HPC Software Engineer
Patriot, LLC
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Patriot, LLC is seeking a mid-career HPC Software Engineer to join the Space team and deliver Red Hat Enterprise Linux–based HPC services for federal customers. You will port, optimize, and parallelize codes, mentor junior engineers, and design training materials to improve user productivity and performance.
The role requires on-site work with a specific R&D customer, a TS/SCI/Poly clearance, and strong experience with Fortran, C/C++, Python, and Linux.
Qualifications
- BS degree in a STEM field and 10+ years of professional experience.
- About 5 years developing and using modeling and simulation software in heterogeneous environments.
- Experience working with HPC users and GUIs for mod/sim problems.
- Proficiency with Fortran, C, and/or C++ and scripting (BASH, Korn).
- Strong Linux OS skills and software engineering practices (unit testing, version control, configuration management).
- Ability to analyze, debug, and maintain large codebases; train and mentor junior staff.
Responsibilities
- Port, optimize, and parallelize codes to meet user requirements on HPC systems.
- Mentor junior TUS team members; conduct code reviews and career guidance.
- Design and deliver training workshops, tutorials, and documentation for HPC users and staff.
- Work on-site with a government/contract customer focusing on workflow, modeling, and data needs.
- Perform performance analysis, benchmarking, and tuning of libraries and applications.
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Current U.S. Citizenship and Active Top Secret/SCI with a CI Poly required to start.
Patriot is looking to add a mid level-career level High Performance Computing (HPC) Software Engineer to our Space team.
You will provide Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)/SE Linux based HPC services throughout the lifecycle for computational requirements, architecture, acquisition, and operations to federal government customers. The program provides key supercomputing capabilities for solving important problems in science and technology. This work involves working on cutting edge HPC technologies to ensure that scientists and engineers will be able to fully utilize modern HPC systems.
We are seeking a mid-career level HPC Software Engineer that will work in a High Performance Computing (HPC) Research and Development (R&D) customer contract. The candidate will be an active member of the Technical User Support (TUS) team, interacting with the team, TUS team lead, program Chief Scientist, Customers, users, and site staff while on-site with a specific R&D customer.
The TUS team is responsible for working with HPC users to achieve faster "time to science". You will work closely with the users to port, optimize, and parallelize codes to the users’ requirements.
You will mentor junior members of the TUS and broader HPC teams, providing technical guidance, code‑review sessions, and career‑development advice. You will also design and deliver training workshops, tutorials, and documentation to help end‑users and internal staff adopt HPC tools, best‑practice coding standards, and performance‑tuning techniques.
This position will be on-site with a specific customer focused on their workflow, modeling and simulation, and data requirements and working with the program Chief Scientist, TUS team lead, and others to design and implement solutions to meet the customer’s requirements.
You will also be involved in system performance analysis through benchmarking, tuning libraries, and generally focused on scientific modeling, numerical processes, and other scientific software issues. You will investigate, analyze and make recommendations regarding user codes and other HPC software issues. The work will be done using best practices needed to take full advantage of the program’s HPC resources, research storage systems, and secure computing environment. You are also responsible for helping users adapt to a production shared resource, its scheduling system, and its high performance data storage systems.
An individual should have demonstrated their flexible, adaptive, problem‑solving ability.
In order to be successful in this role, you will have a degree (BS) in a STEM related discipline with solid mathematics and/or physics background and experience in some combination of modeling and simulation, Fortran and/or C languages, Python, Korn, BASH, and/or Perl scripting, compilers, software benchmarking, system analysis, algorithm and/or software design.
- Bachelor's degree in STEM related discipline and a minimum of 10 years of professional level experience
- Around 5 years of experience developing and using modeling and simulation software in heterogeneous, multi-platform environments
- Working with HPC users workflow for mod/sim problems and GUIs
- Knowledge of High Performance Computing (HPC) environment and related technologies
- Demonstrated proficiency with Fortran, C, and/or C++
- Demonstrated proficiency with BASH and Korn
- Linux Operating System proficiency, ability to solve end-user computer system problems while working independently in a lab environment.
- Proficiency in basic software practices such as coding standards, unit testing, and configuration management
- Strong ability to analyze, debug, and maintain the integrity of an existing code base
- Experience designing and delivering training workshops, tutorials, or onboarding material for HPC users and internal staff
- Experience mentoring junior engineers or scientists, providing technical guidance, and conducting code review sessions
- Revision control software (CVS, SVN, Git)
- Build/install tools (e.g. CMake, Makefile, autoconf)
- Experience with Python and Perl
- GPU programming experience (e.g., CUDA, OpenCL)
- Agile process and JIRA
- AI/ML/Neural Networks experience
- Good organization skills to balance and prioritize work
- Superior programming skills and excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication skills a results‑oriented team player, creative thinker.
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
TS/SCI w/Poly
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full‑time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a facility.
Standard Monday to Friday 40 hour work week
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $134,000 - $236,325.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- EAP
- Education Assistance
- Parental Leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Patriot, LLC is committed to a drug‑free workplace. As such, the Company conducts pre‑employment, reasonable cause, random and contract‑mandated testing in accordance with federal and state law.
Patriot, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
To request accommodations for the application process please contact jobs@patriotllc.net or call 410-381-8015.
Patriot LLC (Patriot), located in Columbia, Maryland is an established, privately held government and commercial services Contractor with dedicated employees who bring relevant, responsive and adaptive solutions to our customers.
In 2014, Patriot's CEO Anthony Russo was recognized as a Circle of Excellence Smart CEO Finalist and was profiled in the November/December issue of SmartCEO magazine. The Circle of Excellence Awards program recognizes CEOs who have succeeded in taking an aspect of their businesses to a level most companies rarely achieve.
In 2013, we received the Baltimore Business Journal's award for being the largest veteran owned business based in the Baltimore area. In 2012, we received the 2012 Best in Columbia for our work in the areas of Computer Integrated Systems Design.
In 2011, we received the Best of Maryland Award. Today, with multiple government and commercial Programs, our Core Competencies have evolved in several key operational, technical and program support areas.
As a value‑added partner, we provide our government and commercial customers with the quality assurance, performance‑based and program management credentials required for a maximum Return on Investment (ROI), and sustainable strategic advantages, for both the short and long terms.
Lastly, as a “verified” Service‑Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Minority/Disadvantaged Business Entity (MBE/DBE), Patriot is committed to delivering the highest quality personnel, most innovative approaches wrapped in state‑of‑the‑art solutions using the latest and most advanced technologies available.
As required by Executive Order 14042, government contractor employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee’s duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination by November 24, 2021 or before beginning work if after November 24. Patriot will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required exception from this requirement.
Company website: http://www.patriotllc.net/
Company address: 9520 Berger Road Suite 212 Columbia MD 21046
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