HPC Operations Engineer, EDA Infrastructure

Nvidia

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Santa Clara, CAWestford, MAAustin, TXDurham, NC
Salary
$124,000–$195,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · HPC Operations Engineer, EDA Infrastructure

As an HPC Operations Engineer - EDA Infrastructure, you will join a team powering semiconductor build and advanced engineering workflows. You will provide first-line support for high-performance computing users, addressing issues related to scheduling, compute, storage, and access. Your daily responsibilities include troubleshooting job failures, monitoring system health, performing infrastructure triage, and executing maintenance procedures like patching and configuration updates. You will also develop operational documentation and runbooks to improve team processes. The role requires proficiency in Linux systems administration, specifically RHEL, CentOS, and Ubuntu. You should possess skills in scripting with Bash or Python, and experience with workload schedulers like LSF or Slurm. Additionally, you will support network computing infrastructure including NFS, automounter, and LDAP within the specific context of EDA workloads.

What you'll do

  • Provide first-line support for HPC users regarding scheduling, compute, storage, and access issues.
  • Troubleshoot job failures, scheduler errors, resource constraints, and performance concerns.
  • Perform triage of infrastructure incidents and gather diagnostics for subject matter experts.
  • Monitor system health, queues, node status, and service availability for stable operations.
  • Execute operational procedures for system maintenance, patching, and configuration updates.
  • Develop and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge base articles.
  • Identify recurring issues and propose practical workflow refinements to improve team processes.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of experience supporting Linux-based production environments.
  • Solid Linux systems administration fundamentals for RHEL, CentOS, and/or Ubuntu.
  • Experience interacting directly with users in a technical support or operations role.
  • Strong written communication skills to produce clear documentation and procedural guides.
  • Foundational scripting or automation experience in Bash or Python (preferred).
  • Solid understanding of workload schedulers such as LSF, Slurm, or similar systems (preferred).
  • Strong grasp of network computing supporting infrastructure including NFS, automounter, and LDAP (preferred).

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