Simulation, AI and HPC Workflow Specialist

EURAXESS Ireland; Jülich; Remoto; EUR 85.000 - 110.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Meaningful tasks

Flexible working hours

30 days vacation plus

Company pension scheme

Year-end bonus 75% of monthly salary

Resumo da vaga

Forschungszentrum Jülich seeks a Simulation, AI and HPC Workflow Specialist within the SDL “Fluids & Solids Engineering” group. You will collaborate with RI-SCALE and TwinRISE partners to advance AI-enabled HPC workflows on exascale platforms.

The role requires a PhD in a relevant field, strong Python and C++ skills, experience with PyTorch/DPP, and English at least CEFR B2. The center offers flexible working, 30 days vacation, and competitive remuneration under TVöD.

Qualificações

• Master and PhD in computer science, engineering, or related field with AI workflows focus.
• Experience in Python and C++, Unix scripting; GPU libraries like CUDA encouraged.
• Experience in AI programming and HPC workflow integration with PyTorch, Horovod, or DeepSpeed.
• Experience running large-scale HPC simulations on heterogeneous hardware.
• Strong English communication (min CEFR B2).

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with HPC and AI scientists to advance exascale AI workflows.
• Invent, implement, and benchmark AI tools for AI workflows.
• Develop open-source tools like itwinai towards agentic use.
• Organize compute time applications and monitor resource consumption.
• Document results as open-source software and publications.
• Utilize JSC HPC and Quantum hardware.

Conhecimentos

Python

C++

Unix scripting

CUDA

PyTorch

HPC workflows

English (CEFR B2)

Formação

Master and PhD in CS/Engineering

Ferramentas

PyTorch

Horovod

DeepSpeed

CUDA

Descrição da vaga

Organisation/Company Forschungszentrum Jülich Research Field All Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 31 Jan 2027 - 16:37 (UTC) Country Germany Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Other Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Area of research:

Scientific / postdoctoral posts

Job description:Simulation, AI and HPC Workflow Specialist

The Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) operates one of the most powerful supercomputer infrastructures in Europe and hosts the first EU Exascale supercomputer JUPITER. Computing resources are provided to scientists in Germany and in Europe. To support users of the systems, JSC uses its expertise in high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and data science in general. JSC’s simulation and data laboratory (SDL) “Fluids & Solids Engineering” develops scalable simulation codes for engineering applications, AI models for compute acceleration and the prediction of physical properties, and tools for AI and HPC workflow automatization. The SDL participates in multiple EU-funded projects. The Horizon Europe project RI-SCALE delivers Data Exploitation Platforms (DEPs), which provide scalable environments to co-host scientific data with preconfigured AI frameworks and models on powerful compute resources to unlock full data and AI potential for scientific users, RI operators, and industry. Additionally, the TwinRISE Horizon Europe project delivers a European reference framework for Trusted AI-Generated Digital Twins across research, healthcare, and energy infrastructures. Through these projects, the SDL advances Exascale-demanding and AI-infused workflows for a variety of use cases.

Your Job

In this position, you will be an active member of the SDL “Fluids & Solids Engineering” and will collaborate strongly with the partners in RI-SCALE, TwinRISE, and with other members of the SDL. You will have the following tasks:

• You will work together with use case providers, HPC and AI scientists, and platform developers to advance Europe’s compute and data continuum
• You will invent, implement, and benchmark novel AI tools for the integration in complex Exascale-demanding workflows
• You will advance the open-source tool itwinai, developed by Forschungszentrum Jülich and CERN, towards agentic use including RAG and interoperable pipeline development
• You will take responsibility of organizing and drafting compute time applications, manage and oversee resource consumptions, and create connections to the JUPITER AI Factory (JAIF)
• You will evaluate and document results in the form of open-source software, open-access publications and will advertise developed tools in the community
• In all of these activities, you will make use of JSC’s cutting-edge HPC- and Quantum-hardware

Your Profile

• Master and subsequent PhD degree in computer science, engineering, or other related fields, with a strong focus on AI workflows and agentic AI
• Experience in programming in Python and C++, and in using scripting languages commonly used on Unix systems. Additional languages or experience with libraries for utilizing GPU hardware efficiently, e.g., CUDA, are a plus.
• Experience in AI programming with, e.g., PyTorch(-DDP), Horovod, or DeepSpeed, and in hyperparameter optimization (HPO), as well as in designing and implementing AI+HPC+simulation workflows (experience with workflow managers for scientific applications is a plus)
• Experience in running large-scale simulations on HPC systems with heterogeneous hardware, using CPUs/GPUs, and in analyzing complex, multi-modal data
• A generalist with an interest to solve challenges using a large set of diverse software tools and applications
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English with extensive vocabulary is required (at least B2 level according to the CEFR

).

• Ability and willingness to work in an interdisciplinary and distributed team

Note that it is not necessary to fulfil all of these requirements in order to be considered for the position. We want you to fit in with us as a person, not just your profile.

Our Benefits for You

• Meaningful tasks: A diverse range of activities in an engaged and experienced team
• Work-life balance: Optimal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly company policy. The option of flexible working (in terms of location) is generally available after consultation and in line with upcoming tasks and (on-site) appointments
• Vacation: You will receive 30 days of vacation plus additional days off (e.g. between Christmas and New Year's)
• Flexibility: Flexible working time models, including options close to full-time

, allow you to tailor your working hours to suit your individual needs

• Knowledge & further training: Your professional development is important to us – we provide targeted, individual support
• Campus experience: Our research campus in the countryside creates ideal conditions for collegial exchange and sporting activities right on site. Our cafeteria offers a wide range of options—you can enjoy a relaxing lunch break with a lake view
• Successful start: It is important to us that you quickly settle into the team and are given structured training for your tasks. We also support you from the very beginning and make your start easier with our Welcome Days and Welcome Guide
• Fair remuneration: Depending on your existing qualifications and the tasks assigned to you, you will be classified in pay grade 13 of the TVöD-Bund (Collective Agreement for the Public Service). All information on the TVöD-Bund collective agreement can be found on theBMI website

. The monthly salaries in euros can be found on page 74 of the PDF download

• Additional benefits: Benefit from attractive additional services such as a company pension scheme with employer contribution. In addition to the basic salary, there is an additional year-end bonus under the collective pay agreement amounting to 75 % of a monthly salary, as well as capital-forming benefits
• Fixed-term: The position is initally limited to 2 years

In addition to exciting tasks and a collegial working environment, we offer you much more:

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.

The following links provide further information on diversity and equal opportunities:

Application Deadline: The position will be published until it is successfully filled

Index number: 2026T-0871

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.