HPC Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Rockville, MD
Salary
$123,250–$166,750 / yr
Posted
29 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role $145k
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This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $154,900–$224,575 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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At a glance

TL;DR · HPC Engineer

The HPC Engineer joins a Scientific Computing team to support high-performance computing and scientific research at NIAID. This role focuses on the administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Linux-based HPC infrastructure, including compute nodes, storage systems, and InfiniBand networking. The engineer will manage the deployment and lifecycle of hardware, monitor system health, and resolve issues affecting shared resources. Key responsibilities include installing and maintaining scientific software, compilers, libraries, and module environments to support research workloads. Required technical skills include experience with Slurm job schedulers, Bash or Python scripting, and package management tools like Spack or EasyBuild. Candidates should also have familiarity with Apptainer or Singularity containers. The role addresses the specific technical challenges of supporting scientific workflows in domains such as bioinformatics, computational biology, chemistry, and physics for a federal health agency.

What you'll do

  • Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based HPC infrastructure including compute nodes, storage systems, and InfiniBand networking.
  • Manage the deployment, configuration, and lifecycle of HPC hardware and core infrastructure components.
  • Perform datacenter activities such as hardware configuration, cabling, and component replacement during upgrades.
  • Monitor system health to ensure the reliability, availability, and security of shared HPC resources.
  • Manage job scheduler operations and resolve resource management issues affecting HPC users.
  • Install and maintain scientific software, compilers, libraries, and module environments for research workloads.
  • Develop automation scripts and operational documentation to improve the efficiency of HPC operations.
  • Resolve infrastructure-related issues impacting scientific workflows and user productivity.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, bioinformatics, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of experience in Linux systems within HPC or research computing environments.
  • 8 or more years of related experience in High Performance Computing (HPC) and scientific software.
  • Experience installing and supporting scientific applications, compilers, libraries, and module systems.
  • Working knowledge of job schedulers such as Slurm and shared compute environments.
  • Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages.
  • Familiarity with datacenter best practices, server hardware, and basic networking components (preferred).
  • Experience with hardware installation and maintenance in HPC or enterprise environments (preferred).

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