CAE HPC System Administrator

Toyota Tsusho Systems; Kansas; Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Toyota Tsusho Systems US, Inc. seeks a CAE HPC System Administrator with 7+ years of Linux experience to join our digital solution manufacturing team. You will manage HPC clusters, schedulers, CAE tooling, and licensing, ensuring performance, stability, and scalable workloads.

Hybrid full-time role based in the United States, requiring strong scripting and automation skills, OS deployment, hardware management, and proactive optimization of CAE infrastructure.

Formación

• 7+ years of Linux system administration experience (preferably RHEL).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science, or related work experience.
• Hands-on experience managing HPC clusters and job schedulers (LSF, Slurm, PBS).
• Proven CAE application support and integration expertise.
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Shell, Perl, or equivalent).
• Experience with OS deployment, patching, and system automation.
• Solid understanding of enterprise server hardware, storage, and networking.

Responsabilidades

• Administer, configure, and optimize HPC job scheduling environments (LSF, Slurm, PBS).
• Design queues, resource policies, and scheduling strategies for CAE workloads.
• Monitor performance and implement improvements for efficiency and throughput.
• Install, upgrade, test CAE apps and licensing; provide integration with schedulers.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts; oversee OS deployment and patching.
• Manage hardware, storage, networking, and InfiniBand components.
• Document configurations, incidents, and best practices; support incident response.

Conocimientos

Linux system administration

HPC experience

Scripting (Bash/Perl/Shell)

Change management & monitoring

Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field

Herramientas

LSF

Slurm

PBS

Ansys

LS-DYNA

Nastran

InfiniBand

Descripción del empleo

About TTS-US:

Founded in 2011, Toyota Tsusho Systems US, Inc. (TTS-US) is a Toyota group company, that develops IT solutions wherever global businesses operate. Transforming into a technology and mobility company, TTS-US, with its 8 TTS affiliates worldwide is establishing a secure and resilient Toyota global value chain. The creative capacity to forge such limitless business opportunities is one of the strengths of Toyota Tsusho Systems.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced CAE HPC System Administrator with more than 7 years of experience to join our dynamic digital solution manufacturing team. This position is ideal for a candidate with strong Linux system administration experience and hands-on expertise managing HPC environments for CAE workloads, including job schedulers, system automation, and engineering application support. The successful candidate will be responsible for administering and optimizing HPC clusters, managing job scheduling systems, supporting CAE applications and licensing, automating Linux operations, maintaining infrastructure performance, and ensuring system stability, scalability, and efficient workload execution.

Essential Functions

HPC Job Queuing & Workload Management

• Administer, configure, and optimize HPC job scheduling environments, including IBM Spectrum LSF, Open PBS, or equivalent schedulers.


• Design and tune job queues, resource allocation policies, and scheduling strategies to support diverse CAE workloads.


• Monitor system performance and utilization trends and implement improvements to maximize efficiency and throughput.

CAE Application and Licensing Support

• Install, upgrade, test, and support CAE applications and simulation tools in production environments.


• Provide integration support between CAE applications and HPC scheduling systems.


• Manage CAE software licensing systems (e.g., FlexLM, RLM) and ensure availability.


• Troubleshoot application-related issues and ensure minimal disruption to engineering activities.

Linux Systems Administration & Automation

• Administer and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments across HPC clusters.


• Perform OS provisioning, deployment, and patch management using automated tools (e.g., PXE, or configuration management solutions).


• Develop and maintain scripts (Bash, Korn shell, C Shell, Perl, Awk, or equivalent) to automate system monitoring, health checks, and routine administrative tasks.


• Maintain system logs, monitoring processes, and standard operating procedures.

Hardware & Infrastructure Management

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to servers, storage systems, and high-performance networking (e.g., InfiniBand, high-speed Ethernet).


• Support hardware lifecycle activities including installation, maintenance, and upgrades.


• Conduct capacity planning based on system utilization trends and future demand.

Operations, Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

• Perform system health checks, monitoring, and incident tracking for HPC and CAE environments.


• Document system configurations, procedures, incidents, and best practices.


• Track outages, analyze root causes, and implement preventive measures.


• Follow change management processes for system updates and deployments.


• Provide accurate reporting (e.g., utilization, incidents, system performance) and support project initiatives.

Minimum qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

• 7+ years of Linux system administration experience (preferably RHEL environments).


• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field; and/or commensurate work experience


• Hands-on experience managing HPC clusters and job schedulers (LSF, Slurm, PBS, or similar).


• Proven experience in CAE application support and integration.


• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Shell, Perl, or equivalent).


• Experience with OS deployment, patching, and system automation.


• Solid understanding of enterprise server hardware, storage, and networking fundamentals.


• Experience with CAE tools such as Ansys, LS-DYNA, Nastran, or similar.


• Familiarity with high-performance networking technologies is plus (e.g., InfiniBand).


• Experience developing internal tools or dashboards are plus (e.g., PHP or web-based tooling).

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Hybrid Full-time contract: Standard business hours with flexibility required to support maintenance windows and critical production issues.


• Occasional after-hours or weekend work may be required based on business needs.