Design For Logistics Director

1000 KLA Corporation; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 321,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(K) match

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Paid time off & holidays

Family care leave

Job summary

KLA Corporation seeks a Director of Design for Logistics in Milpitas, CA to embed logistics into product and process design, reduce costs, and improve delivery. You will lead a global effort with product development, packaging, and supply chain teams to implement a scalable DfL framework and governance.

You will drive packaging optimization, cube efficiency, and multimodal planning, while building dashboards and KPIs to measure impact and sustainability across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field.
• 12–15+ years of experience in logistics, packaging engineering, supply chain design, or product development.
• Knowledge of KLA OS and the PLC process.
• Strong leadership in Design for Logistics, packaging optimization, or DfX initiatives.
• Strong understanding of global transportation networks, warehousing operations, packaging materials, and automation environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional change and influence senior stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel internationally (~20%).
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business value.

Responsibilities

• Set the global direction for Design for Logistics.
• Develop and own the DfL framework, standards, and governance.
• Institutionalize logistics in Product Development and Business Process Design.
• Design for efficient, resilient logistics and multimodal transport.
• Build dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to track packaging and handling performance.
• Lead training, playbook development, and best-practice sharing across teams.

Skills

Design for Logistics

Packaging optimization

DfX initiatives

Cross-functional leadership

Global transportation

Warehouse operations

Automation environments

Stakeholder influence

Semiconductor equipment knowledge

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics

Job description

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.

Your Opportunity

As Director – Design for Logistics, you will shape how semiconductor tools and parts move around the world. You will lead KLA’s enterprise-wide effort to make logistics a design priority—not an afterthought. You will embed logistics requirements into product, packaging, and business process design, from early concepts through the Product Lifecycle (PLC) and operational decision-making. Partnering with Product Development, Packaging Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics (Warehousing & Freight), Manufacturing Operations, and Trade Operations, you will shape how our tools and parts are packaged, stored, and transported. Your focus: lower costs, greater sustainability, faster delivery, and a better customer experience.

What You'll Lead

• Set the global direction.
• Develop and own the Design for Logistics (DfL) framework, standards, and governance model.
• Institutionalize logistics considerations in Product Development and Business Process Design, partnering with PLC owners to embed requirements in phase-gate reviews.
• Design for efficient, resilient logistics.
• Define principles for packaging, palletization, cube efficiency, transportation modes, and storage.
• Challenge designs that constrain transportation efficiency, modal flexibility, or storage utilization.
• Establish guidelines for multimodal transport, warehouse automation compatibility, and damage prevention.
• Turn analysis into priorities.
• Conduct a holistic Package Lifecycle Assessment (PLA) to identify opportunities across cost, emissions, space utilization, damage reduction, and recyclability.
• Use Pareto analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling, and cube optimization to prioritize the highest-value improvements.
• Deliver measurable business impact.
• Build dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to track packaging, transportation, and handling performance.
• Reduce transportation and storage costs through better cube utilization and packaging optimization, and strengthen supply chain resilience through packaging versatility and modal flexibility.
• Build alignment and lasting capability.
• Bring packaging engineering, suppliers, and logistics teams together to deliver feasible, scalable designs.
• Lead training, playbook development, and best-practice sharing across design, engineering, and logistics teams.

What You'll Bring—Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field.
• 12–15+ years of experience in logistics, packaging engineering, supply chain design, or product development.
• Strong understanding of KLA OS and the PLC process strongly preferred.
• Proven leadership in Design for Logistics, packaging optimization, or Design for Excellence (DfX) initiatives.
• Strong understanding of global transportation networks, warehousing operations, packaging materials, and automation environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional change and influence senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of semiconductor equipment products and tools.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally (approximately 20%).
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business value.

How You'll Lead—Demonstrated Competencies

• Drive vision and purpose.
• Build high-performing teams.
• Exemplify KLA values.
• Apply systems thinking and end-to-end supply chain understanding.
• Influence strategically and lead across functions.
• Make data-driven decisions.
• Bring packaging, material science, and engineering literacy.
• Communicate clearly, tell compelling stories, and engage executives.
• Lead change management and organizational development.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Level Degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience OR Master’s Level Degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Total Rewards

Base Pay Range: $183,400.00 - $321,000.00 Annually

Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life and other voluntary benefits
• 401(K) including company matching
• employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• student debt assistance
• tuition reimbursement program
• development and career growth opportunities and programs
• financial planning benefits
• wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP)
• paid time off and paid company holidays
• family care and bonding leave

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed.

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [e-mail] or at [phone] to request accommodation. For additional information, view the US Know Your Rights poster on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website. We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.