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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
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As a Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer, you will join the HPC team to support SpaceX personnel and proprietary systems within a fast-paced environment. Your daily responsibilities include administering and managing HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks while providing application support across various engineering disciplines. You will install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters and create technical documentation for non-technical audiences. The role requires expertise in client and server hardware, enterprise networking, virtualization, security technologies, and Kubernetes. Preferred skills include experience with Bash or Python scripting, cluster resource managers like Slurm, PBS, or LSF; monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Nagios; and container engines like Docker, Podman, or Singularity. You will also work with GPU usage in compute clusters, Cuda, and automated configuration management software like Puppet or Ansible.
High Performance Computing
Linux
Windows Server
Infiniband
Python
Bash
Puppet
Ansible
Kubernetes
Docker
Networking
Virtualization
CFD
FEA
ANSYS
StarCCM+