HPC Systems Engineer

KLA-Belgium; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA in Singapore seeks a Windows systems engineer to design and maintain customized OS images for compute clusters. You will automate configurations with PowerShell, apply test-driven development, and document all processes.

Collaborate with hardware engineering, software development, and system integration teams to ensure seamless deployment and robust troubleshooting across Windows-based systems.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required with related work experience, or relevant combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of related work experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customized Windows OS images aligned with hardware and software requirements.
• Use PowerShell scripts to automate system configuration.
• Apply test-driven development to ensure reliability and maintainability of configurations and scripts.
• Create comprehensive documentation for all developed processes, configurations, and tools.
• Develop diagnostic scripts to integrate with existing diagnostic suites for enhanced troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering, software development, and system integration teams for deployment and support.
• Participate in design reviews and code walkthroughs to share progress and align on goals.

Skills

PowerShell scripting

Windows image customization

Hardware design

Networking design

Test-driven development

Documentation

Independent work

Education

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

PowerShell

Job description

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customized Windows OS images aligned with KLA’s hardware and software requirements.
• Use PowerShell scripts to automate and streamline system configuration.
• Implement a test-driven development approach to ensure reliability and maintainability of system configurations and scripts.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all developed processes, configurations, and tools.
• Develop diagnostic scripts to integrate with existing diagnostic suites, improving system troubleshooting capabilities for both configuration and hardware-related issues.
• Collaborate closely with multi-functional teams including hardware engineering, software development, and system integration to ensure seamless deployment and support of Windows-based systems.
• Participate in regular team meetings, design reviews, and code walkthroughs to share progress, gather feedback, and align on project goals.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience in computer hardware design, particularly in compute cluster or server environments.
• Experience in networking design, including InfiniBand, Ethernet switches, with expertise in port mapping and configuration.
• Familiarity with modern memory technologies (e.g., DDR4/DDR5, DIMM, LPDDR, HBM).
• Experience with Windows operating system customization and image creation.
• Strong scripting skills (i.e., PowerShell) for automation and diagnostics.
• Familiarity with test-driven development practices and tools.
• Excellent documentation skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Attributes

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Experience in hardware troubleshooting and integration with diagnostic tools.
• Comfortable working in a team-oriented environment with shared responsibilities and goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience;
• Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 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.

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Be aware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as KLA employees. KLA never asks for any financial compensation to be considered for an interview, to become an employee, or for equipment. Further, KLA does not work with any recruiters or third parties who charge such fees either directly or on behalf of KLA. Please ensure that you have searched KLA’s Careers website for legitimate job postings. KLA follows a recruiting process that involves multiple interviews in person or on video conferencing with our hiring managers. If you are concerned that a communication, an interview, an offer of employment, or that an employee is not legitimate, please send an email to [e-mail] to confirm the person you are communicating with is an employee. We take your privacy very seriously and confidentially handle your information.