Sr. HPC Systems Engineer (High Performance Computing)
A senior systems engineer on SpaceX's HPC team who administers Linux-based high-performance compute clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks, supports engineers' scientific workloads, and automates operations with tools like Slurm, Ansible, Prometheus, and containers.
- Compensation
- $165K–$265K / yr
- Location
- Hawthorne, CA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline with 5+ years systems engineering experience, OR 7+ years professional software experience in lieu of degree
- 5+ years hands-on experience with client/server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies
- Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Must meet ITAR eligibility: U.S. citizen/national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee
Nice to have
- 5+ years professional experience building, deploying and troubleshooting Linux systems
- Scripting experience (Bash, Python) to automate recurring tasks
- Experience building, deploying and troubleshooting HPC clusters
- Familiarity with cluster resource managers (Slurm, PBS, LSF)
- Experience with monitoring and alerting technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios)
- Familiarity with scientific and engineering computing (CFD, FEA)
- Familiarity with large scale AI training
- Familiarity with GPU usage in a compute cluster and CUDA
- Experience with containers (Docker, Podman, Singularity)
- Experience deploying and maintaining automated configuration management software (Puppet, Ansible)
- Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems
- Eligibility for access to classified material up to TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Experience with Kubernetes
Full description
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
SR. HPC SYSTEMS ENGINEER (HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING)
SpaceX is looking for an HPC Systems Engineer with strong knowledge and experience in a world class engineering organization. This employee will be a member of the HPC team and will support SpaceX personnel and proprietary systems. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment. They should be a self-starter, self-motivator and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Administer and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks
- Provide application support to SpaceX employees across engineering disciplines
- Install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters
- Write instructional documentation and convey highly technical ideas in non-technical terms
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- 5+ years of professional experience building, deploying and troubleshooting Linux systems
- Experience with a scripting language (Bash, Python) to automate and solve reoccurring tasks
- Experience building, deploying and troubleshooting HPC clusters
- Familiarity with cluster resource managers (Slurm, PBS, LSF)
- Experience with monitoring and alerting technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios)
- Familiarity with scientific and engineering computing (CFD, FEA)
- Familiarity with large scale AI training
- Familiarity with GPU usage in a compute cluster and Cuda
- Experience with containers (Docker, Podman, Singularity)
- Experience deploying and maintaining automated configuration management software (Puppet, Ansible)
- Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities
- Eligibility for access to classified material up to TS/SCI with Polygraph