HPC Systems Engineer

Company Overview
KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world's leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow's electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division
Enabling the movement toward advanced chip design, KLA's Measurement, Analytics and Control group (MACH) is looking for the best and brightest research scientists, software engineers, application development engineers and senior product technology process engineers to join our team. The MACH team's mission is to collaborate with our customers to innovate technologies and solutions that detect and control highly complex process variations-at their source-rather than compensate for them at later stages of the manufacturing process. With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Our MACH team develops leading-edge solutions for patterning process analytics and control technologies, thereby providing customers with critical insight at the feature level, field level and cross-wafer analysis. Our teams also develop advanced modeling simulation, data analytics and process control modeling technologies. As a member of the MACH team, you'll be joining the most sophisticated and successful process-control company in the semiconductor industry--working across functions to solve the most complex technical problems in the digital age.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

HPC server systems are increasingly an essential and enabling component to the performance of advanced equipment supporting the next-generation of semiconductor manufacturing. Process control equipment rely on HPC server systems to effectively handle large amounts of data and apply state-of-the-art algorithms and software to derive useful and timely inspection and metrology results. As-such, these systems used in high-volume wafer and mask production need to be operating at near entitlement, and be cost effective, highly reliable and serviceable for 15+ years in the field.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be responsible for the architectural design, deployment as well as support of an HPC cluster product used in IC fabs and mask-shops around the world. You will identify and assess developer requirements, devise solutions, and recommend, plan and drive these solutions to production.

Requirements:

• In-depth knowledge and experience of Linux systems (SuSE, RedHat, Rocky, Ubuntu)
• Experience with architecting of crafting and maintaining robust storage
• Strong knowledge and extensive experience working in virtualization technology
• Strong HPC HW knowledge especially in the Server, GPU, Networking, Storage, Scheduler, BIOS & BMC arenas.
• Experience in System-D, Net boot/PXE, Linux HA.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and knowledge of protocols, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP.
• Strong with Storage File Shares: NFS/CIFS
• Ability to code and develop Shell and Python scripts.
• Experience with one or more of the listed Configuration Mgmt utilities. (Ansible, Salt, Chef, Puppet etc).
• Possess a strong DevOps focus: Knowledge of setting up a continuous development pipelines, Repository software (Git-based).
• Hypervisor Knowledge: VMWare, Proxmox, or XCP-ng
• Knowledge of Apache/Nginx, Setting up proxy/reverse proxy, application server routing, load balancing (HA Proxy)
• HPC Schedulers: SGE/SLURM
• Monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios
• Database Technologies: MySQL

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years, in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.

Base Pay Range: $154,900.00 - $263,300.00 Annually

Primary Location: USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

KLA's total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: 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, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. 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. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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