HPC Systems Engineer
About The Position
The HPC Systems Engineer owns the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and optimization of production and development engineering HPC clusters supporting CAE, CFD, and FEA simulation suites across multiple engineering groups. The role supports a RHEL-based NVIDIA Base Command Manager environment and helps ensure reliable, high-performing compute services for a next-generation Formula 1 power unit program. The engineer administers cluster infrastructure, scheduling, storage, licensing, and simulation software; provides direct support and training to engineering users; investigates performance and reliability issues; automates operational tasks; and manages vendor support cases through resolution. The role also consults on and supports the build-out and commissioning of additional cluster capacity. This is an onsite position in Concord, North Carolina.
Requirements
- Linux system administration experience in a server or datacenter environment, using the RHEL family.
- Experience with Slurm or a comparable HPC workload manager such as PBS, LSF, or Grid Engine.
- Experience with cluster management tooling such as Bright Cluster Manager or NVIDIA Base Command Manager.
- NVIDIA GPU and driver administration experience.
- Bash and Python scripting skills.
- Strong networking fundamentals, with exposure to RDMA/RoCE or InfiniBand.
- Knowledge of MPI, NUMA topology, and CPU/memory performance tuning.
- NFS and shared filesystem administration experience.
- Familiarity with commercial CFD or FEA software.
- Methodical troubleshooting approach: form hypotheses, test them, and work problems through to resolution.
- Comfort working with unfamiliar problems and vendor documentation.
- Clear communication with engineering end users.
- Discipline in applying change control to production systems.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain the RHEL-based NVIDIA Base Command Manager HPC environment.
- Handle patching, imaging, driver and firmware updates, node health monitoring, and remediation.
- Administer the Slurm scheduler, including partitions, QoS, accounting, reservations, license tracking, and prolog/epilog.
- Administer NFS storage volumes, quotas, and permissions.
- Administer FlexLM, RLM, and DSLS license servers and enforce license limits.
- Install and maintain commercial simulation software and associated environment modules, including STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent, Abaqus, Converge CFD, GT-Suite, Optistruct, and JMAG Electromagnetic.
- Provide direct user support, including job-script troubleshooting, diagnosis of failed or underperforming jobs, user onboarding, documentation, and training.
- Investigate performance and reliability problems to identify root causes using systematic diagnosis; benchmark and validate node and fabric performance.
- Write and maintain shell scripts for automation, health checks, reporting, and user-facing tools.
- Own hardware, software, and licensing vendor trouble tickets through resolution.
- Consult on and support the build-out and commissioning of additional cluster capacity.
Benefits
- Bonus scheme
- Private healthcare
- 401(k) plan including company match
- Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- 32 days annual leave, including holidays
- Free financial advisor access
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Subsidized on-site dining
- On-site gym
- Discounted GM vehicle purchase/lease program
- Free on-site EV charging for personal GM vehicles
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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