Senior HPC Systems Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $165,000–$265,000 / yr
Posted: 18 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Senior HPC Systems Engineer

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The Sr. HPC Systems Engineer joins the HPC team to support SpaceX personnel and proprietary systems. This role involves administering and managing HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks while providing application support across various engineering disciplines. Key responsibilities include installing and integrating Linux-based compute clusters and creating instructional documentation to convey technical ideas. The position requires hands-on experience with client and server hardware, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies. Candidates should possess skills in Bash and Python for automation, along with experience in Slurm, PBS, LSF, Prometheus, Grafana, and Nagios. Technical proficiency in CFD, FEA, large scale AI training, Cuda, Docker, Podman, Singularity, Puppet, Ansible, and Kubernetes is preferred. The work involves managing mission critical and sensitive systems within a fast paced environment.

Skills

HPC Linux Python Bash Slurm PBS LSF Prometheus Grafana Nagios Docker Podman Singularity Puppet Ansible Kubernetes CUDA CFD FEA Virtualization

What you'll do

Administer and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks.
Provide application support to SpaceX employees across various engineering disciplines.
Install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters.
Write instructional documentation and communicate technical ideas to non-technical audiences.
Automate recurring tasks using scripting languages like Bash or Python.
Deploy and maintain automated configuration management software such as Puppet or Ansible.
Monitor and alert on system health using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Nagios.
Manage containerized workloads using Docker, Podman, Singularity, or Kubernetes.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of systems engineering experience.
7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
5+ years of hands-on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies.
Eligibility for access to classified material up to TS/SCI with Polygraph.
U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.
5+ years of professional experience building, deploying and troubleshooting Linux systems (preferred).
Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python), HPC clusters, cluster resource managers, and monitoring technologies (preferred).
Experience with containers, configuration management software, AI training, and GPU usage (preferred).