HPC Operations Engineer - EDA Infrastructure

NVIDIA•Durham, NC

3d•$124,000 - $241,500•Hybrid

About The Position

As an HPC Operations Engineer at NVIDIA, you will help ensure the reliable operation of the company’s high-performance computing environment, which supports semiconductor builds and advanced engineering workflows. You will support HPC users, monitor system health, perform established operational procedures, document processes, and help improve team workflows. The role works with a world-class team in an innovative and collaborative environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 2 years of experience supporting Linux-based production environments.
Solid Linux systems administration fundamentals, including RHEL/CentOS and/or Ubuntu.
Ability to troubleshoot technical issues methodically and determine when a customer concern requires attention.
Experience interacting directly with users in a technical support or operations role.
Strong written communication skills and ability to produce clear documentation and procedural guides.
Ability to follow established processes while maintaining attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Foundational scripting or automation experience, such as Bash or Python, to support routine operational tasks.
Solid understanding of workload schedulers such as LSF, Slurm, or similar systems.
Strong grasp of network computing supporting infrastructure, including NFS, automounter, and LDAP.
Experience supporting HPC or large-scale compute environments.
Familiarity with EDA workloads.

Responsibilities

Provide first-line support for HPC users with scheduling, compute, storage, and access-related issues.
Troubleshoot job failures, scheduler errors, resource constraints, and performance concerns, resolving issues or directing them to the appropriate customer concern.
Triage infrastructure incidents, gather diagnostics, and escalate issues beyond defined ownership to subject matter experts.
Monitor system health, queues, node status, and service availability to support stable daily operations.
Complete established operational procedures for maintenance, patching, and configuration updates.
Develop and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, knowledge base articles, and guidelines for users and internal teams.
Identify recurring issues and propose practical workflow improvements.