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HPC Linux Systems Engineer

KLA

Location

Milpitas, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/23/2026

Compensation

$136,300 - $199,900 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.3% approval-2% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

This role is for a highly skilled engineer at KLA, focusing on architecting, developing, deploying, and supporting scalable Kubernetes environments on Linux-based HPC platforms. The position is part of the e-Beam division, which plays a critical role in KLA's semiconductor inspection ecosystem. The engineer will work at the intersection of Linux systems engineering, networking, and advanced compute infrastructure to enhance the performance and reliability of semiconductor inspection solutions. This position offers the opportunity to solve complex challenges and contribute to the future of technology.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise administering and troubleshooting enterprise Linux environments including Red Hat, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, and SUSE.
  • Strong hands-on experience designing, deploying, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
  • Deep understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP, routing, switching, and network troubleshooting.
  • Experience working with server networking infrastructure, high-speed interconnects, and external switching environments.
  • Strong knowledge of HPC architectures, including compute servers, GPU platforms, storage systems, BIOS/BMC technologies, and cluster infrastructure.
  • Experience with Linux services and technologies including SystemD, PXE/NetBoot, Linux High Availability, and system automation.
  • Experience supporting scalable and resilient storage platforms in HPC or data center environments.
  • Proficiency in Shell and Python scripting for automation, deployment, and operational support.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Salt, Chef, or Puppet.
  • Experience supporting containerized workloads and cloud-native infrastructure is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, deploy, and support Kubernetes clusters running on enterprise Linux platforms across HPC environments.
  • Design, configure, and optimize Linux-based compute infrastructure with a focus on scalability, performance, reliability, and automation.
  • Lead networking architecture and troubleshooting across servers, switches, storage systems, and Kubernetes environments.
  • Support high-performance compute clusters consisting of cutting-edge CPU and GPU technologies.
  • Configure and maintain Linux operating systems including Red Hat, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, and SUSE.
  • Develop and automate infrastructure deployment, provisioning, and lifecycle management using scripting and configuration management tools.
  • Collaborate with hardware vendors to define, validate, and release computer, networking, and storage solutions.
  • Generate hardware BOMs and lead infrastructure qualification, release, and deployment activities.
  • Support scalable storage architectures and high-bandwidth interconnect technologies critical to HPC workloads.
  • Create and maintain golden images, deployment procedures, automation scripts, and technical documentation.

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Kla Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

63

FY2026

Approval rate

96.3%

FY2026

LCA certified

84

FY2026

Entry-level share

7.1%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-2%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-79%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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