Manager, Software Engineering

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.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

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
Software Quality Engineering (SQE) is a functional group part of Central Engineering at KLA. SQE’s mission is to enable quality consciousness at every step of software development and deployment that leads to superior customer satisfaction. DevOps, test automation, data analytics, and product quality engineering are key functions of SQE that drives internal software quality through CI/CD and external software quality through full flow software testing, exploratory testing, and customer collaboration.
 

Job Description

We are seeking a passionate manager who works with programs to come with efficient test strategy, roadmap for test automation and infrastructure needs. Person will oversee the Software Quality Engineering (SQE) Team which comprises software engineers working on test automation to ensure our software releases are of the highest quality.

Responsibilities:

• Develops a functional test automation strategy that delivers substantial ROI and measurable increases in test software quality efficiency
• Continuously streamlines and improves the testing life cycle to ensure test planning, execution, and reporting are effective, agile, and coordinated base
• Clearly communicates SQE results, concerns, and project status to management and stakeholders in a timely manner
• Overseeing the creation and development of software applications, purchase software tools, and manage all the hardware tools to speed up and complete SQE Continuous Testing lifecycle
• Estimates SQE effort, prepares and owns Test Automation and Product Quality and release schedules
• Strong sense of ownership of open project issues particularly regarding quality and the requisite tenacity to see issues through to closure
• Manage SQE project execution to ensure adherence to resource constraints, schedule, and scope, dynamically respond to changes therein, specifically using Agile methodologies
• Collaborate with all engineering teams of developers and management to achieve project goals
• Guiding, motivating, and supervising a team of software engineers and developers
• Ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.
• Monitor and guide all SQE activities

Skills:

• Expert-level programming language experience in one or more—Java, C#, C++
• Strong scripting language experience in one or more— Python, SQL, Perl, shell, command script, Groovy
• Strong knowledge in computer architecture, design patterns, UI frameworks, and API design
• Strong knowledge with web user