Principal Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

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Location
Falls Church, VA
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$136,000–$184,000 / yr
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83 days ago
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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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TL;DR · Principal Systems Engineer

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The SYSTEMS ENGINEER PRINCIPAL joins the IT Infrastructure and Operations team to sustain and improve High Performance Computing systems for NOAA's National Weather Service. This role involves managing daily HPC operations, ensuring the reliability of the scheduling and system software stack for 24/7 numerical weather prediction missions. The engineer will troubleshoot issues, enhance system performance, and drive improvements in job throughput and operational resiliency. Key responsibilities include supporting two large-scale supercomputing systems using Linux system administration, specifically Rocky or SLES. Required technical skills include expertise in HPC batch schedulers like PBS Pro and Slurm, scripting in Bash, Python, and Perl, and understanding MPI-based workloads and distributed computing. The position focuses on providing accurate weather and climate forecasts to protect life and property.

What does a Systems Engineer earn?

Median $160000 from 251 postings across 41 companies.

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Skills

High Performance Computing (HPC) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) PBS Pro Slurm Python Bash Perl Linux System Administration MPI Distributed Computing Performance Monitoring Parallel Computing

What you'll do

  • Manage daily HPC system operations and the reliability of the scheduling and software stack.
  • Support 24/7 numerical weather prediction missions to ensure consistent delivery of forecasting products.
  • Drive improvements in system efficiency, job throughput, and operational resiliency through technical enhancements.
  • Perform Linux system administration using Rocky, SLES, or RHEL environments.
  • Utilize HPC batch schedulers such as PBS Pro or Slurm to manage large-scale supercomputing systems.
  • Develop scripts in Bash, Python, or Perl to automate tasks and monitor performance.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues across multi-node HPC environments and distributed computing architectures.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to support critical 24/7 operational systems.

What we're looking for

  • US citizenship is required.
  • Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree is required.
  • 15+ years of related experience is required.
  • 8+ years of related experience is required.
  • Proficiency in Linux system administration is required (Rocky/SLES preferred).
  • Experience with HPC batch schedulers such as PBS Pro or Slurm is required.
  • Scripting abilities in Bash, Python, or Perl are required.
  • Understanding of HPC architectures, distributed computing, and MPI-based workloads is required.

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