Product Development Engineer (DevOps|Linux|Python)

KLA

Milpitas, CA

Full Time

Entry Level

92k-157k

8 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. The company focuses on innovation, investing 15% of sales back into R&D, and employs teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists, and problem-solvers to advance humanity through electronic device manufacturing. The role involves working within the Broadband Plasma Division to develop and optimize high-performance computing platforms for wafer inspection tools, contributing to the advancement of semiconductor process control and defect detection.

Key Responsibilities

Review requirements and translate them to design an optimized HPC cluster.
Create Operating System Golden Images to enable HPC Application workloads.
Work with multiple stakeholders to drive Hardware/OS stack qualification.
Work towards performance tuning, compute optimization and diagnostics development.
Manage design development efforts, assist with documentation for Manufacturing and Service teams, and support Level 4 escalations.
International travel as needed, approximately 2-3 times per year.

Requirements

In-depth knowledge of one or more Linux distributions: SuSE, RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu, including experience with System-D, Net boot/PXE, and Linux HA.
Experience with one or more configuration management utilities (Salt, Chef, Puppet, etc.).
Proficiency in shell scripting (Bash) and Python, with a strong understanding of object-oriented concepts.
Strong understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and knowledge of DNS, DHCP, and InfiniBand fabric troubleshooting.
Good working knowledge of x86 hardware platforms and proven ability to benchmark performance across various hardware platforms with GPUs.
Familiarity with observability tools and ability to collect metrics, create visuals, and analyze them for data-based decision-making.
Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have

Knowledge of setting up a continuous development pipeline (Jenkins), repository software (Git-based), and Docker containers.
Knowledge of Apache/Nginx, setting up proxy/reverse proxy, application server routing, and load balancing (HA Proxy).
Working knowledge of Prometheus/Grafana.
Knowledge of PKI & SSL/TLS certificate management.

Qualifications

Master's Degree with 0 years related work experience or Bachelor's Degree with 2 years related work experience.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary range: $92,400 - $157,100 annually.
Participation in performance incentive programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits.
401(K) with company matching.
Employee stock purchase program (ESPP).
Student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement, and career development opportunities.
Financial planning, wellness benefits, paid time off, holidays, and family care leave.

Working at KLA

KLA values innovation, collaboration, and tackling challenging problems. The company fosters a dynamic, high-performing environment that encourages continuous learning and development, with a focus on advancing semiconductor technology and supporting employee growth and well-being.

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