Graduate HPC Systems Engineer - Linux & Clusters

McLaren Racing

Woking

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 42,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

McLaren Racing is seeking a Graduate / Early Career HPC Systems Engineer to join our High Performance Computing team. This role targets a recent graduate or up to 2 years' experience in infrastructure or HPC to grow within a world-class engineering environment.

You'll support CFD, AI, and engineering workloads on Linux-based HPC platforms and develop automation and scripting to boost efficiency. You'll work with experienced HPC specialists across Linux, storage, networking and automation,

Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
Strong Linux knowledge from study, projects, internships, research or commercial experience.
Experience with Python and/or Shell scripting.
Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Interest in infrastructure, HPC or large-scale computing environments.
Strong communication skills and teamwork.
Proactive attitude and willingness to learn new technologies.
Exposure to HPC environments, clusters or supercomputing technologies.
Understanding of computer architecture, CPUs, GPUs, memory and storage technologies.
Knowledge of networking fundamentals.
Experience with system monitoring tools.
Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD or infrastructure automation tools.
Understanding of databases (SQL or NoSQL).
Experience working with batch schedulers or Linux package management.
Knowledge of parallel file systems and enterprise storage technologies.

Responsibilities

Support the day-to-day operation of McLaren Racing's HPC infrastructure.
Investigate and resolve hardware, software and system issues.
Assist with deployment and upgrade of HPC hardware and software technologies.
Help optimise platform performance and identify system bottlenecks.
Provide technical support and Linux guidance to engineering users.
Monitor system health and contribute to reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.
Develop automation and scripting solutions to improve operational efficiency.
Learn about emerging HPC technologies and contribute to evaluating new solutions.