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 Broadband Plasma Division (BBP) provides market-leading patterned wafer optical inspection systems for leading-edge IC manufacturing. Logic, foundry, and memory customers depend on BBP products to detect yield-critical defects for process debug and excursion monitoring at advanced process nodes. BBP flagship products include the 29xx and 39xx series which leverage Broadband Plasma technology to capture a wide range of defects with ultimate sensitivity at the optical inspection speeds needed for inline defect monitoring.
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
Architect scalable, high-performance storage solutions across BBP platforms, aligned with long-term product roadmaps
Evaluate and optimize storage architectures across diverse workloads (real-time processing, AI/DL pipelines, high-throughput data ingest)
Analyze tradeoffs across performance, cost, reliability, and scalability (NVMe / SSD / HDD tiering, network fabrics, file systems)
Perform hands-on performance characterization, benchmarking, and tuning of storage and I/O subsystems
Identify and address performance bottlenecks across Linux, network, and storage stacks
Drive internal innovation by going beyond standard vendor solutions and influencing architectural direction
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, systems, applications, field) to:
Gather requirements
Understand workload characteristics
Generate architectural options
Drive alignment toward optimal solutions
Support evaluation, POC, and productization of storage solutions for future BBP platforms
Contribute to internal knowledge base, documentation, and best practices for storage design and tuning
Minimum Qualifications
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Deep expertise in Linux systems, including I/O stack, kernel behavior, and performance tuning
Strong experience designing and deploying storage solutions in HPC or high-performance environments
Strong understanding of storage technologies:
NVMe, SSD, HDD, RAID, Tiered storage
High-speed interconnects (InfiniBand, RoCE, or equivalent)
Hands-on experience with performance benchmarking, profiling, and tuning
Strong understanding of distributed systems and cluster architectures
Hands-on expertise with parallel file systems, including:
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
Base Pay Range: $159,500.00 - $271,200.00 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.
