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# Applications Development Manager

- **Company:** KLA Corporation
- **Location:** Hillsboro, OR, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $147,300.0 - $250,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Engineering, Engineering Base
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87969248/1

## About the Role

Deeper understanding of each of the previous areas, plus:

 * Expertise in several of the different applications and how they impact multiple products.
 * Demonstrated skill in conceptualizing creative technical solutions, documenting, and presenting them in a persuasive and influential manner to management.
 * Demonstrated ability in strategic thinking and leadership with strong abilities in relationship management.
 * Proven project leadership and management skills.
 * Demonstrated track record in new concept development for a variety of projects., Ph.D. or Masters with 6-8 years, or Bachelors with 7-10 years experience 3-5 of which must be directly in integrated circuit manufacturing or equivalent combination of education and experience in engineering applications. . Typically requires at least 2 years of management experience

## Description

* Establishes agreements/contracts with internal and external customers and insures they are met.
 * Ensures resource allocation for projects and programs; defines and obtains resources from division, external providers, and customers to ensure project success.
 * Effectively builds and manages cohesive teams.
 * Develop strategies and plans which enable KLA to save money, time, improve quality and productivity within the department.
 * Develops strategies, incorporating division's architectural vision, that have cross-functional or cross-geographical impact.

Customer focus

 * Applies a broad view of KLA's product suite and its' basic technology to provide deeper understanding to a wider variety of customer use cases.
 * Applies the understanding of customer needs, objectives, strategy and direction.
 * Is sought out by peers, customers and management for advice and consultation on a wide variety of technical issues.
 * Develop a track record of presenting and influencing the adoption of new ideas to executive management which may affect major product roadmap direction.
 * Interactions span of control will involve influencing and negotiating.


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