HPC Computational Scientist & IT Consultant

PeopleAdmin, Inc.; Pullman (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington State University is seeking an IT Consultant/Computational Scientist to support faculty in developing and optimizing software for high-performance computing clusters. The role involves installing compilers, libraries, and development environments, plus helping researchers deploy and run applications across HPC resources.

The position emphasizes collaboration with researchers, performance optimization, and training in parallel technologies, with commensurate compensation based on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of professional experience or seven years total education/experience.
• Experience with Linux and HPC programming languages (C, C++, Fortran, Python, R).
• Familiarity with HPC job schedulers (SLURM) and module systems (Lmod).
• Knowledge of installing and optimizing scientific software on HPC clusters.

Responsibilities

• Assist research teams in developing and optimizing software for HPC clusters.
• Install and manage compilers, libraries, and development environments for HPC use.
• Train researchers in using HPC resources and parallel software technologies.

Skills

Programming languages

HPC architectures

Parallel computing

Linux OS

Software installation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related

PhD (preferred)

Tools

MPI/OpenMP

CUDA/OpenCL

Intel Compiler Suite

Math Kernel Library

Job description

Washington State University is seeking an IT Consultant/Computational Scientist to support faculty in developing and optimizing software for high-performance computing clusters. The role involves installing compilers, libraries, and development environments, plus helping researchers deploy and run applications across HPC resources.

The position emphasizes collaboration with researchers, performance optimization, and training in parallel technologies, with commensurate compensation based on