Senior HPC Engineer

Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorsport technology firm in Milton Keynes is seeking a high-performance computing specialist to design and maintain innovative HPC systems. The role involves providing advanced technical support, owning the delivery of CFD clusters, and coaching the platform engineering team. Candidates should have expert knowledge of Linux clusters, experience in programming (Python), and familiarity with network and security practices. Competitive benefits include private healthcare and a bonus scheme.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

On-site gym

Free daily food allowance

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge administering Linux clusters and job schedulers.
• Experience in a programming language, preferably Python.
• Network expertise including Infiniband MPI and Ethernet.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high performance computing systems.
• Provide advanced technical support and manage problem escalations.
• Own delivery of existing on-prem and cloud CFD clusters.

Skills

Linux cluster administration

Python programming

Network expertise (Infiniband, MPI, Ethernet)

HPC application knowledge

Security practices in HPC

Configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform)

Container orchestration

Tools

IBM Spectrum software

Container orchestration tools

Job description

Supporting excellence on and off the track, our business functions are the backbone of our success. Our talented teams ensure everything runs at peak efficiency in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. If you’re passionate, driven, and ready to make an impact behind the scenes of elite motorsport, we want to hear from you!

Purpose

Implement high performance computing platforms for CFD, powertrain, mechanical simulation and vehicle dynamics systems. Conduct HPC projects from requirements definition through to delivery and manage integrations with emerging technology. Support the operation and continuous improvement of HPC infrastructure to provide a reliable, high performance, scalable, cost effective and secure environment.

Accountabilities

• Design, implement and maintain innovative high performance computing systems for the Technology Campus
• Provide advanced technical support and manage problem escalations from HPC users
• Own the delivery of existing on-prem and in-cloud CFD cluster and storage platforms, ensuring systems are reliable, secure and highly performant, and proactively monitoring the environment for issues and areas of optimisation
• Work closely with vendors to leverage their expertise and solutions, making use of technical partnerships to improve performance, inform future technical direction, execute proof of concepts and to implement new technology
• Work closely with key internal teams to provide technical oversight, training and consultation, ensuring that new emerging HPC-enabled projects are robust, supportable and follow best practice

Additional Accountabilities

• Coach and support the HPC platform engineering team
• Develop software, automation and scripts with a particular focus on site reliability
• Participate in team projects, change management and take an active role in reviewing architecture of new solutions
• Implement strategies for research data management, backup and cloud tiering which are effective, secure and scalable
• Maintain high quality documentation and knowledge base for HPC related areas

Essential Competencies

• Expert knowledge administering Linux clusters, job schedulers and filesystems
• Experience in a programming language, such as Python
• Network expertise including Infiniband MPI and Ethernet
• Knowledge of engineering HPC applications, benchmarking and profiling methodologies
• Awareness of good security practice within a HPC system
• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure as code tools (Ansible, Terraform, Git, Vault)
• Knowledge of IBM Spectrum software defined infrastructure solutions (Scale, Protect, LSF, Symphony).
• Knowledge of container orchestration tools and integration within a HPC environment

Ready to be part of a team that pushes boundaries both on and off the track? At Red Bull Racing, we believe in rewarding excellence and fuelling potential. As part of our Support Functions team, you’ll enjoy a competitive package of benefits designed to keep you at your best—on every level.

That includes access to:

• Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• A pension scheme
• On-site gym
• Free daily food allowance
• And many more!

Job Posting End Date

Fri, 2 Jan 2026