KLA

Applications Engineer Interview Experience - Milpitas, California

October 1, 2016

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Multiple rounds if you are not getting hired from univ.

Telephonic rounds, onsite logical reasoning round, technical round, project presentation.

HR round, Hiring manager round. (overall there will be 6-7 rounds)

How to discover if the given number is Power of 2

Describe a CMOS transistor, draw a diagram on the board and explain how it works

3-6months abroad? hair numbers in the US? detecting defects in images? and wafers

Questions

Why KLA

Details about university projects, or projects from previous jobs

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the KLA Applications Engineer role in Milpitas, California.

Success Rate

38%

Pass Rate

KLA's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in Milpitas, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive69%

Neutral15%

Negative15%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for KLA's Applications Engineer interview process in Milpitas, California.

KLA Work Experiences

KLA-Tencor is a solid company, trains it's employees well and treat them fairly.

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

October 2, 2011

Pros: Company builds high quality metrology and defect inspection products. They plan their product life cycle well. They have a good application/marketing team that figure out what the industry needs, and an excellent engineer team that build really amazing tools and software. The salary, benefits and educational opportunities are very good.

Cons: There is a lot of tribal knowledge, that some older workers hold on to for job security, and makes it hard for new people to get up to speed and contribute. It's a good company that has lots of cash, so it hires people that are overqualified for their role, and as a result, can get bored.

KLA-Tencor is a solid company, trains it's employees well and treat them fairly.

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

October 2, 2011

Pros: Company builds high quality metrology and defect inspection products. They plan their product life cycle well. They have a good application/marketing team that figure out what the industry needs, and an excellent engineer team that build really amazing tools and software. The salary, benefits and educational opportunities are very good.

Cons: There is a lot of tribal knowledge, that some older workers hold on to for job security, and makes it hard for new people to get up to speed and contribute. It's a good company that has lots of cash, so it hires people that are overqualified for their role, and as a result, can get bored.

Hard-work, travel, excellent perks

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

September 26, 2012

Pros: Old corporate pay design; stock options, long term incentives, excellent health, dental, vision plans Highly skilled work force; 85-90% MS/PhD; provides educative atmosphere

Cons: Travel for some jobs ranges between 50 and 90%, so it is not suited for employees with young families. The old corporate design con is that the only way up is through lots of experience, and middle management stagnates.

Hard-work, travel, excellent perks

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

September 26, 2012

Pros: Old corporate pay design; stock options, long term incentives, excellent health, dental, vision plans Highly skilled work force; 85-90% MS/PhD; provides educative atmosphere

Cons: Travel for some jobs ranges between 50 and 90%, so it is not suited for employees with young families. The old corporate design con is that the only way up is through lots of experience, and middle management stagnates.

Purchased by a bigger company

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

December 6, 2015

Pros: Leading company in the domain, a lot of oversea travel, good experience at customer sites, good career opportunities

Cons: Work-life balance not good, intense competition pressure from internal and external, compensation just so so

Purchased by a bigger company

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

December 6, 2015

Pros: Leading company in the domain, a lot of oversea travel, good experience at customer sites, good career opportunities

Cons: Work-life balance not good, intense competition pressure from internal and external, compensation just so so

KLA-Tencor is a solid company, trains it's employees well and treat them fairly.

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

October 2, 2011

Pros: Company builds high quality metrology and defect inspection products. They plan their product life cycle well. They have a good application/marketing team that figure out what the industry needs, and an excellent engineer team that build really amazing tools and software. The salary, benefits and educational opportunities are very good.

Cons: There is a lot of tribal knowledge, that some older workers hold on to for job security, and makes it hard for new people to get up to speed and contribute. It's a good company that has lots of cash, so it hires people that are overqualified for their role, and as a result, can get bored.

4.0
KLA-Tencor is a solid company, trains it's employees well and treat them fairly.
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Milpitas, California
October 2, 2011
Pros: Company builds high quality metrology and defect inspection products. They plan their product life cycle well. They have a good application/marketing team that figure out what the industry needs, and an excellent engineer team that build really amazing tools and software. The salary, benefits and educational opportunities are very good.
Cons: There is a lot of tribal knowledge, that some older workers hold on to for job security, and makes it hard for new people to get up to speed and contribute. It's a good company that has lots of cash, so it hires people that are overqualified for their role, and as a result, can get bored.

Hard-work, travel, excellent perks

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

September 26, 2012

Pros: Old corporate pay design; stock options, long term incentives, excellent health, dental, vision plans Highly skilled work force; 85-90% MS/PhD; provides educative atmosphere

Cons: Travel for some jobs ranges between 50 and 90%, so it is not suited for employees with young families. The old corporate design con is that the only way up is through lots of experience, and middle management stagnates.

4.0
Hard-work, travel, excellent perks
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Milpitas, California
September 26, 2012
Pros: Old corporate pay design; stock options, long term incentives, excellent health, dental, vision plans Highly skilled work force; 85-90% MS/PhD; provides educative atmosphere
Cons: Travel for some jobs ranges between 50 and 90%, so it is not suited for employees with young families. The old corporate design con is that the only way up is through lots of experience, and middle management stagnates.

Purchased by a bigger company

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

December 6, 2015

Pros: Leading company in the domain, a lot of oversea travel, good experience at customer sites, good career opportunities

Cons: Work-life balance not good, intense competition pressure from internal and external, compensation just so so

3.0
Purchased by a bigger company
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Milpitas, California
December 6, 2015
Pros: Leading company in the domain, a lot of oversea travel, good experience at customer sites, good career opportunities
Cons: Work-life balance not good, intense competition pressure from internal and external, compensation just so so

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