Lead HPC Engineer – Scientific Computing

General Dynamics Information Technology; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology leads a Scientific Computing team supporting high-performance computing (HPC) and research efforts in Rockville, MD. The HPC Engineering Team Lead will guide operations, optimize HPC services, and mentor staff while staying hands-on with infrastructure and scientific software.

You will partner with researchers and stakeholders to ensure reliable, high-quality HPC services, manage user workflows, and help drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced federal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, scientific computing, or related field.
• 5+ years of related HPC experience.
• Strong Linux system administration experience.
• Experience with job schedulers such as Slurm and supporting shared research computing environments.
• Experience installing, optimizing, and supporting scientific software, compilers, libraries, and module systems.
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience leading technical teams, coordinating work, or mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for the HPC engineering team supporting local scientific computing environments.
• Oversee administration, maintenance, and optimization of HPC systems, storage, compute and supporting services.
• Lead installation, configuration, testing, and lifecycle support of scientific software and module environments.
• Support scheduler operations, resource management, and troubleshooting for user jobs and workflows.
• Collaborate with researchers and scientific support staff to understand needs and improve HPC usability and service delivery.
• Develop and document operational processes, standards, and best practices for HPC support.
• Mentor engineers, coordinate priorities, and help drive continuous improvement across the team.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex technical issues involving compute, storage, networking, and scientific applications.

Skills

High Performance Computing (HPC)

HPC Systems

Linux

Scientific Software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Scientific Computing

Tools

Slurm

Spack

EasyBuild

Apptainer/Singularity

Docker

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology leads a Scientific Computing team supporting high-performance computing (HPC) and research efforts in Rockville, MD. The HPC Engineering Team Lead will guide operations, optimize HPC services, and mentor staff while staying hands-on with infrastructure and scientific software.

You will partner with researchers and stakeholders to ensure reliable, high-quality HPC services, manage user workflows, and help drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced federal