High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer

TL;DR

HPC Systems Engineer: Administering and managing HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks with an accent on Linux-based compute cluster installation and troubleshooting. Focus on providing application support to engineers and automating tasks with scripting.

Location: Onsite in Hawthorne, CA. Requires US work authorization (ITAR requirements).

Salary: HPC Systems Engineer/Level I: $120,000.00–$145,000.00/year; HPC Systems Engineer/Level II: $140,000.00–$170,000.00/year.

Company

hirify.global is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars.

What you will do

• Administer and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks.
• Provide application support to hirify.global employees across engineering disciplines.
• Install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters.
• Write instructional documentation and convey highly technical ideas.

Requirements

• 1+ years of hands-on experience with client/server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software experience.
• Experience with Linux.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), Refugee, or Asylee due to ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• 3+ years of professional experience building, deploying, and troubleshooting Linux systems and HPC clusters.
• Experience with scripting (Bash, Python) for task automation.
• Familiarity with cluster resource managers (Slurm, PBS, LSF) and monitoring/alerting technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios).
• Familiarity with scientific/engineering computing (CFD, FEA), ML frameworks (PyTorch, Tensorflow), GPU usage, and Cuda.
• Experience with containers (Docker, Podman, Singularity) and automated configuration management (Puppet, Ansible).

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, and a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
• Opportunity for long-term incentives (company stock, stock options, cash awards) and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year.
• Work in a fast-paced, challenging environment with mission-critical and sensitive systems.