High Performance Computing Systems Engineer (HPC)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA
About this role
**High Performance Computing Systems Engineer (HPC)** SpaceX is looking for an HPC Systems Engineer with strong knowledge and experience in a world-class engineering organization. You’ll be a member of the HPC team supporting SpaceX personnel and proprietary systems in a fast-paced, challenging environment. **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 a scientific discipline **and** 1+ years of systems engineering experience; **or** 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree - 1+ years of hands-on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies **Preferred Skills and Experience** - 2+ years of professional experience building, deploying, and troubleshooting Linux systems - Experience with scripting (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 (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 (Puppet, Ansible) - Comfortable working with mission-critical and sensitive systems, with appropriate urgency - Eligibility for access to classified material up to TS/SCI with Polygraph - Experience with Kubernetes **Additional Requirements** - Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed **Compensation and Benefits** - **Pay Range:** - Level 1: $125,000.00 - $160,000.00 - Level 2: $145,000.00 - $195,000.00 - Base salary is determined case-by-case based on job-related knowledge/skills, education, and experience. - Additional rewards may include long-term incentives (company stock or long-term cash awards), potential discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. - Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage; 401(k); disability and life insurance; paid parental leave; paid vacation and holidays; and paid sick leave per company policy. **ITAR Requirements** - To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen/national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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