Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer

Future Ventures; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an HPC Systems Engineer to administer HPC clusters, storage, and high‑speed networks, providing Linux compute support across engineering teams. You will write documentation and collaborate to keep mission-critical systems secure and efficient.

The role requires 5+ years in systems engineering, strong Linux and virtualization skills, and experience with Kubernetes. This is a fast-paced environment with on-call and extended hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies
• Experience with Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks
• Provide application support to SpaceX employees across engineering disciplines
• Install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters
• Write instructional documentation and convey highly technical ideas in non-technical terms

Skills

Kubernetes

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Linux system admin

Security technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline

Tools

Docker

Podman

Singularity

Puppet

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Nagios

Slurm

PBS

LSF

CUDA

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) SYSTEMS ENGINEER

SpaceX is looking for an HPC Systems Engineer with strong knowledge and experience in a world class engineering organization. This employee will be a member of the HPC team and will support SpaceX personnel and proprietary systems. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment. They should be a self-starter, self‑motivator and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Administer and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks
• Provide application support to SpaceX employees across engineering disciplines
• Install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters
• Write instructional documentation and convey highly technical ideas in non-technical terms

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies
• Experience with Kubernetes

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years of professional experience building, deploying and troubleshooting Linux systems
• Experience with a scripting language (Bash, Python) to automate and solve reoccurring tasks
• Experience building, deploying and troubleshooting HPC clusters
• Familiarity with cluster resource managers (Slurm, PBS, LSF)
• Experience with monitoring and alerting technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios)
• Familiarity with scientific and engineering computing (CFD, FEA)
• Familiarity with large scale AI training
• Familiarity with GPU usage in a compute cluster and Cuda
• Experience with containers (Docker, Podman, Singularity)
• Experience deploying and maintaining automated configuration management software (Puppet, Ansible)
• Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities
• Eligibility for access to classified material up to TS/SCI with Polygraph

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s affirmative action plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [e-mail].