Industrial research engineer for parallel/high-performance computing (CPUs/GPUs)

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Kraków; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Fitness and wellness programs

Benefits platform with discounts

Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

Equipment for working from home

Spectacles allowance

Company events and team-building

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Kraków's research center seeks a Researcher with High Performance Computing expertise to explore modern hardware and software for parallel algorithms and power grid applications.

You will join a dynamic team that balances theory with practice, creating, testing and validating new technologies to enable the energy transition. The role involves leading R&D, evaluating GPU/TPU tech, and collaborating with academia and industry.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or related field.
• Ability to conduct all phases of a software project.
• Familiar with cluster and GPU/TPU HPC architectures on premises and in the cloud.
• Experience with SW libraries for HPC architectures (CUDA, MPI) and distributed systems.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with global researchers and engineers to solve real-world HPC challenges.
• Lead R&D projects creating mathematical solvers for intensive computations.
• Evaluate 3rd party components like GPU/TPU technologies for products.
• Advise researchers on code optimization for target platforms.
• Network within the company and disseminate knowledge and expertise.
• Collaborate with universities, open-source groups, startups and vendors.
• Disseminate results in publications, patents and technical reports.

Skills

English proficiency

HPC expertise

Algorithm optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on software development

Education

Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or in a related field

Tools

CUDA

MPI

GPU architectures

Job description

Job Description:

The opportunity

For our research center in Kraków, Poland we are looking for a Researcher with expertise in High Performance Computing (HPC) willing to explore modern hardware and software for executing parallel algorithms and calculations for the development of future power grids applications. You will join a dynamic, motivated and creative team with a broad range of experience and competences. As part of our team, you will combine theory with practice, creating, testing and validating new technologies to enable the energy transition.

How you’ll make an impact

• Collaborate with a global team of researchers and engineers in Hitachi Energy business units to identify and solve real-world challenges for our customers through expertise in software applications for Power systems.

• Propose, contribute to and lead research and development projects creating mathematical solvers for intense calculations leveraging HPC.

• Work with a multitude of technologies and stacks, for systems spanning from on premise edge device, embedded, single server up to the scalable cloud-based solutions.

• Evaluate feasibility and performance of 3rd party components for application in our products, such as GPU, TPU or other high performance computing technologies.

• Advise researchers on optimizing code for a target platform.

• Advise internal IT on optimal evolution of the company high-performance computing environment.

• Network in the company and actively distribute your knowledge and expertise.

• Provide consultancy in your field of expertise to our business units.

• Collaborate with local and global external partners including universities, open-source communities, startups and vendors.

• Disseminate your results in scientific publications, patent applications, and technical reports.

Your background

• Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or in a related field.

• Ability to conduct all phases of a software project – conceptual work, architecture preparation, design, prototyping and verification.

• Able to analyze algorithms for computing, memory, communications bottlenecks.

• Familiar with modern cluster and GPU/TPU based HPC architectures on premises and in the cloud.

• Experience with SW libraries for using certain HPC architectures (CUDA, MPI,…) and distributed/virtualized systems.

• Know-how of modern design patterns, methodologies, programming languages, frameworks and stacks.

• Willingness to mix conceptual activities with hands-on work.

• Ability to adapt to different team sizes – from single-person studies to participation in large teams.

• Willingness to take an interdisciplinary approach, working with experts from domains away from own area of expertise.

• Experience that demonstrates your team-oriented, innovative, and strategic working styles.

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

In addition, the following skills would be beneficial for the role:

• Experience with large code bases.

• Experience with container and microservice architectures.

• Experience with HW tuning (cores, clock speed, cache size, memory size, communication buses) for optimal performance.

• Experience using HPC and algorithmic performance optimization for running large scale mathematical solvers.

• Programming experience (e.g. C#, C++, GO, Java, Python)

• Software engineering expertise beyond programming.

More about us

At Hitachi Energy, we recognize that our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, competitive rewards, and opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our benefits package is designed to help employees thrive both at work and in their personal lives.

Our benefits offering for this role generally includes:

• Private medical care and life insurance
• Access to fitness and wellness programs
• Access to benefits platform with discounts and perks
• Employee Capital Plans (PPK)
• Equipment for working from home or allowances for setting up a workplace at home
• Spectacles and contact lenses allowance
• Company events and team-building activities
• Psychological support program```}