I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at KLA (Milpitas, CA) in July 2024
Interview
two rounds of phone interviews and then an onsite that was ~5 hours. The phone interview was with the head of the project and the onsite was with the same and several other PM's and VP's, and included a 30 min presentation as well as a lab tour. The process was smooth and timely, the team engaging and passionate about their projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How long have you worked on high volume semiconductor manufacturing vacuum systems?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at KLA (Milpitas, CA) in Sept 2013
Interview
Interviews are held throughout the day.
I had 9 interviewers over the course of the day.
Its all resume based. All technical, no HR person in the line up no HR questions. All was based on the work i did and then some questions were extrapolated from it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
design an algorithm or come up with a logic if you have 512x512 scan and you need to find a defect in it. You can compare it with another reference, if you want
The process took 2 days. I interviewed at KLA in Aug 2011
Interview
First day was an interview with the hiring manager. The second interview was a series of interviews with 7 different employees including the director. There were several skills tests and situation type tests.