Is KLA a good company to work for as a Associate Testing Engineer?

Associate Testing Engineer professionals working at KLA have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 43 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of KLA employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Testing Engineer Jobs at KLA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Testing Engineer interview questions at KLA .

Does KLA pay Associate Testing Engineer employees well?

Associate Testing Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at KLA with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate Testing Engineer salaries at KLA.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KLA?

Software Engineer (137) , Applications Engineer (91) , Engineer (62) , Associate Test Engineer (44) , Algorithm Engineer (34) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , CSE (32) , Systems Engineer (31) , Customer Support Engineer (29) , Research Scientist (28) , Product Development Engineer (26) , Applications Development Engineer (25) , Manufacturing Design Engineer (23) , Associate Software Engineer (22) , Field Applications Engineer (21)

What are the pros of working at KLA according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and easygoing." ((in 186 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 142 reviews)); "Good benefit and package." ((in 122 reviews)); "good salary but not good enough" ((in 92 reviews)); "Good culture and depends highly on department supported" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at KLA according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management needs to be trained" ((in 62 reviews)); "2) Bad managers/ clueless about creating goals and making checkpoints" ((in 49 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of ot" ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 13 reviews)); "4) layoff without giving any warning.no" ((in 13 reviews))

KLA Associate Testing Engineer reviews

4.2

99% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

99% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

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Associate Testing Engineer employees have rated KLA with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Testing Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. KLA is rated 21% above average by Associate Testing Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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43 reviews

5.0

May 5, 2026

Good salary and supportive of process improvement, but challenging work-life balance

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Pros

Salary is good Supportive of process improvement and automation; I was able to develop Python scripts to streamline diagnostic data extraction and reporting, which significantly accelerated improvement cycles - Clear project structures with meaningful cross-functional collaboration across engineering, quality, and operations teams - Strong exposure to global semiconductor standards

Cons

- Work-life balance can be challenging during peak production phases or extended debugging cycles - As a large multinational, some approval processes and change implementations can feel bureaucratic or slow to adapt - slow promotion

3.0

Jan 31, 2026

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- Lots of OT - Long breaks - Friendly working environment

Cons

- No proper SOP to carry out work - Internal politics

5.0

Oct 4, 2025

Best in semicon related field

Associate test engineer

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Pros

American Firm Work culture. Work life balance

Cons

Slow career progression. Training program is not structured.

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