Intern / Co-Op Technical

KLA; Chennai; On-site; INR 167,000 - 279,000; Part time

Job summary

KLA is seeking Software Development Engineering interns in Chennai, India, to work on metrology and inspection software platforms. You will learn from mentors and contribute to real product features in a fast-paced tech environment.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a technical degree with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building reliable software. This internship offers hands-on experience and exposure to advanced semiconductor equipment.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and demonstrate technical knowledge on existing software platforms
• Perform requirements analysis, software design, development and unit testing on small independent features
• Ensuring that detailed designs, code, and unit tests are consistent, robust, future‑proof and scalable
• In conjunction with the technical mentor, review, highlight and mitigates technical risks
• Able to uncover root cause and to devise and drive innovative analyses and solutions for complex problem

Job description

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.

KLA-Tencor Corporation, KLAC (NASDAQ) - a leading provider of process control and yield management solutions, partners with customers around the world to develop state-of-the‑art inspection and metrology technologies. These technologies serve the semiconductor, data storage, LED, and other related nano electronics industries. With a portfolio of industry‑standard products and a team of world‑class engineers and scientists, the company has created superior solutions for its customers for over 40 years. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, KLA‑Tencor has dedicated customer operations and service centres around the world. Additional information may be found at www.kla-tencor.com

Who are we?

We research, develop, and manufacture the world’s most advanced inspection and measurement equipment for the Semiconductor and Nano electronics Industries. We enable the digital age by pushing the boundaries of technology, creating tools capable of finding defects smaller than a wavelength of visible light. We create smarter processes so that technology leaders can manufacture high‑performance chips—the kind in that phone in your pocket, the tablet on your desk and nearly every electronic device you own—faster and better.

We’re passionate about creating solutions that drive progress and help people do what wouldn’t be possible without us. The future is calling. Will you answer?

Intern Roles and Responsibilities

KLA-Tencor has openings for Software Development Engineering intern roles in its multiple product divisions, which designs and manufactures metrology, inspection & review equipment for semiconductor manufacturing industry. Based in Chennai, India, the Software Engineer intern will be responsible for but not limited to

• Acquire and demonstrate technical knowledge on existing software platforms
• Perform requirements analysis, software design, development and unit testing on small independent features
• Ensuring that detailed designs, code, and unit tests are consistent, robust, future‑proof and scalable
• In conjunction with the technical mentor, review, highlight and mitigates technical risks
• Able to uncover root cause and to devise and drive innovative analyses and solutions for complex problem

Benefits

• We offer a competitive, family‑friendly total rewards package.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Be aware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as KLA employees. KLA never asks for any financial compensation to be considered for an interview, to become an employee, or for equipment. Further, KLA does not work with any recruiters or third parties who charge such fees either directly or on behalf of KLA. Please ensure that you have searched KLA’s Careers website for legitimate job postings. KLA follows a recruiting process that involves multiple interviews in person or on video conferencing with our hiring managers. If you are concerned that a communication, an interview, an offer of employment, or that an employee is not legitimate, please send an email to [e-mail] to confirm the person you are communicating with is an employee. We take your privacy very seriously and confidentially handle your information.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires less than 1 year of related experience

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.

Job Posting Safety

Be aware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as KLA employees. KLA never asks for any financial compensation to be considered for an interview, to become an employee, or for equipment. Further, KLA does not work with any recruiters or third parties who charge such fees either directly or on behalf of KLA. Please ensure that you have searched KLA’s Careers website for legitimate job postings. KLA follows a recruiting process that involves multiple interviews in person or on video conferencing with our hiring managers. If you are concerned that a communication, an interview, an offer of employment, or that an employee is not legitimate, please send an email to [e-mail] to confirm the person you are communicating with is an employee. We take your privacy very seriously and confidentially handle your information.

KLA is hiring talented engineers, physicists, data scientists and other problem-solvers all across the US.

Do you have a passion for solving complex technical challenges? Check out our job openings!

We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.

Additional Information

Be aware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as KLA employees. KLA never asks for any financial compensation to be considered for an interview, to become an employee, or for equipment. Further, KLA does not work with any recruiters or third parties who charge such fees either directly or on behalf of KLA. Please ensure that you have searched KLA’s Careers website for legitimate job postings. KLA follows a recruiting process that involves multiple interviews in person or on video conferencing with our hiring managers. If you are concerned that a communication, an interview, an offer of employment, or that an employee is not legitimate, please send an email to [e-mail] to confirm the person you are communicating with is an employee. We take your privacy very seriously and confidentially handle your information.