The role focuses on architecting scalable and high-performance storage solutions for KLA's Broadband Plasma Division. The team is responsible for developing metrology and inspection products for semiconductor manufacturing. Candidates will work closely with cross-functional teams to optimize storage architectures and address performance bottlenecks. This position requires a strong understanding of storage technologies and hands-on experience in performance tuning.

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Deep expertise in Linux systems, including I/O stack and kernel behavior
• Strong experience designing and deploying storage solutions in high-performance environments
• Strong understanding of storage technologies such as NVMe, SSD, HDD, and RAID
• 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 Lustre and BeeGFS

• Architect scalable, high-performance storage solutions across BBP platforms
• Evaluate and optimize storage architectures across diverse workloads
• Analyze tradeoffs across performance, cost, reliability, and scalability
• 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 influencing architectural direction
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and understand workload characteristics
• 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

• Employees at KLA are often offered competitive pay with bonuses, a 401(k) match, an employee stock purchase program, and financial perks like student-debt assistance, planning support, and group insurance discounts. Health and lifestyle benefits typically include medical/dental/vision, life and other voluntary coverages, paid time off and holidays, family leave, backup care, wellness rewards, gym discounts, and community-volunteering opportunities. Employees also get strong growth support through tuition reimbursement, KLA’s corporate learning center, education awards, and engineering certification programs.