Space HPC Engineer & SRE (Slurm, GPU, Cloud)

aero; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an HPC Engineer/Site Reliability Engineer to lead design and operation of 10,000-core classified and 5,000-core unclassified HPC clusters. You will collaborate with scientists, implement automation with Clush, and apply IaC/GitOps to optimize performance in both classified and unclassified environments.

Requires a Bachelor's in CS/Engineering, 7+ years Linux/HPC experience, Slurm management, CUDA GPU tech, and TS/SCI eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in Linux system administration within an enterprise HPC environment.
• Experience with environment modules and technical software.
• Strong knowledge of Linux, networking, and HPC systems.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps.
• Proven experience managing Slurm and HPC workloads (interactive and batch).
• Experience with AI & NVIDIA GPUs (CUDA).
• Scripting and automation with Clush.
• Experience hardening Linux for security requirements.
• Experience with hardware/infrastructure automation with vendors like HPE or Cisco.
• Excellent communication and teamwork across distributed teams.
• DoD 8570.01-m IAT Level II equivalent; TS/SCI eligible.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with scientists and engineers on mission-critical analyses.
• Lead cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Design and implement HPC solutions for diverse workloads.
• Manage on-premise and cloud HPC clusters for peak performance.
• Deliver HPC infrastructure design and configuration.
• Develop automation using tools such as Clush.
• Apply GitOps and IaC to manage infrastructure.
• Implement, support, and optimize GPU computing.
• Monitor and tune HPC system performance and resource use.
• Develop cost-efficient HPC service offerings aligned with missions.
• Harden Linux systems to meet security requirements.

Skills

Linux administration

HPC systems

Slurm scheduler

Infrastructure as Code

GitOps

CUDA

Scripting

Team leadership

Security+

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Clush

Slurm

Kubernetes

Nsight

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an HPC Engineer/Site Reliability Engineer to lead design and operation of 10,000-core classified and 5,000-core unclassified HPC clusters. You will collaborate with scientists, implement automation with Clush, and apply IaC/GitOps to optimize performance in both classified and unclassified environments.

Requires a Bachelor's in CS/Engineering, 7+ years Linux/HPC experience, Slurm management, CUDA GPU tech, and TS/SCI eligibility.