Professional Services Engineer
Field-focused Professional Services Engineer at Penguin Solutions who builds, installs, configures, and troubleshoots complex HPC/cloud/AI infrastructure, mostly at customer sites (up to 60% travel). Core stack is Linux systems engineering: TCP/IP networking, software RAID/storage, HPC provisioning, schedulers like Slurm, and InfiniBand/GPU environments.
- Compensation
- $97K–$120K / yr
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Solutions engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with UNIX/Linux server environments
- Experience with Linux TCP/IP configuration
- Skills with Linux md and lvm software RAID technologies
- Familiarity with Linux basics such as systemd, firewalld and kickstart installation
- Outstanding verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
- US citizenship is required for this position
Nice to have
- Red Hat RHCSA or SUSE Certified Engineer or equivalent
- Skills with automation technologies such as Ansible or Puppet
- Experience with Linux-hosted virtual machines
- Experience with software-defined storage such as Ceph and Lustre
- Familiarity with NOS such as Cumulus or Sonic
- Experience with high-speed networks like InfiniBand and Omni-Path Architecture (OPA)
- Familiarity with accelerated computing technologies (e.g., GPUs)
- Skill with HPC provisioning systems such as ClusterWare, Cobbler, xCAT or Bright
- Experience installing or configuring HPC job schedulers such as Slurm or PBS
- Proven application build, installation, and configuration skills, including familiarity with the GNU toolchain
- Security clearance or ability to obtain U.S. security clearance
- Ability to help grow a vibrant, leading edge, professional services organization
Full description
At Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG) – The AI Factory Platform Company – we’re building a team of innovators who thrive on collaboration, creativity, and the opportunity to help shape the future of AI. As part of the AI technology revolution, our teams design, build, deploy, and manage AI factories for enterprises, sovereign AI initiatives, and neocloud providers worldwide.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Penguin Solutions operates globally through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations. For nearly three decades, we have operated at the intersection of memory and AI/HPC infrastructure. That engineering expertise positions us to power the next generation of AI workloads, from training to inference and agentic AI at scale.
Penguin Solutions brings together differentiated infrastructure software, advanced memory, compute systems, end-to-end services, and industry-leading partner solutions in a full-stack AI factory platform designed to help customers deploy and scale AI workloads with speed and precision.
At Penguin Solutions, we value ideas over hierarchy and believe in servant leadership, where leaders enable teams to do their best work. We empower employees to take ownership, drive innovation, and grow through challenging work, continuous learning, and exposure to advanced AI tools and technologies. With flexibility where it matters and a strong focus on outcomes, Penguin Solutions is a place to do your best work, grow your career, and make a meaningful impact.
Job Overview
Penguin Solutions Professional Services provides essential engineering services for the integration, configuration, and deployment of complex, integrated environments involving high-performance computing, cloud, and enterprise systems. This position requires excellent customer service skills along with strong technical skills to install, document, configure, troubleshoot, and repair the deployed solutions. Most of the work will be performed at customer sites.
Responsibilities
- The individual in this position will work independently and as part of a team to build, install, and troubleshoot complex computer and network systems.
- Provide hands-on deployment of Penguin Computing's solutions.
- Perform in-factory and on-site racking and cabling, software installation, systems configuration, systems verification, etc.
- Install, configure, and tune software applications and software-defined solutions.
- Test and troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues.
- Participate in Penguin Computing's solutions development as it relates to implementation and deployment.
- Participate in the development and delivery of documentation and training for Penguin Computing's solutions.