About the position
Are you inquisitive, flourishes with challenge, resourceful, resilient, persistent, and enjoy problem solving? If so, HPC Team in Broadband Plasma Division at KLA (BBP) is a perfect place to make your contributions and amplify them by collaborating with a diverse, dynamic and a high performing team. We are seeking passionate individuals to join our High-Performance Computing (HPC) team in the Broadband Plasma Division (BBP). Our team provides a cutting-edge HPC Computational Platform for executing image processing algorithms and enabling real-time wafer inspections. As a Product Development Engineer for an Embedded Linux HPC Cluster, which is part of the KLA Wafer inspection tool, you will: 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 Mfg/Service teams and support L4 escalations. International traveling as needed, approximately 2-3 times per year.
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 Mfg/Service teams and support L4 escalations.
- International traveling 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 proven ability to collect metrics, create visuals, and analyze them for data-based decision-making.
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
- DevOps focus: 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.
Benefits
- 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.
- Family care and bonding leave.
