Senior HPC Architect / HPC Program Lead

Applied Materials

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$140,500–$193,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
6 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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About Applied Materials

Applied Materials is the world''s largest supplier of equipment, services, and software for the semiconductor and display industries, enabling the production of chips and advanced displays. Industry: Semiconductor Equipment

Applied Materials currently has 363 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior HPC Architect / HPC Program Lead

The Senior HPC Architect / HPC Program Lead joins the team to drive the design, implementation, and optimization of high-performance computing environments. This hands-on technical role involves building and maintaining scalable, secure platforms across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The lead will manage HPC clusters, cloud platforms, schedulers, and AI/ML workloads, translating roadmaps into technical designs and proof-of-concepts. Key responsibilities include tuning GPU clusters, drivers, and CUDA libraries for AI/ML training and inference. Required skills include Linux system administration, Slurm, Azure, AWS, parallel file systems like Lustre or GPFS, InfiniBand, and MPI. The role also requires proficiency in Python, Bash, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Ansible to support engineering simulations and scientific workloads within a complex materials science and semiconductor manufacturing context.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and optimize HPC clusters across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
  • Translate the HPC roadmap into technical designs, implementation plans, and working solutions.
  • Support GPU-accelerated infrastructure for AI/ML training and inference by tuning drivers, CUDA libraries, and containers.
  • Implement and maintain cloud HPC solutions on Azure, AWS, and other providers using infrastructure-as-code.
  • Perform performance tuning, benchmarking, and capacity analysis for compute, storage, and network resources.
  • Act as the highest-level escalation point for complex HPC incidents and perform root cause analysis.
  • Provide technical mentoring and guidance to HPC engineers and support staff through design and code reviews.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles for the organization.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in HPC engineering, infrastructure, or architecture roles.
  • 2+ years of experience in a technical lead or senior engineer role.
  • Proficiency in HPC cluster design, Linux system administration, Slurm, and high-speed networking like InfiniBand or RDMA.
  • Experience with cloud HPC solutions (Azure, AWS), parallel file systems, and GPU computing (NVIDIA GPUs, CUDA).
  • Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Terraform, or Ansible.
  • Experience supporting engineering simulation and scientific workloads in enterprise HPC environments (preferred).
  • Hands-on knowledge of CAE/CFD applications, containers (Docker, Kubernetes), or cloud-native AI platforms (preferred).

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