Space HPC Engineer & SRE - On-Site, TS/SCI Ready

The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Paid time off

Telework options

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, CA is seeking an HPC Engineer (Site Reliability Engineer Staff III/IV) to join our Computational Services team. You will design, deploy, and optimize HPC clusters on prem and in cloud, collaborating with rocket scientists and engineers on mission-critical analyses.

Minimum qualifications include a BS in CS/engineering, 7+ years Linux admin in HPC, Slurm expertise, and experience with IaC, GitOps, and AI/NVIDIA GPUs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Linux system administration within an enterprise HPC environment.
• Experience with environment modules, compilers, and HPC toolchains.
• Proficiency with Slurm scheduler management for interactive and batch workloads.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation tools (e.g., Clush).
• Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code and GitOps practices.
• Experience with AI & NVIDIA GPU technologies (CUDA).
• Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with scientists and engineers on mission-critical analyses for space assets.
• Lead cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Design and implement HPC solutions optimizing resource use across workloads.
• Manage on-premise and cluster performance and security.
• Develop automation and configuration management using IaC/GitOps.
• Support GPU-enabled workloads and Slurm deployments.

Skills

Linux system administration

Leadership

Scripting

GPU computing

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

GitOps

Clush

Infrastructure-as-Code

CUDA/NVIDIA GPUs

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, CA is seeking an HPC Engineer (Site Reliability Engineer Staff III/IV) to join our Computational Services team. You will design, deploy, and optimize HPC clusters on prem and in cloud, collaborating with rocket scientists and engineers on mission-critical analyses.

Minimum qualifications include a BS in CS/engineering, 7+ years Linux admin in HPC, Slurm expertise, and experience with IaC, GitOps, and AI/NVIDIA GPUs.