HPC Engineer

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains; Brixworth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains is seeking an experienced HPC administrator to own reliability and performance of Linux-based HPC platforms used for simulation and engineering workloads. You will optimize compute, storage, networking and scheduling services to deliver scalable workload capacity and engage in technical escalation for incidents.

You will administer HPC clusters, troubleshoot across system layers, and automate tasks with Bash, Python and Ansible, translating user

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a STEM field or IT.
• Strong Linux system administration experience in HPC or scientific computing.
• Experience with scheduling systems and queue management.
• Automation scripting using Bash, Python, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own the reliability, availability and performance of HPC platforms supporting simulation, analysis and engineering workloads.
• Improve compute, storage, networking and scheduling services for efficient workload delivery.
• Provide technical escalation for HPC incidents, capacity issues and bottlenecks.
• Administer Linux-based HPC clusters including compute nodes, schedulers and shared services.
• Troubleshoot across hardware, OS, network, storage, applications and user workflows.
• Automate operational tasks using Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible or equivalent tools.
• Translate technical user requirements into practical service improvements.

Skills

Linux administration

HPC

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Scheduling (Slurm)

Performance tuning

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Tools

Slurm

PBS

LSF

Ansible

Job description

• Own the reliability, availability and performance of HPC platforms supporting simulation, analysis and engineering workloads
• Improve compute, storage, networking and scheduling services to enable efficient, scalable workload delivery
• Provide technical escalation for HPC incidents, capacity issues, performance bottlenecks and complex user problems
• Administering Linux-based HPC clusters, including compute nodes, schedulers and shared platform services
• Troubleshooting issues across hardware, OS, network, storage, applications and user workflows
• Managing capacity, performance and availability for engineering and simulation workloads
• Automating operational tasks using Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible or equivalent tools
• Translating technical user requirements into practical service improvements

Purpose of the role is to…

• Own the reliability, availability and performance of HPC platforms supporting simulation, analysis and engineering workloads
• Improve compute, storage, networking and scheduling services to enable efficient, scalable workload delivery
• Provide technical escalation for HPC incidents, capacity issues, performance bottlenecks and complex user problems
• Administering Linux-based HPC clusters, including compute nodes, schedulers and shared platform services
• Troubleshooting issues across hardware, OS, network, storage, applications and user workflows
• Managing capacity, performance and availability for engineering and simulation workloads
• Automating operational tasks using Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible or equivalent tools
• Translating technical user requirements into practical service improvements

THEREFORE WE NEED YOU TO…

Be skilled at…

• Administering Linux-based HPC clusters, including compute nodes, schedulers and shared platform services
• Troubleshooting issues across hardware, OS, network, storage, applications and user workflows
• Managing capacity, performance and availability for engineering and simulation workloads
• Automating operational tasks using Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible or equivalent tools
• Translating technical user requirements into practical service improvements

Have Experience Of…

• Supporting Linux-based HPC, scientific computing, simulation or high-throughput compute environments
• Diagnosing workload, queue, licence, performance, data movement and application issues
• Operating at a senior technical level in an enterprise or engineering-led environment
• Delivering maintenance, upgrades, patching and change activity with minimal service impact
• Working with suppliers and internal teams to resolve platform issues and improve service maturity

Demonstrate knowledge of…

• HPC architecture, parallel workloads, scheduling, queues and resource allocation
• Linux administration, scripting, patching and secure configuration
• Schedulers such as Slurm, PBS, LSF or equivalent
• Scale-out storage, file systems, backup, archive and data lifecycle management
• Networking, interconnects, latency, bandwidth and data locality considerations
• Monitoring, performance tuning, benchmarking and capacity forecasting
• Security, vulnerability management, access control and compliance for shared platforms
• Desirable: motorsport, automotive, CFD, simulation or data science experience

Hold These Qualifications…

• Relevant degree, apprenticeship, professional qualification or equivalent technical experience
• Relevant technical certifications, or equivalent experience, in Linux, HPC, storage, networking, automation or ITIL

Be…

• Analytical, curious and comfortable solving complex technical problems
• Proactive in improving resilience, reducing risk and removing operational friction
• Structured, communicative and effective across hands-on delivery and change control
• Collaborative, customer-focused and willing to share knowledge

Success in this role will be if you… (deliverables)

• Maintain stable, secure and performant HPC services for critical engineering workloads
• Improve compute and storage utilisation through effective monitoring, queue management and capacity planning
• Resolve incidents quickly and reduce repeat issues through automation, documentation and service improvement
• Deliver upgrades, maintenance and project work safely with clear communication and change control
• Improve simulation throughput, data availability and user productivity
• Define and guide strategic direction on HPC related topics

Additional Information…

• The role combines operational support and project delivery, including planned maintenance, capacity improvement, lifecycle management and occasional out-of-hours activity