Group/Division
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. Enabling the movement towards advanced chip design, KLA's Global Products Group (GPG), which is responsible for creating all of KLA’s metrology and inspection products, is looking for the best and the brightest research scientist, software engineers, application development engineers, and senior product technology process engineers. The RAPID division is the world leading provider of reticle inspection solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company provides inspection solutions to both the mask shops and the semiconductor fabs to ensure that lithography yields are consistently high thus enabling cost-effective manufacturing.
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
Required Technical Qualifications:
- Skilled in Shell and Python - Experience designing and implementing reusable modules.
- Data science background with the ability to develop high‑performance computational models
- In-depth knowledge of one or more flavors of Linux: SUSE, Red Hat, Rocky, Alma, Ubuntu
- Experience with customizing BIOS, Disk partitioning, RAID utilities, Net boot/PXE, System-D, and Linux HA.
- Experience with few listed Configuration Mgmt utilities. (Ansible, Salt, Chef, Puppet etc.)
- Interconnected Network configuration experience. Ex setup, customization, monitoring of InfiniBand, Ethernet, RDMA, ROCE v2.
- Experience with Server Hardware, GPUs, Familiarity with CUDA, RAID/HBA Controllers, and Storage Technologies aggregation like MdRaid
- Have superior understanding of x86 Hardware Platform stack, and proven track record for modelling workloads and benchmark performance.
Prefer Qualifications:
- Knowledge of PKI & SSL/TLS certificate management
- Knowledge of KLA processes & procedures added plus
- Track record in developing visualizations and developing observability stack
- Understanding of Cable Types, signal integrity specs, qualification and characterization.
- Possess a strong DevOps focus: Knowledge of setting up a continuous development pipeline (Jenkins), Repository software (Git-based), Docker Containers.
Key Soft Skills and Abilities:
- Team Orientation & Interpersonal – Highly motivated, encouraging colleague, with ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all levels within and external to the organization.
- Organization & Time Management – Able to plan, schedule, organize, and follow up on tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.
- Multi-task - Ability to expeditiously organize, coordinate, manage, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously to swiftly assess a situation, resolve a logical course of action, and apply the appropriate response.
- Adaptability – Able to be flexible and supportive, and able to assimilate change positively and proactively in multifaceted growth environment.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0-2 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3-5 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5-7 years
Base Pay Range: $117,800.00 - $200,300.00 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.
