engineering group, ensuring strong quality practices, impactful automation, and tight alignment with global R&D.
Mission: Build and lead a hybrid team - Manual QA, Automation, and SW Dev(second phase) to accelerate quality and delivery for PCB software
Key responsibilities:
Hire, onboard, and develop an 8person+ team in phases; set clear OKRs and quality KPIs
Establish SQE processes (test plans, regression suites, defect triage, release readiness)
Stand up/own anautomation framework and CI integration for nightly and prerelease gates
Partner closely with PCB R&D (Yavne) on tooling, environments, and standards
Drive crosssite execution, status reporting, and executivelevel communication
Vendor/partner coordination (e.g., lab access, tooling, external test support)
Minimum Qualifications
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in Software/SQE engineering across mixedtechnology environments
(experience with C++, Java, and Web UIstacks). - Strong software engineering fundamentals:
debugging skills
understanding of multithreading/concurrency
familiarity with largescale codebases
ability to work with crossplatform builds and tools - Handson experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD integration.
- 3+ years managing QA/engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills for crosssite work (IsraelIndia).
- BSc in CS/EE (or equivalent).
- C++ experience is an advantage(AOI and AOS products use C++ in several core components).
- Experience with Javabased services or Web UI frameworks (React/Angular/Vue or similar) is a plus.
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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Manual QaQAAutomationMultithreadingregressionsemiconductorConcurrencyCI/CD IntegrationdebuggingReact.JsResearchJavaManufacturingSalesAngularjsResearch And DevelopmentAutomated Optical Inspectionperformance management
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Semiconductors
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Milpitas, California
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KLA is a leader in process control using advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, and computational analytics.
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