HPC Storage Engineer

HPC Storage Development & Support Contribute to the design and implementation of highperformance storage for HPC environments Support storage configurations using NVMe, SSDs, RAID, and enterprise components Help balance performance, reliability, and cost under guidance from senior engineers Integration & Delivery Work with product, hardware, and HPC teams to integrate storage into shipped systems Support new product introduction (NPI), production ramps, and component changes Assist with storage qualification, testing, and documentation Performance & Troubleshooting Execute storage benchmarks aligned to real engineering workloads Analyze I/O behavior, throughput, latency, and metadata performance Troubleshoot storage and performance issues in Linux environments Learning & Collaboration Partner closely with senior HPC storage engineers and architects Learn best practices for productiongrade HPC storage design Build depth across hardware, OS, file systems, and performance tooling

Design, test, and tune storage systems that power real HPC workloads! The Computational Solutions Infrastructure Group (CSIG) at KLA builds scalable, highperformance infrastructure used by engineers running compute and dataintensive workloads. We’re seeking an HPC Storage Engineer who wants handson experience working with production HPC storage systems. This role offers strong technical mentorship, realworld impact, and a clear path to seniorlevel HPC storage engineering!, 2-4 years experience in storage, systems, HPC, or infrastructure engineering Handson experience working in Linux environments Exposure to highperformance or enterprise storage systems Understanding of storage fundamentals: IOPS, latency, bandwidth Familiarity with: NVMe or SSDbased storage RAID and data protection concepts Parallel or distributed storage concepts (Lustrelike architectures) Nice to Have Exposure to HPC clusters or computeheavy workloads Basic knowledge of networking concepts related to storage Experience supporting systems that ship to customers

Why Join the Team: Handson experience with real HPC storage systems Strong mentorship and a clear growth path Work on systems that are shipped, supported, and used globally

Minimum Qualifications Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master’s Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor’s Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years

Base Pay Range: $105,900.00 - $180,000.00 Annually

Primary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-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.

Company OverviewKLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/DivisionWith 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. Central Engineering is KLA’s largest engineering organization comprised of 9 Centers-of-Excellence (CoE) in various disciplines applied across all product groups in the company. These CoE include Handling & Automation, Precision Motion Control, Sensors & Image Acquisition, Platform Design, and Packaging Engineering, among others. Talent includes over 500 engineers across global centers in Israel, China, India, and the US. Each CoE contributes not just talent and deliverables per discipline toward product programs, but also subject matter expertise, best practices, roadmaps, specialized facilities, apparatus, models, and analytics. These differentiate KLA not only in WHAT we do, but also in HOW we do it.