Senior Applied Scientist - AI/ML Calibration & Optimization
KLA-Tencor
Milpitas, CA · $136k–$232k a year · Posted November 1, 2026
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Where Milpitas, CA ranks
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November 2026
- #12Best cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast60% · of 71
- #17Best cities for manufacturing and industrial pay after cost of living$132k · of 35
- #19Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$149k · of 32
- #20Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast46 / 100 · of 39
- #20Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast44 / 100 · of 39
- #21Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the West Coast0.8% · of 66
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- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $184,000 a year. Across 36 open senior applied scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $188,500 to $218,000 and the median is $202,000. That is 9% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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About the job
...fundamental to the accuracy, stability and productivity of semiconductor inspection and metrology systems. KLA is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to rethink how electron-optical systems are calibrated and recalibrated—using machine learning, mathematical and...