HPC Product Development Engineer

KLA; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA in Singapore seeks a technically adept professional to design, develop, and maintain Windows OS images and deployment solutions for KLA platforms. You will implement PowerShell-based automation to improve deployment efficiency and reliability.

Collaborating with hardware, software, manufacturing and system-integration teams, you will drive validation, root-cause analysis, and contribute to engineering best practices and documentation in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of computer architecture, hardware subsystems, operating systems, networking, and system-level performance characteristics.
• Proficiency in PowerShell and at least one additional scripting or programming language such as Python or Bash.
• Experience with Windows OS deployment, customization, troubleshooting, automation, and hardware/software integration.
• Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex technical problems, communicate effectively across teams, and drive projects from design through deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain customized Windows OS images and deployment solutions for KLA platforms.
• Develop and support PowerShell-based automation, diagnostics, and system management tools to improve deployment efficiency and system reliability.
• Drive validation, testing, and root cause analysis activities to ensure robust, maintainable, and supportable solutions.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, manufacturing, and system integration teams to resolve complex system-level issues and improve product readiness.
• Author technical documentation, participate in architecture and design reviews, and contribute to engineering best practices and mentoring.

Skills

Computer architecture

Networking

Operating systems

System-level performance

Education

Doctorate (Academic) Degree

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

Company Overview

KLA 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.

Company Overview

KLA 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/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 LS-SWIFT Division of KLA’s Global Products Group provides patterned wafer inspection systems for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. Its mission is to deliver market-leading cost of ownership in defect detection for a broad range of applications in the production of semiconductors. Customers from the foundry, logic, memory, automotive, MEMS, advanced packaging and other markets rely upon high-sample wafer inspection information generated by LS-SWIFT products. LS (Laser Scanning) systems enable cost-effective patterned wafer defect detection for the industry’s most sophisticated process technologies deployed in leading-edge foundry, logic, DRAM, and NAND fabs. SWIFT (Simultaneous Wafer Inspection at Fast Throughput) systems deliver all-wafer-surface (frontside, backside, and edge) macro inspection that is critical for automotive IC, MEMS, and advanced packaging processes as well as foundry/logic and memory fabs. LS-SWIFT operates from a global footprint that includes the US, Singapore, India and Germany, and serves a worldwide customer base across Asia, Europe and North America.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain customized Windows OS images and deployment solutions for KLA platforms.
• Develop and support PowerShell-based automation, diagnostics, and system management tools to improve deployment efficiency and system reliability.
• Drive validation, testing, and root cause analysis activities to ensure robust, maintainable, and supportable solutions.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, manufacturing, and system integration teams to resolve complex system-level issues and improve product readiness.
• Author technical documentation, participate in architecture and design reviews, and contribute to engineering best practices and mentoring.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of computer architecture, hardware subsystems, operating systems, networking, and system-level performance characteristics.
• Proficiency in PowerShell and at least one additional scripting or programming language such as Python or Bash.
• Experience with Windows OS deployment, customization, troubleshooting, automation, and hardware/software integration.
• Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex technical problems, communicate effectively across teams, and drive projects from design through deployment.

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

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer