Graduate Product Marketing Engineer

About the role

KLA's 2027 Graduate programme offers a Graduate Product Marketing Engineer position in Newport, starting in September 2027. It suits someone wanting to build a career in a fast-growing, award-winning global semiconductor company with a clear development path. No prior experience is needed: full on-the-job training is provided through the graduate development scheme, which includes classroom and soft-skills training, team building, corporate responsibility activities and placement across marketing, operations and process teams, with support from a SPTS mentor.

Key responsibilities

• Define product roadmaps and set long-term targets using the KLA Product Life Cycle (PLC) process
• Generate and present marketing collateral, and write and submit conference and trade show abstracts and papers
• Coordinate customer specification documents and system configuration documents (SCD) defining manufacturing builds
• Generate throughput and cost-of-ownership (CoO) data using industry-standard models
• Manage customer demos and host live demonstrations with customers on site
• Maintain contacts with customers and suppliers and act as customer representative in factory-based work
• Occasional international travel and possible work with Corporate Marketing on promotional materials

Required profile

• Minimum Bachelor's degree (2:1) in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or Material Science
• A Master's degree or prior study in the semiconductor industry is desirable but not required
• Passion for learning, logical thinking and attention to detail
• Creative problem solving and strong communication skills

Required skills

• Good acquaintance with MS Office, especially PowerPoint, Excel and Co-Pilot (advantageous)

What we offer

• Annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme, cash health plan and life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, share scheme and rewards scheme